MAE LA, Thailand — The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has sent $25,000 in emergency financial assistance to a school in the Mae La Refugee Camp in Thailand to assist in the school’s reconstruction after it was destroyed by fire on April 28.
The Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and College, located in the Mae La Refugee Camp near the Thai-Myanmar border, faces uncertainty as to the start of the next term, which was set to begin in June. The school offers general education to refugees and training to church leaders. More than 300 students are enrolled.
The BWA is providing 50 percent of the estimated reconstruction cost of $50,000. Additional funds of at least $10,000 are needed for furnishing, equipment and school supplies.
Mae La houses an estimated 50,000 displaced persons and is one of the largest of several refugee camps for displaced persons from Myanmar who fled conflicts in the South Asian country.
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