1. Assistance to abused and oppressed children
   Full time care for orphans and educational programs for internally displaced children.

   This program has grown to 27 Children's Programs caring for Karen children in Thailand, including orphanages, hostels, preschools, and schools. Approximately 1700 children are cared for in these locations. Of this total, 19 projects are in 5 refugee camps, caring for approximately 1240 children and youth. Additionally 5087 children attend schools supported by Partners inside areas of active conflict inside Burma.

2. Development projects
   Agriculture, vocational training, and animal husbandry projects.

   Our animal husbandry program has affected 2000 to 3000 people this year. Small farms run by widows and displaced people care for 200 pigs and the same amount of goats, in Karen State as well as in the refugee camps. As a self help program we have also started a frog farm in conjunction with our discipleship training school. Our weaving and sewing program continue to provide sustenance for hundreds of men, women, and children in the camps and inside Burma. Occasional training courses in animal husbandry and agriculture are arranged a few times each year in concert with other missions and organisations.

3. Relief
   Medical assistance, food, basic shelter, and survival needs on a short term basis.

   Partners supports 8 clinics inside Karen State in Burma. Each clinic treats between 4000-7000 civilians each year. Emergency medical aid and food has been provided during military offensives providing for approximately 30,000 civilians. Our relief program has included the support of regular relief missions inside Burma delivering sustenance, medical aid, and compassion to Internally Displaced Persons.

4. Leadership Development
   Periodic leadership training seminars, pastoral development, bible school scholarships, and one full time residence Discipleship Training School.

   Currently there are 20 students in our resident Discipleship Training School. Partners also supports 5 bible schools monthly and provides scholarships to 55 young refugees to attend bible school. Approximately 3000 pastors, lay ministers, and leaders attended leadership and pastoral training this year and Partners has distributed thousands of bibles, tracts, and manuals for leadership development.

• Assistance to abused and oppressed children
• Development projects
• Relief Leadership Development

Contact details for this appeal:
Mr Nathan Willis
National Director
Telephone: 02 6628 5387
Email: nathan@partnersworld.org
Website: www.partnersworld.org.au

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