Taiwan NGO Helps Educate Displaced Myanmar Children

A Taiwan-based NGO is sponsoring schools at the border between Myanmar and Thailand to help children displaced by war get an education.

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00:00 A group of volunteers from Taiwan surveys the border between Myanmar and Thailand.

00:05 They're here with the NGO Global Action Taiwan, a charity dedicated to fostering children's

00:11 education in the region.

00:13 Their work is vital as Myanmar's civil war enters its third year.

00:17 People fleeing to this region, particularly children, aren't able to get the education

00:21 they need.

00:22 That's where Global Action comes in.

00:24 "There are many refugees and migrant workers who come to the border and their children don't

00:30 have the opportunity to study.

00:31 So we take them to the local communities and help them with their education."

00:33 "I think this project is very good for the people in the village.

00:38 So if I have a chance, I would like to work in this type of project."

00:42 Global Action has been working in the area since 2015.

00:46 It sponsors around 16 schools.

00:49 Many of the students it's helped over the years have returned to pay it forward.

00:52 "There are 1,700 children and 70-80 teachers and local workers."

00:59 As Myanmar's people continue to struggle, Global Action is helping those that have been

01:03 displaced by the conflict.

01:05 Children of refugees here are given a shot at a proper education, despite having their

01:10 lives turned upside down by war.

01:13 Howard Zhang, Leslie Liao and Jeremy Olivier for Taiwan Plus.

01:16 Taiwan is not an outsider.