tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73157681841651159642009-12-08T01:50:56.147-08:00Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-26284093146781260242008-03-01T21:10:00.000-08:002008-12-10T23:26:25.753-08:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm5SN8Oh9I/AAAAAAAAAwg/KbcwkaifoEc/s1600-h/DSCF4783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195387367779633106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm5SN8Oh9I/AAAAAAAAAwg/KbcwkaifoEc/s400/DSCF4783.JPG" border="0" /></a>We always need school supplies. When our Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) receives donations we distribute them to thousands of students in refugee camps and in Karen State. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-2628409314678126024?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-79987555921505333822008-05-01T21:20:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:22.805-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhUz98OheI/AAAAAAAAAsg/P-ZzAyYQgQs/s1600-h/P1100021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194995421949101538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhUz98OheI/AAAAAAAAAsg/P-ZzAyYQgQs/s400/P1100021.JPG" border="0" /></a>Children wander around the camp looking for old water bottles and other recyclables. When they have enough they can sell them.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-7998755592150533382?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-43692672002111996362008-05-01T21:30:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:22.608-08:00<div align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBBHod8OdqI/AAAAAAAAANY/OD_q2M4DWNA/s1600-h/P1060017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192729130915755682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBBHod8OdqI/AAAAAAAAANY/OD_q2M4DWNA/s400/P1060017.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our traditional Karen bag is handmade from cotton. In the villages we use the bag to carry betel nut, pipes, tins of rice and other things we need.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-4369267200211199636?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-5605615439770291162008-05-01T21:40:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:22.340-08:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm2qN8Oh8I/AAAAAAAAAwY/XYzZwzgVTtc/s1600-h/DSCF4978.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195384481561610178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm2qN8Oh8I/AAAAAAAAAwY/XYzZwzgVTtc/s400/DSCF4978.JPG" border="0" /></a>When our villages are attacked, we flee into the forest. We usually cook inside caves so the Burmese soldiers cannot see the smoke. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-560561543977029116?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-74322125137486686692008-05-01T22:00:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:22.103-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm1M98Oh7I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/3LSri_H62wU/s1600-h/DSCF5022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195382879538808754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm1M98Oh7I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/3LSri_H62wU/s400/DSCF5022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Once the fire is ready, he will cook this snake.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-7432212513748668669?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-69211258331981750912008-05-01T22:10:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:21.925-08:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBmx6d8Oh5I/AAAAAAAAAwA/9RTeqQScWes/s1600-h/DSCF5107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195379263176345490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBmx6d8Oh5I/AAAAAAAAAwA/9RTeqQScWes/s400/DSCF5107.JPG" border="0" /></a>We all hope the fighting will end. However we cannot give up because we have to defend our people. Burmese soldiers commit crimes like torture, rape and forced labor. Since no one else protects us from them we must protect ourselves. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-6921125833198175091?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-66386627341158489902008-05-01T22:20:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:21.774-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhX7t8OhlI/AAAAAAAAAtY/A-KZfm3ZsoM/s1600-h/P1100041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194998853627971154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhX7t8OhlI/AAAAAAAAAtY/A-KZfm3ZsoM/s400/P1100041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br />We build our roofs from leaves. They last us three or four years and then we have to build a new roof.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-6638662734115848990?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-49393332399115458952008-05-01T22:30:00.001-07:002008-12-10T23:26:21.590-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhYp98OhnI/AAAAAAAAAto/XeteSWZGPXo/s1600-h/P1100048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194999648196920946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhYp98OhnI/AAAAAAAAAto/XeteSWZGPXo/s400/P1100048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Every summer we repair our homes in preparation for the monsoons.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-4939333239911545895?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-8148377248591450852008-05-01T22:40:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:21.432-08:00<div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhXnt8OhkI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/WmkaX7PQf5E/s1600-h/P1100036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194998510030587458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhXnt8OhkI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/WmkaX7PQf5E/s400/P1100036.JPG" border="0" /></a>No one expected our conflict to last so long. Now we even have colleges like this one for the children who grow up in the refugee camps.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-814837724859145085?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-29918090424545479322008-05-01T22:50:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:20.849-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBmuDt8Oh4I/AAAAAAAAAv4/PD9VAc6SuqQ/s1600-h/DSCF5064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBmuDt8Oh4I/AAAAAAAAAv4/PD9VAc6SuqQ/s400/DSCF5064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195375024043624322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This child is being treated at the mobile clinic.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-2991809042454547932?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-47396565368090062612008-05-01T23:00:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:20.680-08:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBmtNt8Oh3I/AAAAAAAAAvw/8k_EuXfgnX4/s1600-h/DSCF5062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195374096330688370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBmtNt8Oh3I/AAAAAAAAAvw/8k_EuXfgnX4/s400/DSCF5062.JPG" border="0" /></a>In Burma, Karen people cannot go to the hospital. We have a few mobile clinics like this one which brave people supply with medicine from Thailand. It is very dangerous for them because they must hike through the mountains for many days and if they are caught they can be tortured and killed.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-4739656536809006261?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-6117645713250409712008-05-01T23:10:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:20.529-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhZ1N8OhpI/AAAAAAAAAt4/SX_QOWlk75U/s1600-h/P1100077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195000940982077074" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhZ1N8OhpI/AAAAAAAAAt4/SX_QOWlk75U/s400/P1100077.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>We've lined up our buckets. When they turn on the water we will fill them.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-611764571325040971?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-4427835140705402252008-05-01T23:20:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:20.363-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhVI98OhfI/AAAAAAAAAso/CWT_qe7GiVo/s1600-h/P1100022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194995782726354418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhVI98OhfI/AAAAAAAAAso/CWT_qe7GiVo/s400/P1100022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>I took this photo to show nature's beauty.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-442783514070540225?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315768184165115964.post-3395332599953560932008-05-01T23:30:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:26:20.304-08:00<div align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhZO98OhoI/AAAAAAAAAtw/T0ZLrA5C3so/s1600-h/P1100076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195000283852080770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBhZO98OhoI/AAAAAAAAAtw/T0ZLrA5C3so/s400/P1100076.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mae La refugee camp is very large and contains many neighborhoods. People usually go to whichever seamstress lives closest. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7315768184165115964-339533259995356093?l=photosbysawsaylerwahkyar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0