English Immersion Program

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English Immersion Program EIP#1 is located in Karen State, Taw Naw Mu Htaw Area, Kaw Lah Village.

(Map: ​https://goo.gl/uGJTfD​ ) EIP#2 is located in Umpiem Mai refugee camp (Map: ​https://goo.gl/pd1r2J​ )

There are 5 teachers and 23 students in this 2018-2019 academic year. At EIP, it has 8 computers for computer class for 24 students. EIP doesn’t have internet but teachers and students use their mobile phone to do research for the resources to use in class and do assignments.

Any volunteer who comes to EIP, he or she has the responsibility to help the students to improve their English Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills. If he or she is capable to train and build students capacities in leadership, management, facilitating meeting, teaching and planning, translation and interpretation, peacebuilding, mapping, animal husbandry, and gardening will be given the responsibility to teach full time in the classroom during he or she is at EIP.

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EIP doesn’t have has for staff but we are working hard to build a house for staff and guest and we will soon be ready to start the building. Most of the times when volunteer, KED and KRCEE staff come to EIP, we accommodate them in EIP’s Library and Girls’ Dorms. Any volunteer who comes to EIP have to stay and eat at EIP’s Kitchen like students and EIP’s staff.

There are many places for volunteer to visit especially in dry season because it is not possible for anyone to travel by car or bike to visit the place in raining season when the road is muddy but it is possible by walking. Many Thai and Myanmar people know three famous mountains and hike them during the vacation that not very far from school (Mawt Lawh Eit, Mawt Lawh Ah, Par Wee where local people can get many herbal medicines from these mountains) and three waterfalls that local people often go swimming.

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EIP is located in Kaw Lah Village. Kaw Lah Village is established in 2015 for refugees and IDP return. Apparently, there are 31 families who have been living in the village since 2013 and 300 houses have been constructing. No intent shop in the village and EIP and shopping center.

Volunteer can go anywhere if he or she get permission from local leaders or EIP’s principle. In every evening students and villagers play volley ball, football and cane ball and sometimes villagers and students organize sport tournament for the villagers and students and local authority to build strong relationship and network in the community and welcome anyone to participate at the tournament.

Kaw Lah Village is surrounded by mountains and forests and located on Thia-Myanmar Border in Myanmar Site. All people in the villagers are farming.