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Our Work

TBC works alongside refugees and community-based organisations along the Thai–Myanmar border to deliver life-saving assistance, strengthen local leadership, and support pathways to dignity and self-reliance.

Thailand

Humanitarian Food Supply

Monthly food assistance for over 100,000 refugees, prioritising the most vulnerable. Cash-cards enable choice and dignity.

Shelter Program

Materials, technical support, and training empower refugees to assess, repair, and manage their own shelters.

Charcoal Distribution

Primary provider of cooking fuel in all camps, supporting food security while reducing environmental impact.

Livelihood Program

Skills training for small business, agriculture, and livestock management to promote self-reliance.

Food Security & Nutrition

Nutrition monitoring and targeted support for pregnant women, infants, and people experiencing malnutrition.

Natural Resource Management

Community-led environmental protection including fire prevention, dam maintenance, and forest patrols.

Community & Camp Management

Support to Camp Committees to strengthen leadership, participation, and preparedness for life beyond the camps.

Myanmar

Emergency Response

Life-saving cash, food, healthcare, and shelter support for conflict-affected communities.

Resilience & Recovery

Nutrition interventions for mothers and infants, WASH services, and livelihood initiatives for long-term food security.

Protection

Rice banks, SGBV response, early warning systems, ECD initiatives, and support to women's organisations and media groups.

Local Governance

Capacity-building for over 10,000 local governance actors to strengthen community leadership and service delivery.

Note: TBC works across Southeast Myanmar, including states and regions adjacent to the Thai border and eastern Bago Region. For security reasons, specific locations are not publicly disclosed.

Refugee Camps in Thailand

Mae Hong Son Province (4 camps)
  • Ban Nai Soi – Pang Moo, Muang District
  • Ban Mae Surin – Khun Yuam District
  • Mae Ra Ma Luang – Sob Moei District
  • Mae La Oon – Sob Moei District ​
  • Mae La – Tha Song Yang District
  • Umpiem Mai – Phop Phra District
  • Nu Po – Umphang District
  • Ban Don Yang – Sangklaburi District
  • Tham Hin – Suan Phueng District

Our Partners

A defining characteristic of TBC is its commitment to placing refugees and displaced persons at the heart of all activities. TBC works with refugees and displaced persons to facilitate their ownership of activities, their management of activity delivery, and their role in TBC’s own decision making.
Camp Committees are the refugee-led administrative and management bodies of the camps. The committees shoulder the extensive work of coordinating the day- to-day running of a camp and its services and they provide the main link between the camp population and non-government organisations, the UN Refugee Agency and local Thai authorities.
The Karen Refugee Committee (KRC) and the Karenni Refugee Committee (KnRC) are the peak representatives of the refugees living in the camps. TBC facilitates both Committees’ role in overseeing activities conducted by the camp committees; coordinating assistance provided by NGOs; and liaising with the Royal Thai Government, the UN Refugee Agency, security personnel, and visitors to the camps.
The Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO), Karenni Women’s Organisation (KnWO) and Muslim Women’s Organisation (MWO), have large memberships and carry out a wide variety of activities in the camps. TBC works extensively with both organsiations to strengthen inclusion and representation of women in camp life, and to facilitate nutrition and other programs.
Youth groups in the camps include the Karen Youth Organisation (KYO), Karen Student Network Group (KSNG) and the Muslim Youth Association (MYO) which organises various activities for young people.

TBC works in close partnership with refugees, displaced persons, and community-based organisations to ensure programs are community-led and accountable.


For security reasons, TBC does not publish partner details in Myanmar.

Donors

TBC thanks our donors for their valuable, life-saving support.

Donors come in all sizes and every contribution is highly appreciated and makes a difference
to the lives of some of the most vulnerable peoples.

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For individuals, a one-off or monthly donation helps deliver food, shelter, and emergency assistance.

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Strategic Direction 1: Humanitarian and Emergency Response

Communities affected by conflict and displacement can access timely life-saving food, shelter, and protection, with no one left behind.

TBC’s humanitarian response prioritises timely, life-saving assistance for communities affected by conflict and displacement in Southeast Myanmar and Thailand. This includes essential support such as food, cooking fuel, shelter, essential non-food items, and protection tailored to the emergency dynamics, with a clear focus on local leadership and refugee-led delivery systems. Humanitarian action is grounded in TBC’s trusted networks of refugee committees, ethnic leadership, and local civil society, ensuring that interventions are culturally relevant, community-driven, and accountable. Refugees and displaced persons are not only recipients of emergency humanitarian assistance but are empowered as leaders, decision-makers, and first responders. TBC acts as a facilitator, providing technical support, funding, and advocacy to ensure communities have the resources, skills, and authority to respond effectively. This approach strengthens resilience and reinforces community trust while ensuring assistance is tailored to local realities.
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Strategic Direction 2: Local Integration, Resilience, and Recovery

Displaced people and host communities can rebuild their lives with safety, dignity, and equal opportunity.

Displaced people, refugees, and host communities in Southeast Myanmar and Thailand can strengthen their ability to cope, adapt, and rebuild their lives. Women, people with disabilities, and minorities are supported to claim their rights, reduce exposure to harm, and pursue safe and fair opportunities for work, health, and education. TBC enables communities to take steps towards durable solutions and advocates with others to address the protection gaps where legal frameworks are absent.
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Strategic Direction 3: Strengthen Local Leadership and Governance

Communities lead their own decisions, resources, and services in inclusive and accountable ways.

Communities affected by displacement and conflict in Southeast Myanmar and Thailand can take the lead in making decisions, managing resources, and organising local services. Women, people with disabilities, and minorities are supported to have an equal voice in leadership and governance. TBC plays a facilitative role, enabling and connecting communities with partners, so that local leadership is inclusive, accountable, and sustainable.
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Strategic Direction 4: Maintain TBC Organisational Capacity and Flexibility

TBC stays strong, adaptable, and ready to support communities through changing times.

TBC remains a trusted and effective partner by keeping the right people, systems, and resources in place to support communities in Southeast Myanmar and Thailand. TBC’s role as facilitator, enabler, connector, and advocate adapts to match the changing operating environment. This flexibility allows TBC to expand or reduce engagement as resources and needs shift, while maintaining a strong commitment to inclusion and localisation.