Schools we’re supporting

Northern Karen Junior College (NKJC) is located in the Mae La Oo refugee camp (northeast of Thailand in Mae Hong Song province). The NKJC offers a two-year lower division education program for secondary graduates in the camp as well as those from the Karen State. Additionally, the college offers the Karen Youth Leadership and Management Training Program (KYLMTC), which enables incoming students to directly specialize in leadership management without having to further their studies in the upper division program. 115 students are enrolled for the academic year, and currently the college is run by 14 teaching staff members.

Mae Ra Moe Junior College (MRMJC) is situated in the Mae Ra Moe Karen Refugee Camp (Mae Hongson Province). It was formerly known as the Agriculture Studies Programme (ASP), which was established in 1998. At that time, the program’s emphasis was only on the teaching of agriculture and animal husbandry. In 2008, the school was renamed as the Mae Ra Moe Junior College (MRMJC). The MRMJC offers the two-year lower division program. 140 students are enrolled for the academic year, and currently the college is run by 13 teaching staff members.

Pu Taw Memorial Junior College (PTMJC) is located in the Mae La refugee camp in Tak Song Yang district, Tak province. The PTMJC offers the lower division, upper division program, as well as a Teacher Certification Program that enables students to specialize in education without having to complete the lower and upper division program. 320 students are enrolled for the academic year, and currently the college is run by 19 teaching staff members.

Kaw Lah Junior College (KLJC) is located in the Umphiem refugee camp in the Prop Prap district, Tak province. Apart from providing the lower division program, the school also offers specialized streams in Public Health with the collaboration and assistance of community health organizations such as Mae Tao Clinic, Burma Medical Association, Backpack Health Worker Team, and Karen Department of Health and Welfare. 94 students are enrolled for the academic year, and currently the college is run by 8 teaching staff members.

Tanawthari Junior College (TJC) is located in the Tham Hin refugee camp. TJC is a relatively new school and offers a lower division program to high school graduates. 29 students are enrolled for the academic year, and currently the college is run by 11 teaching staff members.

As conflict in Myanmar continues and the demand for tertiary education increases on the border, the Karen Refugee Committee Education Entity (KRCEE) have been drafting plans to build a new campus in the Karen State in Myanmar. The school would offer specialized programs that aren't already being offered in the refugee camps. Such streams include public health, community development, environment, international relations, and agriculture. Karing Frontiers is also working to financially support this development. The campus is set to open in a year.