Free Myanmar Educate Refugees

About the Beneficiaries:

Burmese refugees have already faced multiple atrocities. Their way to escape is education and students in the New Blood refugee school on the Thai-Myanmar border have been studying for their GEDs for over two years. But once they’re ready to take the test, the cost is prohibitive: 80 USD per section, with four sections, meaning three hundred and twenty US dollars per student. It is absurd to ask refugees—children fleeing brutality and persecution with no safety net—to pay this much for a peaceful future. Guess what else? In New York State, the cost to take the GED is zero dollars. Zero.

These students cannot wait much longer — the refugee camp simply isn’t big enough to house that many people. While we have looked into vouchers for these students, the testing corporation (Pearson VUE) behind this is refusing to budge on its unfair and exploitative price. The good news is that you can help these students attain the future they deserve.

There are over 50 students in immediate need. They have been studying for nearly three years; learning English without any prior knowledge. Many have come to the camp unaccompanied by their parents. $17,000 is a lot of money to raise in the United States. But it’s a truly unthinkable amount in the refugee camp.

Education is power, they say. Now it is time to empower these students. Please, help them take this step to get their GEDs and have a chance at a future.