Aim and Objectives of Mon Relief and Development Committee Aim: Provide temporary shelters, basic needs and development assistance to refugees and the displaced persons who become homeless and helpless situation due to the oppression of Rangoon military regimes in Mon territory along ThailandBurma border. Objectives: 1. To help the welfares of the refugees in border areas and IDPs who are displaced inside the country, with foods, shelter and possible protection. 2. To coordinate with local Mon people in developing the grassroots community in the fields of health, education, literacy, agricuture and other rural development projects. 3. To empower the local community for the participation of decision making processes for their own lives and communities. 4. To struggle for the human rights. i
The Organization of Mon Relief and Development Committee 1. Nai Wongsa Pala 2. Nai Kasauh Mon 3. Nai Dung Htaw 4. Phra Htaw Son 5. Nai Glae 6. Nai Chit Nyunt 7. Nai Tay Jae 8. Nai Jon Dae 9. Nai Chan Done Chairman General Secretary
Monthly Report of Mon National Relief Committee (August 2004) Preparation for relief and development programs in late 2004 and early 2005 In 2004, due to the delay of supply transportation on the eve of rainy season to the Mon refugees' resettlement sites, the MRDC could not complete sending in supplies to Bee Ree and Tavoy Resettlement Sites. The rain also came early and the water in the river and streams suddenly increased that bars the MRDC's transportation process. This delay also relates to the delay of buying and gathering supplies. In 2004, many delays have come up together for MRDC and donor agencies. MRDC's Needs Assessment Survey was done in December, and the report for the need was applied to the donor agencies only in early January. It was in a delay time. Additionally, the monitoring visit conducted by the representatives was also delayed. Therefore the decision how many percentages of food supplies that they need to provide the returned Mon refugees has delayed again. Due to many delays, at the end the MRDC could not complete sending in all supplies before the rainy season. Even on the eve of rainy season, MRDC tried to organize the fourwheels trucks to send in supplies in the slippery road and under the rain. When there was a small amount of rain, those trucks could send, but when there was too much rain and it fell every day, MRDC has to abandon the transportation by trucks. Again it also attempted to send supplies by boats belonged to the local villagers. Some sacks of rice could be send to Bee Ree resettlement site, but it could not organize to send in supplies to Tavoy resettlement site, by boats because water flow in the river based in Tavoy site was too strong. Therefore, MRDC had to stock the remaining supplies on the safer and proper places in the stores that could prevent rainwater. By taking the lessons from 2004, MRDC needs to arrange well in order to be able to send in all supplies to every resettlement site before the rainy season really starts. On the other hand, MRDC also needs to complete sending the remaining seasons soon the end of rainy season. In MRDC's plan, soon after the end of rainy season, it would like to repair the roads to both Bee Ree and Tavoy resettlement sites, and soon after the repairs, it will send in the remaining supplies. The repairs of the road could take for 2 weeks and the sending in supplies will take for another 2 weeks. This is the priority works for MRDC and it will plan to complete all transportation of supplies. At the same time, MRDC also plans to start the building of the necessary infrastructure projects in all resettlement sites, which is under the community development program. According to the studying of infrastructure needs in the resettlement site, the sites need to build schools, extension of former school building, and building of the bridges.
The people in the sites also said that the building of strong and longterm used bridges that could connect from one village to another or one section to another is so important. MRDC may also need to discuss with the villagers that what types of bridges that they need to build and MRDC staff will closely coordinate with them in building of the supplies. At the same time, MRDC will also conduct the need assessment survey before the end of November 2004 and then could apply the report to the donor agencies in December. MRDC also would like to request the donor agencies, to make the decisions how many percentages of rice supplies that they wish to provide for the Mon returned refugees. If the rice supplies for Bee Ree and Tavoy resettlement sites could buy and collect in January and February, MRDC would have enough time to transport all supplies into the resettlement sites, before the Songkaram festival or before the rainy season arrives. Soon at the end of the rainy season, MRDC staff would be busy again and they also wish to perform their duties of relief and development programs for the displaced Mon people in sufficient time.
THE REFUGEE POPULATION OF THE THREE RESETTLEMENT SITES (August, 2004) No. Camp Number of Family Over 12 years M F 512years M LL Under 5 years M F Total 1 Bee Ree 687 1210 1317 415 421 176 199 3738 2 Tavoy 611 1039 1035 389 384 185 187 3219 3 Halockhani 943 1653 1602 812 664 289 349 5379 TOTAL 2257 3902 3954 1616 1476 650 735 12336 THE MATERIALS RECEIVED BY THE MON RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (August, 2004) No Organization Rice (Sack/ 100 kg) Rsh Paste (kg.) Salt (kg.) Bean (Kg.) Remark TOTAL
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