| Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR) |
COERR
was established by Catholic Bishops'
Conference of Thailand (CBCT) on the 20th December 1978 as a private
organization for the relief of those affected by natural disaster and
to give needy assistance to the refugees and displaced persons, as well
as giving assistance to the poor and the vulnerable Thai individuals,
including the local population affected by the influx of refugees into
Thailand. COERR operates under the concept of love and serving all fellowmen
on the basis of humanity without any consideration of race, religion,
gender or political ideology.
During the first 15 years, COERR rendered assistance to hundred thousands
of Indochinese refugees such as Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese refugees
who had fled the political conflict in their countries and taken refugee
in Thailand especially along the Thai-Cambodian border areas. Programs
were designed to provide them with food, medicines, clothes, education,
vocational training, care for the elderly and disabled persons, agricultural
training healthcare, shelter and others. Our services were successfully
carried out by local staff as well as volunteers from western and eastern
countries such as America, Germany, Japan, Philippines, etc.
Since then, COERR also renders assistance to Thai people who are affected
by the refugee situation along the borders of the country. The major
activities are Free Lunch Program for Poor Schoolchildren, Vocational
Training Program, Agricultural Training Program, Healthcare Program.
After the Indochinese refugees returned to their countries, COERR started
some programs in Cambodia to assist the returnees and the poor people
in Education, Vocational training for income-generation, Relief for
the elderly, Healthcare, HIV-AIDs Awareness Raising and Agriculture.
When the refugee crisis reverted to the Thai-Burmese border and thousands
of refugees arrived in Thailand, COERR were there to welcome and support
them. |
| The
Scope Assistance of COERR |
1)
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To
Give Emergency Assistance to the Victims of Natural Disasters:
By giving emergency foodstuffs and the necessities of life to those affected
by natural disaster, i.e., flood, storm, fire and drought.
To give assistance to the displaced people and the newly arrived refugees. |
2)
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To
Provide Assistance to the Refugees:
To assist and relieve the stress and difficulties both physically and
mentally of the refugees located in the 4 provinces along the border,
i.e., Mae Hong Son, Tak, Kanchanaburi and Rachaburi by means of giving
them the necessities of life in emergency in order that they may be able
to survive by themselves and to assist them further in the preparation
of returning to their homeland. |
| 3) |
To
Give Assistance to the Thai People Affected by the Influx of refugees:
To operate various relief projects in consistence with the requirements
of the people in the border areas. |
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| Vision & Mission |
Vision
To Proactively render appropriate humanitarian relief services, particularly
to the Extremely Vulnerable Individuals (EVI’s) that will enable them
to live their lives with dignity and encourage them to be productive
and caring member of their community.
Mission
To
alleviate the suffering of People in Need, regardless of their nationality,
religion, gender or political beliefs. |
| Operational
Supports |
| COERR acts as a center in gathering assistance and supports from and various religious and charity organizations as well as from private individuals in general, within and from foreign countries for conveying to the refugees, the unfortunates, and the affected Thai residence as well as the vulnerable individuals. |
| COERR’s
Address and Contact Information |
122/11
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand, 6th Floor, Soi Naksuwan, Nonsi
Road, Chong Nonsi
Yannawa, Bangkok 10120
Tel:
0-2681-3900 Ext. 1601-1616 Fax: Ext. 1617 |
| COERR's
Management |
| Rev. Fr. Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai, Director of Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR) |
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