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1、EducationtoStatelessChildrenfromBurmaRalstonNasal,educatorofstatelesschildrenfromBurma.Makingadifferenceinyourworld.RalstonNasalsaidsheneverplannedtoopenaschoolforthestatelesschildrenfromBurma.ButwhenshesawchildrenlateatnightinthestreetsofChiangMaiwhohadnoaccesstoed
2、ucation,shedecidedtoteachthemherself.WordsspreadaboutthefreeclassesandasmorestudentsshowedupandNasalenlistedvolunteers,hiredasmallbusandusedherownmoneytoturnherhouseintoaschool.“So,it’sreallytimetogetthemintoregularschoolsandtheyjust…….Theywouldn’ttakethemevenifIoff
3、eredtosponsorthemthefees……..MostofRalstonNasal’sstudentsarechildrenofmigrateworkersfromChistateofBurmaanddonothaveTaicitizenshiporlanguageskills,makingitdifficultforthemtoenrollinThaischools.Alsomanyofherstudentsdonothavethetimeormoneyforregularschools,becausetheyha
4、vetoworktosupporttheirfamilies.”“Someofthemmarketnoodleshops,maybefromlikestreets,er,from5p.m.to2o’clockinthemorning.Sotheycan’tgotoschoolat7o’clockinthemorning.”Nasalsaysinthelastfewyearsherschool-----ThaiFreedomHouse---hastaughtabout200childrenEnglish,Taiand6Art.T
5、heschoolalsoteachestheShanlanguagebecausemostofchildrendidn’treceivegoodeducationinBurma.Nasalalsoarrangesforcraftmakerstoteachthechildrenhowtomakethingstheycanselltohelpsupporttheirfamilies.“Theydon’thavecountry,youknow.Theydon’thavetheirfamilystructureheretosuppor
6、tthem.Butifyoucan’tgivethemeducation,languageandwaystoexpressthemselves,whichiswhywefocusonthearts.That’sthecase……That’sanotherkindoffreedomthatotherwisetheywouldn’thave.”14–year—oldMangosaidwhenshemovedintoThailand3yearsago,herparentstriedtoenrollherinaThaischool.B
7、utbecauseshedidn’thaveabirthcertificate,shewasrejected.“IwanttosaythankyoutotheteachersandThaiFreedomHouse.Iftherewasnohomelikethis,Iwouldhavenoplacetogotocontinuemyeducation.ThankyouforFreedomHouse.”RalstonNasalhasspentmostofhersavingstokeeptheschoolopen,althoughsh
8、eselectsdonationsfortheschools,butNasalsaysthattheyareneverenough.Stillshesaysalsoeducatingherstudentsisworththestruggle.IamDanielShalfffo
