YPD 17th Annual Training and General Meeting

The trip organize by YPD Thailand Chiang Mai is a city in mountainous northern Thailand. Founded in 1296, it was capital of the independent Lanna Kingdom until 1558. Its Old City area still retains vestiges of walls and moats from its history as a cultural and religious center. It’s also home to hundreds of elaborate Buddhist temples, including 14th-century Wat Phra Singh and 15th-century Wat Chedi Luang, adorned with carved serpents. Weather: 29°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 68% Humidity Airport: IATA: CNX – ICAO: VTCC 15/12/2019 Arrive in Chiang Mai 17:00 PM - exchange with YPD Thailand 16/12/2910 8:00 AM - Meet with YPD Thai team 10:30 AM - Leaving from Chaing Mai to Phop Phra, Thoo Mweh Khee 17/12/2019 9:00 AM - Activity with Mae Sot migrant youths 19:00 PM -Exchange with YPD Karen Mae Sot 18/12/2019 9:00 AM - Leaving from Mae Sot to Phop Phra 3:00 PM - arrive training center

Mae Sot is a city of Thailand and border with Myanmar. It is an economic zone between Thai and Myanmar. a big population of Karen people and migrants from Burma. Mae Sot is a city in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar to the west. It is notable as a trade hub and for its substantial population of Burmese migrants and refugees. The city is part of Tak Province, 87 km from the city of Tak and 492 km from Bangkok. Wikipedia Weather: 26°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 90% Humidity

Bler Doh village is a beautiful village, the villagers are working in agriculture as corn field and farm and also other work around the village. In the village there are 2 pagodas and a monetary. There is a beautiful waterfall that showing interesting for tourist to visit. there is a school and church for christian. The village located in the border with Thailand. Welcome to see you. Schedule for team who will join Bler Doh Village (Group 6) 17-18 December 2019 8:00 AM - Breakfast 8:30 AM - Leaving from Thoo Mweh Khee 9:00 AM - Arrive Thay Baw Boe and leaving to Bler Doh village Over stay at the village and back to Training center in the afternoon of 18 December

Htee Moo Hta village is a Karen village near to Myawaddy Htee Moo Hta is a formal Karen village more than 100 years ago. Villagers are feeding house animals such as pig, Chickens, Cows, for their food. The villagers working in ordinary traditional life, working in the farms, fields and in forest to get their daily food. To get to the village we will crossing many villages including Myawaddy city border with Thailand. Schedule 17-18 December 7:00 AM - Leaving from Thoo Mweh Khee after taking breakfast 8:00 AM - Arrive Thay Baw Boe and leaving to Htee Moo Hta. Along the way, there will be crossing other village such as Bler Doh village, Palu Village, Myawaddy city and Meh Ka Nen Village to get to Htee Moo Hta. 12:00 PM - Arrive Htee Moo Hta village and take lunch with youths 13:00 PM - Walk around with youths into village and meet village activity 18: 00 PM - Exchange program with villagers and youths in the village 18/12/2019 6:00 AM - Morning work with the villagers as their daily life 8:00 AM - Breakfast 9:00 AM - Leaving from Htee Moo Hta village and leaving to training center One the day of 18 December, There will be visiting Htee Moo Hta village and than back to Training center

Lay Kay Kaw is a new city preparing for refugee reparation. It is near to Myawaddy

Kaw Hser village is a bordering of Thailand and Karenland Schedule for Kaw Hser Village (Group 3) 17/12/2019 8:00 AM - Leaving from Thoo Mweh Khee 12:00 PM - Arrive Kaw Hser village and take lunch 13:00 PM - Walk around the village and activity with the villagers 16: 00 PM - Exchange with villagers 18/12/2019 9:00 AM - Kaw Hser tour 12: 00 PM - Lunch and leaving to training center

Noe Poe village is a historical village and transitional believe Schedule for Noe Poe village team (Group 2) 17-18 December 17 Dec 2019 8:00 AM - Leaving from Thoo Mweh Khee 12: 00 PM - Arrive Noe Poe village and take lunch 13:00 PM- Visiting around the village with youth and see the talking to villagers 17:00 PM - Exchange with villagers and youths 18/12/2019 9:00 AM - Leaving from Noe Poe village to Thay Baw Boe village

Ta Au Hta is a Karen village located in Karenland. This village full of Karen people and around by mountain. Before only travel by food, but now we can travel to the village by car, motor bike. Any one who choose this trip will get opportunity to exchange youth in the community . Note : walk 3 hours across the mountain and stream to reach to the village and back by car.