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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play with plastic bags at the Sky Blue School. Their parents use the bags to sort garbade during work at the dump in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students share colored pencils during final exams at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play marbles with rocks before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl eats a slice of watermelon in front of the snack stand at the Sky Blue school in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl eats a slice of watermelon in front of the Sky Blue school in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Boys walk past the front of the Blue Sky School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher in a classroom at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play with plastic bags at the Sky Blue School. Their parents use the bags to sort garbade during work at the dump in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in the hallway at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese girl with traditional thanaka powder on her face at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese girls with traditional thanaka powder on their faces at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boy stands in front of a wall decorated with his classmates' art work at the Blue Sky School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl works on a test at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl puts the communal water cup on top of the water tank in the hallway at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher collects final exams from students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students take their final exams at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in the main classroom at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boys works on his final exam for the semester at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl thinks about her answer on her final exam for the semester at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in a classroom at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students take their final exams at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students take their final exams at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students share colored pencils during final exams at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students share colored pencils during final exams at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play marbles with rocks before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play marbles with rocks before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play marbles with rocks before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl eats a slice of watermelon in front of the snack stand at the Sky Blue school in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Boys walk past the front of the Blue Sky School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students' shoes in front of classroom door at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl works on a test at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl works on a test at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boy walks through the hallway of the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in the main classroom at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boys works on his final exam for the semester at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play at the side of the school before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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