Loi Tai Laeng straddles the line between war and peace. The town, which serves as the headquarters of the Shan State Army-South, is built along the border of Thailand and Burma. One side lies in a peaceful province of northern Thailand; the other in Burma's Shan State, which has been...

The Care Villa is a shelter for blind refugees in Thailand's Mae La refugee camp. The Villa provides full time care for 13 physically handicapped and dependent landmine survivors who have lost their hands, legs, eyesight and hearing. Day only care is also provided for an additional 7 blind amputees...

Every day an estimated 800 refugees from Somalia stream into Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, which lies approximately 100 kilometers from the Kenya-Somalia border. With persistent war, and the worst famine for decades in 2011, the camp has swollen to a staggering 400,000 residents. If it were a city, it would...

Nairobi, Kenya - In one of Nairobi's most dangerous slums, Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide has set up a nutrition clinic to fight widespread hunger. Over half of the 10,000 households in Korogocho do not have enough food, according to Christine Fernandes of the Urban Nutrition Program at Concern Worldwide....