Context
Myanmar’s decades-long civil war, exacerbated by the 2021 military coup, has displaced millions, forcing over 500,000 refugees into the Thai-Myanmar border region. This area is near the “Golden Triangle,” the world’s largest illicit drug-producing region. Refugee communities face trauma and addiction.
Goals
To provide comprehensive addiction training, treatment, and prevention education in the refugee camps along the Thai border.
Activities
Using a culturally sensitive, community-based approach, to goal is to provide:
- Treatment: intensive, 3-month residential programs focused on detox, therapy, and relapse prevention;
- Prevention education: community-wide workshops aimed at reducing stigma and preventing substance abuse;
- Home visits: post-treatment support for clients and their families to ensure sustained recovery.
Myriad Canada is working with DARE Network (Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education) on this project, a grassroots organization that provides culturally appropriate treatment and prevention education to build the capacity of the local people to address substance abuse issues and build the strength and resilience of communities. DARE Network is the only organisation that delivers life-changing drug addiction treatment and prevention education for refugees at the Thai-Myanmar border, and serves over 20,000 people annually.
Myriad Canada’s role is to carry out charitable projects across the globe in accordance with its charitable purposes. We control and monitor the use of funds and the progress of charitable activities to ensure that donations made to Myriad Canada have the greatest impact in accordance with donors’ expressed wishes. As a member of the Myriad Alliance with offices in Canada, the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, Myriad Canada has a vast international network and extensive practical expertise.
How to support this project?
By credit card: At the top right of this page, indicate the amount you wish to donate, and make the donation online by credit card. You will receive a receipt for tax purposes by e-mail just a few minutes after making the donation. It is simple and quick!
By cheque:
- Make your cheque out to Myriad Canada.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: We receive a lot of cheques! You must please indicate “Project D511 – Combatting addiction and trauma Thai border” in the memo line of your cheque to ensure that it is allocated correctly.
- Mail your cheque to: Myriad Canada, 1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1670, Montreal, QC, H3B 2B6, Canada.
By Direct Deposit:
- For transfer instructions, please email or call Caroline Chaulet: caroline@myriadcanada.org or +1 438 300 8122.
For Donation of Securities:
- Please email or call Caroline Chaulet: caroline@myriadcanada.org or +1 438 300 8122.
For Monthly Donations:
- We use CanadaHelps. Please find the link here.
If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
All donations are eligible for a tax receipt in Canada.
The projects are managed with the greatest care and professionalism.