Article 14 ‘Pornchit’, a man, age 25 Teacher and refugee camp resident since 2000 Voice “As refugees, what is lacking is the opportunity to see the outside world” 25-year-old ‘Pornchit’ fled Myanmar eight years ago while he was still in high school. Today, he is an English teacher at Tham Hin Refugee Camp. For him, life at the camp is merely temporary. “We are very well provided with food, medicine, shelter and other facilities. But what is lacking is the opportunity to see the outside world,” he says. He questions how he can be an effective teacher when he knows so little about life outside the camp, and how he can teach his students to know the difference. This is an issue of serious concern, according to him. He states that children who were born in the camp have a severely limited view of the world and that it is important to provide them with access to information about the outside world, at least through television and the internet. “As refugees, we are lucky to receive support and to be hosted here, but as human beings, we do not enjoy equal rights with other human beings,” he explains. Our Voices are Heard in Thailand 65