In Karen State around half of Internally Displaced Person (IDP)* children are estimated to be chronically malnourished, with almost ten percent suffering acute malnutrition (TBBC** …
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND HEALING
Traditionally rural Karen communities in Eastern Burma use herbal medicine extensively. The medicine is used to treat common illnesses such as malaria, diarrhea and skin disease. Due to …
A new agriculture method will bring food security
Ku Ta Pu, which means ditch farming, is a new farming method practicing by local people in Mu Traw District, Karen State. This method was discovered and introduced in 2012. Ku Ta Pu …
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Indigenous Karen knowledge for predicting natural disasters
Predicting natural disasters that could happen in the future is not easy. However, this is something that the Karen elders have practiced to prepare themselves in order to resist …
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