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“If the times are good, I see my parents every other year,” Naw Si Si says. She is 14 years old and lives with her grandmother in a wooden house on stilts in Thailand, close to the border with Myanmar. Naw Si Si is from the Pwo Karen ethnic group. Most migrants in her community are economic migrants, coming from Myanmar to Thailand.

“My life is like the moon’s phases, as there are good days and bad days”

In the face of life adversity, it is easy for a child to lose hope, but this was not case for Zalu. An eight-year-old Zalu made his first journey to Thailand by boat with his sisters and a nephew in search of safety and a new life.

As we embark on a journey to address road safety concerns for children in Thailand, let’s hear what the children have to say.

Monday 18th December, Bangkok – The Migrant Working Group celebrates International Migration Day 2017 by recognising all children’s rights to survive, learn, and be protected.

“Today, there are more than 200,000 migrant children in Thailand who are currently out of school. Approximately 60% of these children are out of school due to their status and the discrimination that they face,” Save the Children’s Country Director in Thailand, Kim Koch said.