Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees

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Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (COERR) - private non-profit organization, established by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Thailand (CBCT) in 1978.

The Office declares its mission to provide relief to people affected by natural disaster, give assistance to the refugees and displaced persons, as well as to the poor and the needy Thai individuals, including the local population affected by the influx of refugees into Thailand.

COERR is operating under the concept of love and serving all fellowmen on the basis of humanity without any discrimination on race, religion, gender or political ideology.

President of Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees is Michael Cardinal Michai Kitbunchu.

[edit] Border Programs

Relief Support
Education
Environmental Protection & Agricultural Training/Production
Self-Help Activities
Separated Children
Community-Based Waste Management
Preservation of Traditional Ethnic Arts & Crafts through the Elderly

[edit] Programs for Thai Communities

Vocational Training (Sewing and Auto-mechanical Classes) for the poor youth in Surin and Buriram provinces on the Thai-Cambodian border.
Assistance to Elderly and Handicapped Villagers in remote provinces by means of Consumable Supplies for the Needy.
Assistance to Children of Landmine Victims by means of Education Supplies.
Assistance to Handicapped Schoolchildren in Surin and Buriram provinces by means of Education Supplies.
Catholic Volunteer Services for Emergency Relief.
Volunteers for Social and Environmental Development (VSED)

rendered in schools and community.