FBR Report: "Improving Sustainability at the Jungle School of Medicine – Kawthoolei"

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"Improving Sustainability at the Jungle School of Medicine – Kawthoolei"

Dear friends,

Jungle School of Medicine – Kawthoolei’s (JSMK) campus was carved out of dense jungle in a lush stream-split valley. There were no roads for miles and simply getting food to the campus was difficult. Over the years, the Karen have built a road network that passes within a couple hours’ walk of JSMK. While JSMK has intentionally decided to not have car, or even motorbike, roads access the campus in an effort to keep it undisrupted by dusty roads with cars and motorbikes whizzing past, it has become much easier to get supplies in.

Much has changed since the first tree was cut and first house site cleared ...

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