ABSTRACT
In 1979, a very large number of refugees began to move across the border from Kampuchea into Thailand. Many international agencies responded with emergency aid and sent their own staffs of relief workers to Thailand to administer the aid. CUSO had placed volunteers in Thailand since the 1960s and some of these volunteers had worked in the villages of Northeast Thailand. Kab Cherng housed about 8,500 people. It was much like other refugee camps in its requirements—food, housing, medical ore and supplies, fuel, education, health services, and activities for the refugees. Its administration and programming were shared among CUSO and the cooperating Thai non-governmental organizations. When it first decided to take on a camp, CUSO called a meeting of over fifty Thai agencies to invite their participation and collaboration. About twenty-five agencies sent representatives to the meeting, and seven agreed to become involved in running the camp.
