FY 2012 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Burmese Refugees in Thailand, Malaysia and the East Asia Region.

Current Funding Priorities for Assistance to Burmese Refugees in Thailand: PRM will accept proposals from NGOs for activities that focus on the following priorities in Mae La camp, and the surrounding districts of Tak province:a. Improve camp water and sanitation and other environmental infrastructure, including protection and development of the water resource in Mae La and in the surrounding host villages in Tak Province; b. Improve hygiene practices and control water-born diseases in Mae La and along the Thailand-Burma border;c. Enhance health and environment-related livelihood opportunities in Mae La that generate income and improve family intake while also contributing to the reduction of negative environmental impact; and d. Provide training to improve management of watershed natural resources.Current Funding Priorities for Assistance to Burmese Refugees in Malaysia: PRM will accept proposals from NGOs for activities that focus on the following priorities in urban sites and in Immigration Detention Centers:a. Primary healthcare, including, but not limited to; mental health consultations and counseling, stress and trauma-related support, HIV, STI, and TB testing, and prenatal/postnatal care; b. Provision of nursing facilities and caretakers for refugee patients requiring recuperation and post-hospitalization nursing care; andc. Health-based training and education focusing on general health care, communicable disease prevention, treatment adherence, reproductive health, and nutrition.Current Funding Priorities for Assistance to Burmese Rohingya in the Region: PRM will accept proposals from NGOs for activities that focus on the following priorities for the stateless Rohingya in the East Asia region:a. Strengthen dialogue between relevant actors in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and elsewhere in the region on the humanitarian situation facing Rohingya populations;b. Engage affected governments in the region, either directly or indirectly, and solicit support for Rohingya populations to facilitate the development of a comprehensive regional solution to address the Rohingya plight;c. Provision of education, including technical support, comparative knowledge and expertise, to concerned parties.