Press & media
Telling this story, safely
Everything a journalist, blogger, or partner needs to write about PRASM accurately, and the few rules that keep a vulnerable community safe.
The basics
Fast facts
- Name
- PRASM Foundation ("PRASM")
- What we do
- Medical care & transport, education access, off-grid solar/water/food support, and hand-written medical records that double as proof of identity
- Who we serve
- Kayan refugee families from Myanmar living off-grid, largely undocumented, in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand
- Founded by
- A medical doctor (named by role, by choice, for now)
- Status
- Emerging, founder-led initiative: not yet a registered charity, and we say so plainly
- Languages on site
- English (Thai and Burmese planned)
Copy-paste safe
Approved descriptions
Use these verbatim. They're accurate at every length.
Dignity, identity, and care for stateless Kayan refugees in northern Thailand.
PRASM stands with Kayan refugee families who fled war in Myanmar and now live without papers in the hills of Mae Hong Son, Thailand, helping them stay well, prove who they are, and build a future on their own terms.
PRASM is a small, founder-led initiative supporting Kayan refugees from Myanmar who live off-grid and largely undocumented in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Started by a doctor, it covers urgent medical care and transport, builds a written medical history for each person (which doubles as a first proof of identity), and backs the education, solar, water, and food systems that keep the village self-reliant. We work in the community's voice, not over it.
The lines we hold
Ground rules for covering PRASM
We'll help any honest story, and we ask every writer and photographer to hold the same lines we hold ourselves:
- Never publish or hint at the village's exact location. Many residents are undocumented, and a place name or recognizable landmark can endanger them.
- No names or identifiable images of community members, especially children, without their informed consent, confirmed through us.
- Describe where we work as: the hills of Mae Hong Son, Thailand (exact location withheld for the community's safety).
- Dignity over drama: the community is self-reliant and capable. Please don't frame people as helpless victims.
- Don't state that PRASM is a registered charity or that donations are tax-deductible. Neither is true yet, and we'd rather be quoted accurately.
Working with us
What we can offer
Interviews
Our founding doctor is available for interviews by arrangement. Contact us and we'll find a time across time zones.
First-hand material
Our field notes are first-person accounts from the village, free to quote with attribution to PRASM and a link.
Fact-checking
Ask us before you print a number. We'll tell you plainly what we can verify and what we can't yet.
Logo & images
Our logo and social card are below. Photography of the community is shared case-by-case under our consent rules. Just ask us.
