Running an orphanage and an ambulance service is no easy feat, but when you're also right next to a civil war, there are a lot more complications.
Catherine Riley-Bryan is a New Zealander and founder of Bamboo School, located in a village called Bong Ti in western Thailand, right next to the Myanmar border.
Myanmar has had a troubled history of civil war in recent years, the latest conflict started just four years ago, when the army seized power from the civilian government. Since then, ethnic militias and anti-coup fighters have been trying to wrestle back power.
But recently the conflict has become extremely fierce sparking fears of evacuating the school at any moment. Catherine speaks with Mihi about what it's like running an orphanage and ambulance service right next to a conflict zone.
Catherine Riley-Bryan with some of the children at Bamboo School in Thailand. Photo: Supplied / Catherine Riley-Bryan
