Tong Luang Learning Center is strategically located in the midst of fields north of Maesot. It is located close to the river separating Myanmar. There immigrant refugees from across the river work illegally in the fields. They cannot return to Myanmar because the area is heavily mined with explosives a short distance from the river. Most live in huts, but when the police come to round up illegal immigrants, they flee into the fields. Since children (illegal or not) have a right to education in Thailand, the learning center provides a way for them to move along the path out of poverty.
