"The Karen Education Department is the governing body that oversees the standardization, structuring and monitoring of the educational activities for the Karen people inside Burma. In collaboration with its strategic partners and stakeholders it is engaged in further developing the delivery of education in ethnic areas in response to the absence of formal education in these areas. They organize curriculum, trainings and support for schools at all levels. Since 2000, our schools and programs in 24 townships inside Eastern Burma and 7 refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border have seen over 350,000 students, distributed more than 2,000,000 kg in school supplies, and trained over 8,100 education professionals."