"This report describes the Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) programme during the second half of 2008 and presents an operating budget of baht 1,130 million (USD 33 million or EUR 26 million) for 20091. It tells a remarkable story of how TBBC managed to maintain its services in a year of turmoil, but also describes the tough challenges ahead for 2009..." 1. Executive Summary..... 2. Refugee situation July to December 2008: a) Refugee populations... b) Planning initiatives and RTG policy... c) Migrant workers... d) Internally displaced: the situation in eastern Burma... e) Political developments..... 3. Programme July to December 2008:- 3.1 Supporting an adequate standard of living: a) Food security programme: food, nutrition, and agriculture... b) Cooking fuel, stoves, utensils... c) Soap... d) Shelter... e) Clothing... f) Blankets, mosquito nets and sleeping mats... g) Procurement, quality control, distribution/ ration books, monitoring, stocks... h) Feeding fi gures... i) Logistics/ Supply chain management... j) Preparedness, new arrivals and vulnerable groups... k) Support to Mon resettlement sites... l) Safe house... m) Assistance to Thai communities... n) Coordination of assistance..... 3.2. Promoting livelihoods and income generation: a) CAN... b) Weaving project... c) Cooking stoves..... 3.3. Empowerment through inclusive participation: a) Camp management... b) Community liaison... c) Gender... d) Protection... e) Peace building, conflict resolution... 3.4 Strengthening advocacy..... 3.5 Developing organisational resources: a) Governance... b) Management... c) Communications... d) Resource Centre... e) Visibility... f) Strategic plan... g) Cost effectiveness... h) Funding strategy... i) Programme studies and evaluations..... 4. Finance: 4.1. Expenses... 4.2. Income... 4.3. Reserves and balance sheet... 4.4. Monthly cash flow... 4.5. 2008 grant allocations... 4.6. Sensitivity of assumptions....... THAILAND BURMA BORDER CONSORTIUM:- Appendices: TBBC: A) History and development, Organisational structure... B) Summary of TBBC and NGO programme from 1984... C) Accounts..... The relief programme: background and description:- D) Programme constituents: 1.Supporting an adequate standard of living: a) Food security programme: food, nutrition and agriculture... b) Cooking fuel, cooking stoves, utensils... c) Building materials... d) Clothing... e) Blankets, mosquito nets and sleeping mats... f) Educational supplies... g) Emergency stock... h) Procurement procedures, tendering, transportation, receipt, storage, distribution, food containers... i) Quality control, monitoring... j) Logistics/ Supply chain management... k) Assistance to Thai communities..... 2.Promoting livelihoods and income generation" a) CAN... b) Weaving project... c) Stove making..... 3.Empowerment through inclusive participation: a) Camp management... b) Community liaison... c) Gender... d) Protection..... 4.Strengthening advocacy: a) Advocacy activities..... 5.Developing organisational resources: a) Strategic plan... b) Programme evaluation and review... c) Performance indicators... d) Cost effectiveness... e) Staff training... f) Sustainability and Contingency Planning... g) Continuum strategy (Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development)... h) Visibility ..... E) Programme performance indicators including Logframe:- Thailand-Burma border area: F) A brief history of the Thailand Burma border situation ... G) Internal displacement, vulnerability and protection in eastern Burma... Members and staff: H) TBBC member agencies, advisory committee, member representatives and staff, 1984 to February 2009... I) TBBC meeting schedule 2009... Abbreviations..... Maps: A) Burma states and divisions... B) Burmese ethnic groups... C) Displaced Burmese December 2008 ... D) Camp populations... E) CCSDPT services... F) Border situation 1984 to December 2008 151 G) IDP maps