Mending Homes & Hearts: Helping Sa Kaeo from Border Unrest

The sounds of clashes that echoed late last year did not end when the weapons fell silent. Instead, they left behind traces of loss on the walls of homes, collapsed roofs, and fear among the residents of Sa Kaeo Province. Between December 8 - 27, 2025, the unrest along the Thai–Cambodian border turned "home"—once a place of safety—into an uninhabitable space due to stray bullets and shrapnel. A total of 229 households in Ta Phraya and Khok Sung districts of Sa Kaeo Province suffered damage.

Sa Kaeo Provincial Red Cross Chapter, whose mission is to assist disaster victims, the impoverished, and the underprivileged in the area to help them survive and achieve a better quality of life, is urgently proceeding with the repair and restoration of these damaged houses. The damage assessment is categorized as follows:

·         Partially damaged houses (30% – 70% damage): 216 households, consisting of 41 households in Ta Phraya District and 175 households in Khok Sung District.

·         Severely damaged to completely destroyed houses (more than 70% damage): 13 households, consisting of 3 households in Ta Phraya District and 10 households in Khok Sung District.

However, the budget allocated by Sa Kaeo Provincial Red Cross Chapter is insufficient to cover such widespread damage. Therefore, the "Project to Assist in Repairing Houses Damaged by the Thai–Cambodian Border Situation in Sa Kaeo Province" has been established. Due to the budget shortfall, an additional 4,460,000 Baht is required to complete repairs for all 229 households. The project is scheduled to operate from January to March 2026.

On this occasion, Thai Red Cross Society invites everyone to support the campaign "Repairing Homes, Healing Hearts" to help the people of Sa Kaeo overcome the crisis brought by the Thai–Cambodian border unrest.

Today… your help might not just be about repairing a single house, but about repairing hope, repairing security, and repairing the lives of many families. We invite you to be a force of giving and help Sa Kaeo Provincial Red Cross Chapter turn destruction back into a "home" once again.

Budget and Allocation Summary Table