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Emergency Relief
An estimated 680,000 Rohingya refugees have fled across the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh since late August, seeking refuge from violence in Rakhine State. With camps overflowing and new arrivals every day, a humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding.
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What Response Looks Like
WHAT "RESPONSE" LOOKS LIKE Two very active schools that we support have gathered supplies and
One Ventilator Per City
One Ventilator Per City Human rights activist Nai Aue Mon speaks on COVID-19 from Mon
From Development to Emergency Response
From Development to Emergency Response Kyaw Kyaw Min Htut of BEAM Education Foundation reports on
Youth Forging the Path to Justice
Youth Forging the Path to Justice SSSNY teacher and alumnus Noon is pictured in the mountains on the Thai-Burma
Women in Politics: Train, Practice, Lead
Women in Politics: Train, Practice, Lead Burmese Women’s Union’s tried-and-true process helping women into local leadership works! Chairperson Tin Tin
The School of Life
The School of Life BEAM Education Foundation director Kyaw Kyaw Min Htut explains why internal motivation and resilience are even
Mobilizing Myanmar Aims to Train 5,000+ Women
Led by Pwint Htun, Mobilizing Myanmar is leveraging Myanmar’s Smartphone Revolution and local women’s networks to bridge the gender gap and create a gateway to the formal economy for women who have long been excluded.
Building Power, Kyat by Kyat
Ten years ago, Myanmar-based civil society organization Women for the World (WfW) established its first women’s savings group with only a handful of participants. Today, WfW’s founder and director Van Lisa “can’t even count how many there are.”
10 Ways Women’s Savings Groups Have Paid Off in Myanmar
How has money management been a catalyst for mobilizing women? Let’s count the ways: