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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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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:
Emergency Relief
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Empowering the Next Generation
Empowering the Next Generation This Spring, the School for Shan State Nationalities Youth (SSSNY) is launching its 19th and 20th
Inge Sargent Podcast
Inge Sargent Podcast Burmese Princess in exile Inge Sargent shares her riveting story of extraordinary courage and love. She is
Thinking of Others First
Jim Barnett, interviewed by NBC Bay Area Proud, speaks about his company GLINT and his personal philanthropy through Partners Asia.
From the Farm to the Classroom
“If you work on the farm, your work creates food. What can education give you?” Until recently, education in the Middle Kayan Region of Myanmar was virtually inaccessible. Poverty, warfare, and lack of understanding about the benefits of education meant that most people didn’t go to school. Even today, only around 40% of Kayan children in the region are in school.