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Read our 2023 Annual Report

Are you curious about how things are currently going in Myanmar and how our projects are running? Then read our Annual Review 2023. Conditions in the country are far from rosy due to the takeover and the aftermath of the corona crisis. But there is also hope and there are all kinds of bright spots. In our report we explain how our local people are supporting the education, guidance and care of the many underprivileged children and young people at the PDO High School in Mandalay. That is heartwarming to read.

Education situation in Myanmar is worrying

In Myanmar, summer holidays are in the months of April and May. Normally all schools start again around June 1th. However, due to the military coup, almost all schools in the country have been closed. Government school teachers are on strike, risking their lives. The monastic schools are partly open. Only children from wealthier families can attend private schools. This is already the fourth school year in a row that many children and young people cannot enjoy education. First because of the corona lockdowns and now because of the political situation.

Trauma processing support

The fighting in Myanmar between the government army on the one hand and civilian militias on the other continues unabated. As a result, it is currently not safe in many villages and towns. Education has been at a standstill for three years as government school staff have laid off work in protest of the military coup. One of the few schools that ran at full capacity last school year is the PDO High School in Mandalay, where we as a foundation are active.

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Is it Burma or Myanmar?

Burma, Birma, Myanmar. Those are the three names that you often see mixed up. First of all, we can be brief about the difference between Burma and Birma. Birma is Dutch for Burma. But should you say Burma or Myanmar? That mainly depends on your own preference and/or your nationality. Because in some countries Burma/Birma is consistently used in the media, in other countries you only hear Myanmar. And that in turn is determined by whether or not the name Myanmar is recognized by the government of that country.

China wants an end to violence

China calls on all warring parties in the Myanmar conflict to immediately stop fighting. Most of the fighting takes place in the border area with China. That country asks the government of Myanmar to prevent further victims by working together to create a stable situation. From an economic point of view, it is also important for China that the violence in Myanmar stops.

No access to medical care

Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is living in captivity, is denied access to emergency medical care, according to her youngest son. According to Kim Aris, military leaders blocked prison authorities' request for urgent care. Prison sources told British broadcaster BBC that 78-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from severe toothache that prevents her from eating. An army spokesperson, on the other hand, said she is in good health and receives regular medical check-ups.

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Read our 2023 Annual Report

Education situation in Myanmar is worrying

Trauma processing support

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Is it Burma or Myanmar?

China wants an end to violence

No access to medical care

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