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METTA GEHA – WEAVING

Residents at this remote site in western Myanmar are learning tradition Chin weaving skills in our new vocational training project.

METTA GEHA – HORTICULTURE

Each time we return to our horticulture project in the Chin Hills the garden has expanded a little more - a coffee plant nursery is the latest addition.

Dharmalinkara Boys’ Orphanage – Infrastructure

A safer and healthier environment has been provided for the boys with a new dormitory, toilets, wash areas, kitchen and dining room, and library.

Kin Ywa Orphanage & School

Mawlamyine, Mon State. 2005-2006. Medical clinic, dormitory. The Kin Ywa Orphanage & School was one of our earliest partners – we established a medical clinic there in 2005 and co-sponsored the construction of a new dorm building in 2006.

Witharkar Orphanage

Perimeter fence - On a recent visit we were concerned to find that one of our more basic building blocks, the security of the children, was being threatened by the rapid development of an illegal housing scheme nearby.

Aye Yeik Mon Girls’ Orphanage

Tailoring workshop - Back in 2004 we saw a need to provide the more than 200 girls at this orphanage with a sense of purpose in life. Something to help them develop new skills and become more independent of the orphanage ...

Pana Wady Girls’ Orphanage

Vocational training - The founder of the orphanage had long dreamt of her girls being able to develop good vocational skills that would give them independent careers outside the orphanage. We helped her achieve this ambition. ...

MBOA Boys’ Orphanage

Computer training - When we visited the  Myanmar Buddhist Orphanage Association in 2004 we saw a need to help the boys develop career-oriented skills.

Deak Kum Pa Orphanage & School

Luang Prabang, Laos PDR  2011 Educational facility Local partners:      Mr Andrew Brown and the Supervision Committee of Deak Kum Pa Orphanage At the time, this orphanage was home to over 500 children, ranging from around seven to around 18 years of age. Due to a lack of resources, the orphanage had not been able to cater for younger children, though there were many orphaned children under age seven in the local community who may have been at risk of exploitation, and for whom the orphanage & residential school could offer a safer and healthier environment. We assisted the orphanage to develop an educational facility for this ...

Cyclone Nargis

Irrawaddy Delta, southern Myanmar   2008 Emergency relief In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region of Myanmar with up to 150,000 people killed or missing.  Mingalar Parahita, the orphanage near Twante where we had been working, was badly damaged. Some of the children were killed or badly injured. While the larger aid agencies struggled to deploy aid, our experience and networks in Myanmar meant we were able to distribute immediate emergency relief.    Our local volunteers shipped fresh water, food, medical supplies and tarpaulins to the orphanages and local communities where we had been working. We then spread the ...