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myanmar

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Project: Access to English language education
Partner:
Sponsorship Started: 2011
Total Beneficiaries: 400 - 500  Students
Project Cycle: 2011
Total Budget: €0 (free advice)  ($0)
Project Type:

Proficiency in English greatly benefits students when applying to tertiary educational institutions or for better job opportunities. Since 2011 five learning centres have opened in Burma and we have provided advice as needed. Full Details


Project: Additional needs for KMTY school
Partner: Lahu Women Organisation
Location: Kone Myint Thar Yor Village ,
Sponsorship Started: 2018
Total Beneficiaries: 65  children
Project Cycle: January - February 2018
Total Budget: €6.937  ($8.160)

The primary school at Kone Myint Thar Yor village educates 65 local children and seven other surrounding villages. We recently funded the construction of a new school building with our local partner, the Lahu Women Organisation. This project supported the additional needs of the school to further support the education of the village children. Full Details


Project: Feasibility study on improving the capacity of Karen teachers
Location: Ta Grah, Karen State ,
Sponsorship Started: 2017
Total Beneficiaries: over 650  children and teachers
Project Cycle: September 2017 - November 2017
Total Budget: €2.175  ($)
Project Type:

This project aims to learn and identify the needs and challenges of the rural schools in the Ta Grah township in Karen State, Myanmar. The feasibility study will cover eight schools, 623 children and 40 teachers. Full Details


Project: Microcredits for women's group
Partner: Culture for micro Credit
Location: Taunggyi ,
Sponsorship Started: 2012
Total Beneficiaries: 120  women
Project Cycle: November 2012
Total Budget: €800  ($997)
Project Type:

Women in Burma have limited access to the labour market and employment opportunities are often restricted to low-skilled jobs with marginal wages. An opportunity to help groups of women with microfinancing empowers them to set up small businesses of their own. Full Details


Project: New building for Kone Myint Thar Yor School
Partner: Lahu Women Organisation
Location: Kone Myint Thar Yor Village ,
Sponsorship Started: 2017
Total Beneficiaries: 65  children
Project Cycle: March 2017 – May 2017
Total Budget: €13.840  ($16.270)
Project Type: ,

The primary school of Kone Myint Thar Yor village in eastern Shan state educates 65 children from eight villages in the area. The old school building was in terrible shape. The safety of the children was in jeopardy. We built a new school building, so the 65 children can learn in a safe and stimulating environment. Full Details


Project: Online training programmes
Partner: Foundation for Local Development
Location: Yangon ,
Sponsorship Started: 2011
Total Beneficiaries: 1.000  students, teachers and indirect beneficiaries
Project Cycle: June 2011
Total Budget: €50.000  ($68.000)
Project Type:

An online Social Enterprise training course aimed to teach young people how to use the internet for study purposes, encourage them to think critically, develop their sense of social responsibility and convert all that into practical activities which benefit their communities. Full Details


Project: Renovating Guwa School
Partner: Arakanese Youth Network Society
Location: Guwa ,
Sponsorship Started: 2012
Total Beneficiaries: 180  students
Project Cycle: June 2012
Total Budget: €1.500  ($1.870)
Project Type: ,

Arakanese Youth Network Society (AYNS) is committed to improving the education offered to children in Guwa, a poor fishing village on the Bay of Bengal. A priority in implementing their extensive plans is the renovation of a rundown school building. Full Details