Everyone helps
Covering the roof
Children studying in temporary classroom
Building the walls
Building the roof
Young volunteers help carry bricks
Road to Pying Mong village
Putting up one of five blackboards in a classroom
Mounting the commemorative plaque
Pying Mong finished school
Summary
Pying Mong village in Burma is home to a primarily rural, farming and relatively isolated community of the Lahu ethnic minority group who speak their own Lahu language. There was no school for the 1.000+ people living in this, and four other villages nearby. As a result, most of the community do not have any formal education and cannot speak Burmese.
With no education, no school, and very few Burmese speakers to be able to communicate with people outside the community, these villagers were concerned that their children would not have a chance for better opportunities in life.
Background
Once the main structure of the school was completed, several things were left unfinished. Some of the main concerns were the exposed brick foundation wall and the lack of any blackboards and educational materials for the school rooms.
Our implementing partner wanted to ensure that these things would not be left unattended and discussed with PCF’s Project Team how best to implement these things practically and affordably.
The rough exposed-brick foundation was covered up and painted. Since this project was smaller in scale than the original building project, a water pump was not on-site, and water was in short supply for making the cement. So the villagers helped by carrying water by hand to the site. Next to the toilets, a water cistern was constructed from cement rings.
And also, inside the school, five blackboards were mounted in the classrooms. Educational posters, books, stationery, chalk and even a ball for sports were brought to the school for the students to use.
Goals and Results
The construction of a school building was started on 29 July 2019 though bad weather and difficulty in the transportation of materials caused some delays and difficulties. Still, the community responded very positively even through the delays, with children and adults volunteering to help carry bricks and providing the workers with drinking water. Two toilets were also built so that students would have improved sanitation at school since there was only one toilet in the village previously.
The construction of the school is now complete, and governmental recognition of the school was obtained, which means that the school will be able to operate with government support and an appointed teacher.
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𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧: 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗦
As a result of the current political situation in Myanmar, many thousands of people are fleeing their homes, with some finding shelter in temporary Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps.
One of these camps holds about 3.000 IDPs, of which 187 are children of school age. We already support a school there, but recently the number of people has increased as the camp has become known as a safer place.
Due to this increase, poor hygienic conditions, the rainy season and the lack of a health centre and medicines, the people in the camp are facing health problems. Five camp residents have already died from treatable diseases, one of which was one of our students.
EUR 1.430 was requested by our local partner for the most urgent of basic medicines and these were quickly paid for and delivered.
Many thanks to the anonymous sponsor who funded this life saving project.
PS. Photos are blurred for safety reasons.
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𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗢 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘! | 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 | 𝟭𝟬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗖𝗙 🎈📅⏰
It was wonderful to see this project, which suffered so many delays beyond the control of the partner, open for teaching.
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𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭
In 2019, PCF supported building a school in a very remote area of Myanmar where children have no educational opportunities. Just as it was completed, COVID restrictions prevented them from using their new school.
We just got word that after months of delays outside of their control, the children are finally able to enjoy their first classes in a real school! Thanks to Anthony Mann for his support of this project in memory of his dear wife Nancy.
In a part of the world facing more challenges than ever, we are working to create greater learning opportunities for the children to have a brighter, more sustainable future.
More information on this building project: philanthropyconnections.org/.../new-school...
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