A key component of the multi-sectoral development project undertaken by Shanta Foundation and Htee Kan Laung Village is our women's empowerment program. This program facilitates small group discussions among women on critical topics such as child nutrition, immunization, hygiene, and safe motherhood. 91% of women (171 out of 188) actively participated in these discussions. This [...]
Walking through rural villages in Zambia, you’ll likely be greeted by countless smiling faces, waving children, and people eagerly saying “Mwabuka buti” in greeting. In Myanmar villages, the experience is remarkably similar. Of course, the languages are different, so you’ll hear “Mingalabar” instead. Despite being 5,000 miles apart, Zambia and Myanmar share striking cultural parallels [...]
Khun Maung Mya, a 38-year-old resident of Nam Yin Village, shares his home with his wife and two daughters. With a third-grade education, Khun Maung Mya works diligently to provide for his family, farming 10 acres of corn and rice and operating a tractor and tiller. Together, these efforts bring in an annual income of [...]
Several years ago, the Shanta Board of Directors began exploring the possibility of launching our Village Partnership Model (VPM) on a different continent. From our inception in 2006, all of Shanta’s groundbreaking work on poverty reduction has been done in SE Asia. Would our innovative model work in a different culture? On a different continent? [...]
A key component of the multi-sectoral development project undertaken by Shanta Foundation and Htee Kan Laung Village is our women's empowerment program. This program facilitates small group discussions among women on critical topics such as child nutrition, immunization, hygiene, and safe motherhood. 91% of women (171 out of 188) actively participated in these discussions. This [...] 
Walking through rural villages in Zambia, you’ll likely be greeted by countless smiling faces, waving children, and people eagerly saying “Mwabuka buti” in greeting. In Myanmar villages, the experience is remarkably similar. Of course, the languages are different, so you’ll hear “Mingalabar” instead. Despite being 5,000 miles apart, Zambia and Myanmar share striking cultural parallels [...] 
Khun Maung Mya, a 38-year-old resident of Nam Yin Village, shares his home with his wife and two daughters. With a third-grade education, Khun Maung Mya works diligently to provide for his family, farming 10 acres of corn and rice and operating a tractor and tiller. Together, these efforts bring in an annual income of [...] 
Several years ago, the Shanta Board of Directors began exploring the possibility of launching our Village Partnership Model (VPM) on a different continent. From our inception in 2006, all of Shanta’s groundbreaking work on poverty reduction has been done in SE Asia. Would our innovative model work in a different culture? On a different continent? [...]