An Update on Recent Tragic Events in Pauk

Due to recent military threats, members of several of our partner villages were forced to flee into the forest for one week at the end of November. These threats have taken place for the past six months, and the villagers have been moving to the forest on and off depending on the severity of the [...]

Zambia Expansion Update: Remembering The Main Thing

Two weeks ago, Shanta signed an MOU with the People’s Action Forum (PAF), a local, non-profit development organization in Zambia.  This agreement establishes an informal partnership with the shared goal of bringing Shanta’s Village Development Model to Zambia.  Our signing ceremony was the culmination of a two-week trip to Zambia for our Myanmar country manager, [...]