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This question is heard echoing in classrooms across the US this week as children and youth go back to school after a long break. Students share stories of camps, traveling, and outdoor adventures combine with intervals of giggles as fond memories of the past months with friends and teachers. Students in six Shanta partner villages [...]
In rural Myanmar, most villagers rely on their small vegetable farms for their income. This meager livelihood is dependent on weather conditions, market prices, and their ability to transport crops to a good market. Aung Than’s story is one of determination and innovation. He looked beyond farming for income opportunities that will benefit not only [...]
It's Water Festival in Myanmar! Happy Thingyan from all of us at Shanta and Muditar! Enjoy this short video from Nge Nge and Maw Kin on how clean, safe water is changing lives in one rural village. Thingyan is the Burmese New Year Festival that marks the end of the dry season and welcomes the rain. [...]
Happy International Women's Day! Traditionally, women have been under represented in rural Myanmar. The men made the decisions for what they thought was best for the entire village. When we started the Village Development Teams we recognized the need for women to participate equally. Now our VDT's are equal part women and men, and in some villages [...]
Wai Ti, of Pin Mi Kone village, shows us her young coffee plant in her bamboo shade house. While her coffee bean harvest may be a few years away, this dedicated entrepreneur is excited to take a chance on an experimental cash crop to increase her family's annual income. Wai Ti is 32 years young. [...]
Thirteen years ago Elizabeth and I went to Myanmar and spent one day visiting remote villages that hadn’t progressed in hundreds of years. We were moved by the generosity, kindness and work ethic of the people, and the extraordinary efforts they were exerting to help themselves, despite the complete absence of any of the advantages [...]
As we look back on last year, we feel proud of the capacity we have built within our organization and for the many lives we have touched in Myanmar. We hope you enjoy reading about all accomplishments we have achieved with your partnership. Your support has created generations of opportunities for families in need. We [...]
Nang Pe’s Story My name is Nang Pe and I live in Ga Naing Nge West village. I have three children and my husband is Khun Lan. We grow cheroot leaves that we use to make cigars. When I was pregnant with my last child, I took prenatal vitamins from our Village Nurse Midwife (VNM), [...]
