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Strengthening communities from within
Dear Friends,
Over the years, we’ve worked hard to strengthen communities from within.
From remote hamlets to crowded urban alleys, local people have told us their needs and we’ve listened. We’ve developed local leadership and infrastructure and provided relevant training so neighbors have the skills to help each other—even if cyclones or political storms cut them off [...]
Classrooms, food and goodwill flow from new water pipes
For hundreds of displaced villagers relocated to arid lowlands in northern Burma, water pipes mean more than just water.
Thanks to the creativity of a local “Water Pipe Monk,” the resourcefulness of FPB’s local partners and the cooperation of neighbors on the lush mountainside above, here’s what springs from a small irrigation project in Shan State: [...]
Page Bingham donates Shan cookbook royalties to Foundation for the People of Burma
“Shan cooking saved my marriage,” declares author and photographer Page Bingham in “A Taste of Shan,” a culinary exploration of northern Burma that weaves a gorgeous photo essay with 50 recipes: mango salad, fried Inle fish and other Shan specialties.
Eight years ago, as Page’s marriage hit rough waters, a girlfriend doing graduate research in Yangon [...]
The Preschool Phenomenon
From Yangon to Sittwe, Mandalay and Lashio, communities request preschools!
Why? Preschools enable parents to work, earning income to better support their families. They give children a head start on school and teach ethnic children the Burmese-language skills needed to succeed in the national education system. Preschools allow older siblings to attend school instead of babysitting. [...]
Letter from the Delta: After the cyclone, dos and donts of constructing toilets
Two years after Cyclone Nargis struck Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta, the land looks green, fresh, vibrant. But people still face the daunting task of rebuilding their lives. Homes, agricultural lands and fishing grounds were severely damaged, and many families suffered the loss of children or parents. International aid was spotty in all but the largest towns; and most [...]
International Health Hero urges support for grassroots groups
Congratulations to Dr. Tom Lee, founder of the Global Health Access Program (GHAP), for being named 2010 International Public Health Hero by the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.
Dr. Lee was honored for his dedication to resolving the health crisis in Burma’s conflict zones and for his leadership in defining new roles for [...]
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