Our Partners Asia team—led by Hal Nathan, founder of Foundation for the People of Burma and Executive Director Therese Caouette—has more than 20 years experience mobilizing a global network to train and support refugees, migrants and people most in need in Myanmar-Burma and along its borders.
At the heart of Partners Asia: [...]
An invitation from Susan Gallin, a Tony Award Winning Broadway producer and a friend of GHAP and Foundation for the People of Burma….
Dear Friends,
We would be delighted if you would join us for a performance of Ben Stiller and Edie Falco in the much-anticipated revival of The House of Blue Leaves to benefit the [...]
Tell your Senators to SUPPORT life-saving humanitarian aid that will directly impact the lives of millions of Burmese refugees.
The House of Representatives passed a budget last month to cut $1.7 billion in life saving humanitarian aid to refugees and people in crisis around the world. The Senate rejected those cuts and introduced [...]
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“…Hidden out of sight of the road and the authorities on both sides of the river, hundreds of displaced Karen villagers have set up small shelters on the Thai side of the border in dried-out channels cut by the floods of the wet season. The shelters are scattered and basic _ small built-up wooden platforms, [...]
We are the students of Leaves of Learning, an educational program in Ohio, and members of Peace Jam, an organization whose goal is to get kids and teens involved in solving problems at the source. We’re all different ages, 13-18, but we all have one goal in mind: Peace.
The situation in Burma has always [...]
Education goes far beyond the classroom for millions from Burma who are vulnerable because they’re illiterate, uprooted, marginalized and poor. With solid skills, people have a chance to find jobs, feed families, avoid abuse and rebuild communities. That’s why we invest in education, supporting classrooms for more than 100,000 children and skills training for thousands [...]