http://foundationburma.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:54:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://foundationburma.org/2010/06/strengthening-communities-from-within/ 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 ... http://foundationburma.org/2010/06/classrooms-food-and-goodwill-flow-from-new-water-pipes/ [caption id="attachment_491" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Author Page Bingham and husband Jim Anathan"][/caption] “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 ... http://foundationburma.org/2010/06/page-bingham-donates-shan-cookbook-royalties-to-foundation-for-the-people-of-burma/ 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 ... http://foundationburma.org/2010/06/the-preschool-phenomenon/ 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 ... http://foundationburma.org/2010/06/letter-from-the-delta-after-the-cyclone-dos-and-donts-of-constructing-toilets/ [caption id="attachment_499" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dr. Tom Lee in the field"][/caption] 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 ... http://foundationburma.org/2010/06/international-health-hero-urges-support-for-grassroots-groups/ About a month ago I received a report from field staff in Burma that a mother of two from a hard-hit cyclone village had unfortunately taken her own life. Clearly distraught by the event, our staff woman referred to her as, “one of the ghosts of Cyclone Nargis that ... http://foundationburma.org/2009/10/program-director-reflects-on-cyclone-one-year-after/ Join one of the leading Dharma teachers in the West on a tour of Burma to benefit the humanitarian mission of Foundation for the People of Burma January 9–23, 2011 [caption id="attachment_262" align="alignright" width="306" length="270" caption="Photo: Adam Weissman"][/caption] The tour includes visits to: Burma’s spectacular sites—such as the ancient temples of Bagan, breathtaking pagodas, ... http://foundationburma.org/2009/09/travel-to-burma/ On May 1st Foundation for the People of Burma had the unprecedented opportunity to bring together many of the great members of our global community. We held an inspiring musical event, Songs of Survival: Voices of Burma, at Fort Mason in San Francisco to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Cyclone ... http://foundationburma.org/2009/08/sos/ “Sometimes when we are suffering and have the chance to work with members of FPB’s staff, it gives hope that our lives will improve." – Cyclone Survivor, FPB Project Participant Despite incredible gains throughout the first year of FPB’s Cyclone Relief and Rebuild Project, affected-villages need your help to overcome ... http://foundationburma.org/2009/08/rebuilding-after-cyclone-nargis-year-two/