http://foundationburma.org Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:09:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're now Community Partners International (www.cpintl.org) — Local Leaders, Global Support for the people of Burma/Myanmar.  Together with our local partners, we are dedicated to communities where there is little to no access to health care and education. This website (foundationburma.org) is no longer updated. Please see our new ... http://foundationburma.org/foundation-for-the-people-of-burma-has-joined-with-planet-careghap/ The Foundation for the People of Burma has joined forces with GHAP (Global Health Access Program) to become Community Partners International! This foundationburma.org website is no longer updated regularly. Please see our new Community Partners website at http://cpintl.org (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type ... http://foundationburma.org/weve-joined-forces-with-ghap/ 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 ... http://foundationburma.org/join-us-on-june-21-for-a-broadway-benefit-the-house-of-blue-leaves-and-post-performance-party-with-cast-member-rsvp-by-march-31/ 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 ... http://foundationburma.org/contact-your-u-s-congressperson-to-protect-life-saving-aid-for-burmas-refugees-and-idps/ Excerpt: "...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 ... http://foundationburma.org/partner-spotlight-back-pack-health-worker-team-helps-thousands-of-displaced-villagers-in-makeshift-camps-on-burma-border-report-in-bangkok-post-by-phil-thornton/ 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. [caption ... http://foundationburma.org/ohio-teens-publish-baking-for-burma-cookbook-donate-royalties-to-our-projects/ Dear Friends, Very exciting news! We are in the final stages of combining resources with another U.S.-based nonprofit that has been working on behalf of the people of Burma for more than 10 years. Planet Care/Global Health Access Program supports public health and clinical care for people in Burma and on ... http://foundationburma.org/joining-forces-with-ghap/ [caption id="attachment_533" align="alignright" width="224" caption="Happy schoolchildren in northern Burma."][/caption] 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 ... http://foundationburma.org/the-education-equation/ [caption id="attachment_533" align="alignright" width="253" caption="A paddy field and rice farmers in Shan State.Photo: Jane Dudley"][/caption] “My village is in the mountains, one-hour walk from the main road,” writes a bright 14-year-old student in northern Shan State chosen by her primary-school teacher to continue studies in a special boarding school 14 miles ... http://foundationburma.org/student-star/ [caption id="attachment_533" align="alignright" width="297" caption="Young math students engrossed in their math game."][/caption] In a dusty mountain village in northern Burma, the barefoot children were so engrossed in an outdoor math lesson using twigs and leaves they didn’t notice when visitors arrived—proof that child-centered teacher training is already making a difference. The ... http://foundationburma.org/kids-who-love-math/