Myanmar Today

To fully understand Myanamar (formerly Burma) today, it is important to first step back about 60 years and see what Burma once was. Following World War II and Rangoon's subsequent fight for independence from Britain, Burma was poised to play a significant and positive role in the region and the world. It enjoyed some of the highest rates of enrollment in primary and secondary schools in Asia, and boasted a well-educated, highly regarded civil service. It had a functioning economy and was for some time the world's largest rice exporter. It had an elected government and was a society that produced a Secretary General of the United Nations.

New School Photo Gallery

The villagers of "T" in Myanmar help to build their new primary school. All of our projects are in partnership with the villagers and each family sends one or more members to help with the labor. It is a joyous atmosphere and the result is one they are all proud of.