Oct 19, 2022
community-led - economic development - education - leadership - Uncategorized - Village Partners
Passing the Bullets and Grenades Test: The Resiliency of Shanta Foundation’s Development Model
I’m not sure anyone understands project resiliency (or the lack thereof) until the bullets and grenades start flying. Recently, Shanta...
Oct 5, 2022
community bank - community-led - economic development - education - Uncategorized
Prioritizing the Library
Ohn Hmin village partnered with Shanta Foundation in 2019 and is situated in the Pauk township within the restricted military zone with...
Sep 8, 2022
community-led - economic development - education - Uncategorized
MOU: Memorandum of Unequals
If #shiftthepower is to be more than the catchphrase du jour among progressive development professionals, we must reconsider how MOUs are...
Aug 18, 2022
Blog - community bank - community-led - economic development - leadership - Myanmar staff - Village Partners - womensempowerment
2021 Impact Report
We are eager to share the results of Shanta's hard work this year, in collaboration with Muditar, all of our village partners, and you,...
Aug 10, 2022
community-led - economic development - education - Uncategorized
Flexibility “ADDs” to the Solution
Drought? Pandemic? Flooding? There is a lot to be said for a development model (i.e., solution to poverty) that can succeed under...
Jul 7, 2022
community-led - economic development - education - Uncategorized
What Does It Take to Graduate?
Over the course of a 6-year partnership with Shanta, villages create committees to manage the different projects and areas of interest they...
Jun 24, 2022
community-led - economic development - education - Uncategorized
All of ______ is Corrupt
Years ago, I was talking to a potential donor about a development project in Latin America. Before I could get a full sentence out, this...
Jun 9, 2022
community-led - economic development - education - nurse midwife - Uncategorized - Village Partners - women - womensempowerment
Becoming a Village Nurse Midwife
Nang Thein Oat grew up in Pin Laung Township in Southern Shan State. She went to school through 10th grade but struggled to pass her state...
Jan 27, 2022
community-led - economic development - education - women
Education + Opportunity = Women’s Empowerment
20-Year-old Nan Khan Pin has participated in her village Self Help Group (SHG) since she was 18. Her education only went through 5th grade,...
Dec 2, 2021
Blog - community-led - leadership
Resiliency and Development Part II
Transformative Capacity Transformative capacity means having the ability to affect systemic change or create a positive...