Dec 28, 2022
community bank - community-led - economic development - leadership - Uncategorized - Village Partners
An Update on Recent Tragic Events in Pauk
Due to recent military threats, members of several of our partner villages were forced to flee into the forest for one week at the end of...
Dec 22, 2022
community bank - community-led - economic development - leadership - Uncategorized - Village Partners - womensempowerment
Zambia Expansion Update: Remembering The Main Thing
Two weeks ago, Shanta signed an MOU with the People’s Action Forum (PAF), a local, non-profit development organization in Zambia. This...
Nov 10, 2022
community bank - community-led - economic development - leadership - Uncategorized - Village Partners - womensempowerment
Women’s Leadership Success in Pauk
Khin Mar Myint, a 42-year-old woman with a 6th grade education, lives in Aung Si Thar village in Pauk Township. Her family's main business...
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
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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
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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
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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...