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...
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,...
Dec 16, 2021
community-led - economic development - leadership - Uncategorized
Zambia Expansion Update
Greetings Shanta community! First, I want to wish you and yours an incredible holiday season filled with laughter, love, and the joy that...
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...
Nov 11, 2021
Blog - community-led - economic development - leadership - women
Chocolate Fountains and Women’s Empowerment
Thoughts from Executive Director, Wade Griffith Ever been to a Golden Corral restaurant? For your sake, I hope not. Still, there is one...
Nov 4, 2021
Blog - community-led - economic development - leadership
Resiliency and Development
Community-Led Development in the face of COVID19? The emergence of COVID-19 in 2020 posed an existential threat to thousands of...
Jul 18, 2016
community-led - leadership - Village Partners - women
The Pa’O Women’s Group Finds Their Voice
In Naung Boat, Shanta has been challenged by a perceived lack of village interest in the partnership, specifically by women. We’ve...