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Drought? Pandemic? Flooding? There is a lot to be said for a development model (i.e., solution to poverty) that can succeed under...

Over the course of a 6-year partnership with Shanta, villages create committees to manage the different projects and areas of interest they...

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...

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...

This has been a very volatile time for Shanta Foundation’s partner villages and Myanmar staff. We have learned that the most important...

Nang Ohn Kyi has humble roots and big dreams. She comes from a poor village where her family subsists on growing cheroot, wheat, and tea...

Choosing villages to partner with is a weighty decision made each year by our fantastic staff in Myanmar. Partnering with Shanta requires...

Thingyan is the most significant annual festival on the Myanmar calendar. Held over several days, it marks the end of the hot, dry season...

Shanta Foundation addresses inequalities in rural Myanmar by empowering villages to assess their own needs and fund their own solutions....

“I’m excited to make my future plans happen. I feel that our village is lucky to have the community loan fund. I love it. I believe...

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