Village Partners Archives - Shanta Foundation

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...

"When you educate a girl, there is a ripple effect that goes beyond what you would get from a normal investment…When you educate a girl,...

Myanmar is a tragedy. Already one of the poorest countries in the world and often ranked as the poorest country in Asia, the civil war that...

Wai Ti is 35 years old and has been married for 14 years with three children. She did not go to school as a child and thought it was too...

“I am happy that I am able to produce these natural inputs very well. I feel that it’s worth to invest time to produce. Results are not...

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