In February Partners were invited to do a training in Kachin State for an organization we are partnering with. Our partner organization is trying to help the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) that have had to flee their homes since the fighting started in June 2011.
We went to do a one week training to help a group of 16 volunteers. The training was about how to build resilience in the Internally Displaced People (IDP) communities. (more…)
It was a thrill to have made it to the start of the London Marathon, after the last 3 months of fundraising and training. The atmosphere was of muted excitement as crowds of runners awaited their 26 mile endurance test. ‘Crowds’ is an understatement, as 37,000 runners start the race at three locations, converging river-like several miles in.
Weather conditions were ideal as I set off at an easy pace; my goal was just to finish after picking up some injuries during training. A few minutes in I stopped to stretch in order to prevent any injury as the miles racked up. (more…)
Over the last year Thein Sein has been busy cleaning house. Since coming to power after the elections in 2010 the new President, to the praise of many world leaders, has made more steps towards reform than any since Ne Win’s military coup d’état in 1962. By allowing Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD to return to the political stage, by releasing prominent political prisoners and conducting cease fire talks with ethnic resistance groups, Thien Sein has been polishing silver, plumping cushions and blowing away some of the cobwebs left by Than Shwe. On the surface, things are looking good. But I want to ask the question; ‘What is he sweeping under the carpet?’ (more…)
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