16
May
The heart of a servant
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…)
23
Apr
In the Midst of Change, We Mustn’t Forget
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…)