Mar 17, 2024 | Income, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Yone Taw 2 Village
Loans are Being Repaid Regardless of the challenges we are facing in the Yone Taw Transformational community Development (TCD) program, we have some positive news this month. The micro loan program has benefited the loan takers for a couple months although there...
Mar 17, 2024 | MH Village*, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Resilience is Key in War Zones In early January, fighting broke out in Rakhine State following a nationwide increase in conflict. This new fighting between the military government and resistance forces was devastating and caused thousands of villagers to flee from...
Feb 7, 2024 | Income, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Yone Taw 2 Village
War Makes Development Difficult The villagers’ capacity to get involved in the program has been reduced due to uncertainty in the area as the result of ongoing political crisis. They have suffered because they can’t sell their goods to the market even with...
Feb 7, 2024 | Education, MH Village*, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Building Better and Bigger on Their Own Our team had the privilege of visiting the village this month amidst the ongoing crisis in the area. This is the second time our team visited the village after the Mocha cyclone hit them. It was even surprising to see the...
Dec 19, 2023 | MH Village*, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Villagers Rebuild with No Outside Help The past couple months have been tough for the community as a result of the consequences of the Cyclone Mocha in the area. The community went through one of the darkest times of their lives because the cyclone wiped out and...
Nov 3, 2023 | Income, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Micro-Loans Foster Self-Sustainability The loan program in the village has positively impacted the lives of the people as it helps them start small scale businesses that generate Income for the family. The total beneficiaries of the loan program is more than 150...
