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 | 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...
Oct 17, 2023 | Income, MH Village*, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Villagers Use Locally Resourced Wood to Rebuild Myat Hlae villagers worked hard to rebuild the Early Childhood Care Development Center that was destroyed by the recent cyclone. The Transformational Community Development (TCD) committee raised funds locally and...
Jul 10, 2023 | MH Village*, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Disaster Preparedness Saved Lives On May14th, the deadly Cyclone Mocha storm surge hit the Rakhine State coast, killing people and causing extensive damage. Our Transformational Community Development (TCD) model villages in Rakhine and Paletwa, Chin State were...
Jun 26, 2023 | Food, Income, MH Village*, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Forgiveness to Move Forward Challenges are endless amid the civil war in the country after the military coup. But it is even surprising to see the village leadership take the initiative to handle the new challenges they are encountering. The village’s...