Archive for May, 2010

12May
2010

Ashin Dhammapiya at Orphanage

The monk in that video is of monk Ashin Dhammapiya speaking to a dozen of us visiting his orphanage  under construction to house kids from the delta who lost their homes [some have parents, but they lack money to educate them). This monk is avid about education and his orphanage is actually a school which combines teaching monks with some secular teachers, especially those teaching English. Colby Morris, a Missoula high school senior, will teach there this July 2011, a [...]

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10May
2010

Children with books from NLR

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10May
2010

ICE Youth Library

ICE Youth came into life with the idea of sharing information. The idea was conceived by an ambitious young man called Kundan Chhabra. Kundan recruited the other young men who had the same vision. The Group first had a vision of founding a mobile library to support the communities nationwide with books and learning materials; the idea was refrained due to certain affordable financial, resources and volunteer limitations. After a year, many changes took place; a few joiners left for pursuing their further education [...]

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10May
2010

Braveheart Library

 

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8May
2010

Dr. Chit Maung Library

U Chit Maung Library is on the outskirts of Yangon in the town of Insein, adjacent to Myanmar Institute of Theology [MIT], a hundred year-old seminar founded and sustained by Baptists until 1963, when Ne Win expelled all missionaries. It is essentially a Karen institution, although Baptists from Kachin, Chin and other minorities are educated there.

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8May
2010

Ashin Dhammapiya Orphanage & Library

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8May
2010

Bogalay Village Library

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8May
2010

Pyapon Library

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8May
2010

Monywe Village Library

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7May
2010

RE-BUILD LIBRARIES? DISTRIBUTE BOOKS? DO BOTH?

NARGIS LIBRARY RECOVERY– NEWSLETTER #15–MAY 2010 Cyclone Nargis hit two years ago this week. The issue came up at our quarterly board meeting, can we finally start rebuilding libraries, especially since we’ve found villages where only $3000 to $3500 will do the job? Already books are piling up in our Yangon warehouse, and many more will be shipped this year. And with the monsoon breaking this month, any book worth reading needs protection from the rains. So why hesitate, get [...]

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