Post Tagged with: "Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation"

14Sep
2012

Minutes of NLR’s 5th Annual Directors’ Meeting

in About the Project, Donations, Friends of NLR, Libraries, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF

MINUTESOFBOARDMEETING5sep2012.doc   

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23Jul
2012

Our New Library in Nwe’ Kwe Village

in Donations, Featured, Libraries, Library Photos, Photo Galleries
Our New Library in Nwe’ Kwe Village

May and I just came back from Nwe’ Kwe after donating Kyat 7,740,000. UNWA donation of US$ 8800 x 880 rate) to Myinta Nanda Monastic School.   Attached is the donation receipt from the Sayadaw with photos of the construction. Once we informed the Sayadaw about UNWA grant, he started constructing the library.  It is quite spacious. It measures 44′ x 32′ & will be used not only as a library but also as a community centre.  The total cost [...]

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31May
2012

Myanmar’s Libraries & NLR Develop Knowledge

in About the Project, Featured, Libraries, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF, Overall Nargis Recovery Strategy

ROLE OF MYANMAR LIBRARIES IN KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF MYANMAR BOOK AID AND PRESERVATION FOUNDATION Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung  One of the last countries opened up to the world, Myanmar is facing many challenges to develop its human resources.  In order to improve human resource development, our current government has made  changes and improvements, but  many challenges remain.  Our ministries of Education and Health along with INGOs and NGOs will play major roles in making these changes. This paper [...]

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7May
2012

Myanmar Libraries We Are Assisting

in About the Project, Libraries, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF
Myanmar Libraries We Are Assisting

Direct library assistance means individual libraries we are helping; Redistribution Libraries means centers sustaining distant town & village libraries through mobile delivery via boat, truck or bullock cart.

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2Apr
2012

RENEWED LIBRARIES PARALLEL RENEWED PARLIAMENT

in About the Project, Libraries, Newsletter, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF
RENEWED LIBRARIES PARALLEL RENEWED PARLIAMENT

When Nargis Library Recovery began we faced a very uncertain political landscape with possible closure any day. We jockeyed between D.C. and Naypyidaw with little confidence that either capital would allow our venture to progress. And we had no certain supply of books, with no funds to freight them to Yangon even if we got donations.  Three years later we have significant changes in Naypyidaw, much conversation in D.C. about which sanctions to drop, and how soon, plus an ongoing [...]

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