Post Tagged with: "World Vision"

13Jun
2012

World Vision: Our Partner in Rebuilding 30 Libraries

in About the Project, Friends of NLR, Newsletter

Message from World Vision Myanmar’s National Director Chris Herink The Myanmar government’s decision to work with international aid agencies through the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) is one of the success stories of the Nargis response. Formed with representatives from the United Nations, ASEAN and the Myanmar government, the TCG established a framework for WV and other humanitarian organizations to continue to work together with the government to deliver support and assistance to people in need. Established in the emergency response, the [...]

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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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27Mar
2011

2011-2013 NLR Funding and Program Goals

in About the Project, Donations, Friends of NLR

  Report by our ad-hoc committee:  John Badgley, Roger Paget, and Jack Simpson, with appended comment by Dave Richards WE ARE A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION – AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ITSELF NLR’s greatest achievement may be simply “opening up” Myanmar to more involvement, showing that even with sanctions and the bad feeling between the US and Myanmar, a small lightly funded organization from the US can make a big difference. Our opinion is supported by these facts: We have developed constructive relationships [...]

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27Mar
2011

Daw Ah Win’s Comment on the Cochran Trip Report

in Tour Reports

Dear Bill, First of all your thoughts are very valuable.  I really want to know how you evaluated Myanmar’s current library development and what suggestions you have for the future.  These are the seeds and the plants can not come out without the seeds.  What follows is information for you as we did not have time for discussion during the trip. Partnership Concerning  our partnership, I would like to describe my role.  UNWG, Vienna, is not a partner with NLR [...]

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27Mar
2011

December 2010 Trip Activities

in About the Project, Our Myanmar Partner-MBAPF, Tour Reports

By David Leuthold Activities during Myanmar Trip, December 2010 Wednesday December 8. Arrive at Winner Inn about 5:30 pm Welcome Dinner sponsored by Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation (MBAPF) at Royal Garden restaurant at 7 pm. Guests included U Thaw Kaung, founder of Myanmar’s Library Diploma program, distinguished historian, patron of NLR project and father of Thant Thaw, Thaw’s wife Su-Su, Thant Thaw, his wife May Moe Nwe, Dr. Robert Taylor and Dr. Myo Myint (Cornell PhD, former Director-General [...]

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