Emma Thompson Myanmar(Burma)

Emma Thompson on the change coming to Burma / Myanmar

Emma Thompson and ActionAid's CEO Joanna Kerr went on a remarkable journey to find Myanmar (Burma) on the brink of change, a change led by a remarkable group of young people calling themselves The Fellows.

The fellowship program has been created to support the development of young leaders and to encourage local capabilities and self reliance.The Fellows are committed to being with communities and wor

Emma Thompson's Diary and Blogs

Consultation Meeting for the Implementation of Village Action Plans: LRP 1
BY Luke MillerThis event, organised by ActionAid Myanmar with its partner Action for Social Aid, provided the opportunity for representatives of LRP 1’s thirty villages to meet and discuss the action...
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 – 09:36
Myanmar
Asia
Governance
Workshop on the Capacity Enhancement of Civil Servants
By Luke MillerThis workshop, held on the 6th June, was organised by the Township General Administration Department of Pyapon, with the support of ActionAid Myanmar. It brought together Pyapon’s local...
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 – 08:57
Myanmar
Asia
Governance
YGL: "It’s incredible to see the energy, curiosity and passion of the youth"
By Medea Savary, Training and Communication Officer, Global Platform MyanmarOn 4 June a group of Young Global Leaders visited ActionAid Myanmar to learn about our work and meet Fellows,...
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Wednesday, 5 June 2013 – 04:11
Myanmar
Asia
Youth
AAM: A place that nurtures the next generation of global leaders
By Medea Savary, Training and Communication Officer, Global Platform MyanmarThis year Myanmar will host the World Economic Forum on East Asia, an event that can be qualified as historic by many...
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Tuesday, 4 June 2013 – 04:00
News
Myanmar
Asia
Youth
»Planning needs to be transparent and accountable«
On May 9, after two days introduction and international inspiration, the third and last day of the participatory bottom-up planning workshop was all about taking action. The workshop was organised by...
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Kalika Bro-Jorgensen
Thursday, 9 May 2013 – 12:36
Myanmar
Asia
Governance
Consulting local communities - the core of participatory bottom-up planning
Inspiration was a key word on May 8, the second day of the participatory bottom-up planning workshop organised by ActionAid Myanmar and the Union Ministry of National Planning and Economic...
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Kalika Bro-Jorgensen
Wednesday, 8 May 2013 – 13:06
Myanmar
Asia
Governance
»We need to dream about our future, and realise that dream«
On 7 May 2013, more than 250 senior government officials from 30 out of Myanmar’s 32 Ministries congregated in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw to embark on a three days workshop about participatory...
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Kalika Bro-Jorgensen
Tuesday, 7 May 2013 – 13:15
Myanmar
Asia
Governance
Training on Participatory Bottom-up Planning Process
More than 200 senior government officials from the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development as well as other relevant line departments across the country will attend a workshop on...
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Kalika Bro-Jorgensen
Monday, 6 May 2013 – 06:39
News
Myanmar
Asia
Governance
Day 3: Fourth National Fellows’ Conference in Myanmar
The last day of the conference is focussing on the future, and there seems to be little doubt in the Fellows’ minds about their ambitions. The number one dream is to form a Fellows’ Party to get a...
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Kalika Bro-Jorgensen
Friday, 22 February 2013 – 07:36
News
Myanmar
Asia
Day 2: Fourth National Fellows’ Conference in Myanmar
The second day of the Fellows’ Conference is focussed on making action plans for how to engage with the most significant challenges Myanmar is facing today. An inspiring example of that is three...
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Kalika Bro-Jorgensen
Friday, 22 February 2013 – 07:25
News
Myanmar
Asia
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Youth

Meet the fellows

“We need to put women’s leadership at the centre of everything”
Daw May Win Myint is clearly not a woman who scares easily. Petite, yet steely, she has devoted 20 years to the cause of democracy in Myanmar. As a key member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League...
Myanmar
Asia
Womens Rights
“A lot of men assume women won’t fight back”
Hla Hla Yee is a high-cheekboned, pretty twenty-nine year old, her neat pink top and flowerly longhi setting off her delicate features. She looks ladylike and chic, even aristocratic.
Myanmar
Asia
Womens Rights
Youth Fellowship Programme - supporting young leaders to stimulate change
Through our youth fellowship scheme in Myanmar, we are supporting young leaders to stimulate change and development - working to make communities more self-reliant, according to their priorities.
Myanmar
Asia
Youth
The remarkable and inspiring story of Khin Lin in Myanmar
I came into this village with some confidence from the progress of development in my previous placement village, but I soon noticed a lot of problems. The men were drinking a lot of alcohol and spent...
Myanmar
Asia
fellows
Emergencies & Conflict
Governance
Womens Rights
Road works
One fellow in Mo Kaung township, Kachin State finished high school in 2002. University was very expensive and so she farmed in her community. Two years later she was asked by the headmaster if she...
Myanmar
Asia
Celebrity/Celebrities
Governance
Building bridges – a story of community change
Sao Noi Tun Naing is from the Kanti Shan ethnic group. Prior to being a fellow, he was involved with the Shan literature and culture organisation, which is a part of the operational working group (...
Myanmar
Asia
Celebrity/Celebrities
Governance
Meet the Fellow: Lee Reh Angelo
Lee Reh Angelo completed high school in Kayah and then worked as a lecturer on Kayahculture in the Kayah literacy project. He was elected by community members as a village leader from 2002−2006. He...
Myanmar
Asia
Celebrity/Celebrities
Governance
Kyu Kyu Khine recovering from the cyclone that killed half her village
As part of ActionAid’s commitment to helping communities recover from cyclones, Kyu Kyu Khine was awarded a grant of $100 to help her get back on her feet. Here she describes the terrible cyclone...
Myanmar
Asia
Emergencies & Conflict
Cyclone Nargis: the aftermath
Ma Khin Ma Nyo, mother of six children, is a woman farmer whose home was destroyed and livelihood washed away when Cyclone Nargis hit her village in 2008.
Myanmar
Asia
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Emergencies & Conflict
HungerFREE
Cyclone destroys house and crops
ActionAid funds helped families rebuild their homes after Cylcone Nargis washed them all away.
Myanmar
Asia
Emergencies & Conflict

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