U Htut Lay is a 46-year-old married man living in Than Taung village. He lives with his wife and young daughter. He is a subsistence farmer whose income mainly comes from growing seasonal crops. Their annual income is around 500,000 kyats (~$385 USD).
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The ripple effect from girls' education and women's empowerment programs touches every aspect of a community's life. When girls stay in school, they live longer, healthier lives, marry later, and drastically increase their future incomes. https://t.co/yGYXyVar3B
Already one of the poorest countries in the world, the civil war that began after the February 1, 2021, coup has only worsened living conditions in #Burmesevillages. Villages are being arbitrarily burned or commandeered by the Junta’s forces. https://t.co/ii2DB4V9N4
@ShantaNGO Wai Ti is 35 years old and did not go to school as a child and thought it was too late for her to get an education. Little did she realize that one of the key components of Shanta’s Coffee Program is education. #CLD#coffee#myanmar more: https://t.co/DfeQGRZFtk
For Shanta to achieve our goal of a #communityled approach that results in a village being self-sufficient after six years, it is vital that we learn as much about their culture as possible.
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Shanta Foundation facilitates education and opportunity for women to help pave paths out of poverty. Read our latest blog post to learn more about how #WomensEmpowerment is key to #SustainableDevelopment. https://t.co/gqrV7uifqE
#HappyHolidays from Shanta Foundation! We wish that you will reflect on the lives you have touched this year through Shanta, and that your heart will be thoroughly warmed by the knowledge that a family in #Myanmar now has hope and a radically different future because of you!
Shanta Foundation is expanding to #Zambia! Countless remote villages rely on subsistence farming yet lack basic infrastructure and access to capital. Read to learn how our Village Partnership model will reduce extreme poverty in Zambia. https://t.co/TtPieU1uNN
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Shanta Foundation is working to improve the lives of rural Myanmar villagers through sustainable programs like #leadership, #womensempowerment, #livelihood and #infrastructure. Join us in supporting Shanta Foundation by making your donation today.
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Shanta Foundation is working to improve lives of rural Myanmar villagers using our holistic, 6-year partnerships to build thriving communities. Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, Dec. 7. Consider supporting Shanta Foundation by scheduling your donation today!
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Shanta Foundation supports #transformative capacity among partner villagers by helping them strengthen long-term strategic thinking skills.
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What is #GivingTuesday?
Launched in 2012 as a charitable answer to the #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday retail shopping days, #GivingTuesday is a worldwide movement to encourage giving and celebrate generosity. Support Shanta Foundation with a donation today: https://t.co/BHO8rxJj06
New local businesses do more than help the individual – they help the whole community. Read our November Newsletter to learn about U Maung Boat’s experience borrowing from the #CommunityBank in Kaung Wine village https://t.co/LM2gH7saBK
Meet Aung Than from Khon Don Village. Aung decided to borrow $670 from the Community Loan Fund to start a brick-making business.
Read about Aung Than’s success at https://t.co/w8J8F1Mxgy