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"Put in a cage”Rohingya remaining in Myanmar consigned to a life of fear

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Myanmar women speaking out

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Myanmar women speaking out

Oooppaa! I have officially moved into my new apartment in Yangon.
If you see my mother please tell her I no longer live above Ma's salon in Chiang Mai. I'll miss those free hair cuts but for now I'm off to find my new regular tea shop. Y'all better

Saying goodbye to new friends.

These students welcomed me into the camp and went out of their way to make me feel comfortable: offering me their mosquito net in the girls dormitory, putting coconut shavings on the daily rice meal to add some flavour

"We want to equip our people in such a way that they will be able to make the best decisions. To me, that seems the most important part of education: to help people to make the best decisions. If our young people are taught to make the best poss

Every young person I talked to in the refugee camp had big dreams.

When speaking to the young people in Mae La Oon refugee camp most didn't want to talk about the past: They'd lost parents and family members during the civil war and had fled by them

Reserved glances from two girls wearing traditional Karen dresses.
#Karenpeople #Karenstate #Myanmar #Burma #asia #everydayasia #maelaoon

82 and still carrying baskets the same weight as a 20 year old.
Under her hat you can just see a leather strap wrapped around her forehead to secure the heavy load. She is taking her basket load of greenery to the local makeshift store in the camp h

Getting there easier said than done.

The drive to May La Oon refugee camp at first began through rice paddies and palm trees but not before too long we began the slow muddy 5 hour drive from the nearest Thai town through the jungle till we hit the b

A baby tucked under each arm and off they go.
Looks like it's Dad's turn to look after the children today at May La Oon. It's common to see a sleeping baby in a hammock or tied to a parent's back while they work. With food rations being cut in the r

Sky high kicks.

This is a game of 'Chinlone'. The Burmese interpretation of volleyball played with your feet. The ball is woven from rattan, and makes a unique 'patpat' clicking sound when kicked. With the cramped conditions inside May La Oon refuge

Three classes taught under one roof.

I got to sit in on a class at Yaung Oo school, one of the few schools inside Mae La Oon refugee camp. The school is run by refugees and provides classes of Burmese, English and maths. They receive very little don

I met this proud mother Htoo Lay Paw on the first day of arriving at Mae La Oon Refugee camp. She does not want to go back to Burma as she says "I have strong feelings because the war broke my family." When the Burmese army came to her vill

According to these kids umbrellas work better upside down.
#Myanmar #Burma #maelaoon