In  2013 while visiting a clinic in the village of Shwe Ko Koh, several Global Neighbors board members came face to face with a disturbing and ongoing problem in Myanmar.  In this country, where there is not a single form of social safety net, there are thousands of poor orphaned children whose lives are in[…]

Kyaw Ko Wah School Kyaw Ko Wah School is located in Karen State, Myanmar.  With its 400 students and 13 teachers it is a very busy spot!  The old school was extremely overcrowded and on the point of collapse.  This school is not the norm for Karen State due to the fact that the teachers[…]

This school is located in Karen State Myanmar.  The building was in a very bad state of repair, so much so we felt that it was dangerous.  The Myanmar government had started construction of the school but then funding stopped.  The request came through for us to finish the building.  It is a kindergarten through[…]

In 2018, Global Neighbors was approached and asked to consider building a health clinic at the village of Mae Plet Wah Kee, Karen State, Myanmar.  There are 7 villages in this difficult to access area.  During rainy season most of the villages are completely inaccessible due to severe flooding from the river that runs through. […]