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. […]
Grand opening of the school close to Taw Naw Teaching Hospital. Construction funded by Global Neighbors Canada. Posted by Global Neighbors Canada Inc. on Thursday, February 7, 2019
Wanting to create a small industry near three villages in the jungles of Myanmar and having built a Clinic in the village of Tee Ka Haw we were familiar with some of the villagers and started discussions on possibilities for this idea. After bouncing a few ideas around, we decided to proceed with helping[…]