THE BEAUTIFUL HARMONY BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND : LET IT BE
Two women, 35 and 24 years old, were sitting face to face on a big rock near the shore of the Pon River washing their clothes. Meanwhile, children, young people and a variety of older people were...
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For Karenni children education is a lottery
It’s the start of the new school year and it looks like many Karenni children, on both sides of the border will be denied... It’s the start of the new school year and it looks like many Karenni...
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Burmese refugees caught in bureaucratic nightmare
As many as 2,000 Karenni villagers made homeless by Burma Army offensives since 2006 are still without official refugee status in neighboring... As many as 2,000 Karenni villagers made homeless by...
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“Don’t worry, I’m happy…”
Eh’Klu Sae has had a hard life, but it has not stopped her singing..... Eh’Klu Sae has had a hard life, but it has not stopped her singing.Her troubles began on a day like any other day, when she was...
View ArticleRegime’s election plans leave villagers in the dark
With just six months before the year’s end, people in Burma are none the wiser about when the military regime will hold.... With just six months before the year’s end, people in Burma are none the...
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Drinking Kayah Millet Wine: A Valued Tradition
A Kayah woman, Daw Saw Mae, in her forties, is busy in the kitchen. Her eyes narrow as she focuses her attention on her work and her forehead, damp with beads of sweat, is lined with deep furrows. She...
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Inspired to action by a song
Maw Kayah, climbs the mountain path from Loikaw to Phruso Township, in Kayah State, carrying her belongings in a back pack, her wide-brimmed hat sheltering her from the sun... Maw Kayah, climbs the...
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Karenni rural children suffer lack of health services
Dawtamagyi village-tract, in Demawso Township, was dark and almost quiet. The families in all but one of the 19 houses had settled down for the night. Many of the 140 residents were sleeping......
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DANGER WITH EVERY STEP: LANDMINES KILLING AND WOUNDING IN KARENNI AREA
A group of young people was cutting the grass in the compound of a Baptist Church on a Saturday evening in March, in Mountain Village, Mawchi Township, Kayah State. Some used hoes and an edger but some...
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A Karenni Refugee Laments Her Painful Past and a Future Without Hope
Karenni Refugee Camp 1, about a one hour drive from Mae Hong Son City, in northwestern Thailand, is my home. I have lived there among 15,000 of my people for nearly 10 years, after being born in Camp...
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