“I dream of going back home to Burma one day. But until then, we need to give hope.” Cynthia Maung (born 1959), a trained doctor from Karen State in Burma, fled to Thailand in 1988 and set up the Mae Tao Clinic. Every year the clinic saves the lives of thousands of refugees and migrant […]
The voices of many women striving for peace, freedom and equality among human beings shall be heard better and better and will become the most powerful voice in the world community. Naw Zipporrah Sein was born in 1955 at Saw Kar Der Village, Kler Lweh Htoo District, Karen State, Burma. She was home educated by […]
“War has created many problems. It brings immorality and poverty. The war must end and everybody should live in dignity.” Paw Lu Lu was born in 1948 in Tongu, Burma. Although she only finished primary school, a friend trained her as a nurse when she went to live in Karen state. She fled to the […]
“My only wish is that peace and freedom shall prevail in our homeland, in particular among women.” Charm Tong was born in 1981 in southern Shan State, Burma. When she was young, her family moved to the Thai border. After completing the ninth grade in Chiang Mai, she joined the Shan Herald Agency for News […]