Pre-school students at the New Generation and Victory Schools were elated to finally have their very own school uniforms. For many of these refugee students education is a privilege and not a birthright and they treasure the few hours they get each day in their makeshift schools. New Generation and Victory are just a few of the refugee schools which are being run by the Myanmar refugee community. UNHCR helps to fund some of these schools while others are funded by generous donors and church groups.Students at New Generation and Victory were able to raise funds for their schools through sales of My Beautiful Myanmar which was launched 2 years ago. Through the book they raised enough money to donate RM25,000 to World Vision Myanmar in aid of Cyclone Nargis victims back in their homeland. The rest of the money collected has been used for school supplies, AV equipment, meals, school trips, events, etc. In fact it was through these funds that they managed to make the school uniforms.
Every student who gets relocated to a new country is also given a gift of RM100 each. Quite a few of the children whose stories are in the book are now enjoying new lives in countries like the US, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia.
We hope the public will continue to support the schools by purchasing the books which are being sold at RM15 each. You can send an email to my.beautiful.myanmar@gmail.com to buy the books. Thanks for your support!
