Better Work, Better World
Aotearoa / Media / Myanmar Young Leaders Programme / Solidarity Newsletters / Solidarity Summer 2019-2020
High profile speakers on geopolitics, including our Ambassador Steve Marshall, had alumni enthralled at the alumni conference in Bagan recently. Myanmar is rich in resources and with a number of powerful neighbours, tensions over...
10th Anniversary / Media / Myanmar / Myanmar Young Leaders Programme / Projects / Solidarity Newsletters
In 2009 we welcomed our first group of young community leaders from Myanmar here in Wellington. At the time Myanmar was still under the control of the military junta and citizens’ rights were severely...
Khaing Htun Soe Like many people Khaing is alarmed by the growing problem of plastic waste and his using his MYLP fieldwork project to address this in his home region of Magway. Inspired by...
Our 2015 MYLP alumni, Ei Ei Zin and Thi Thi Han, who this year achieved their Masters in Public Policy and Environmental Studies respectively, from Victoria University.
When they return to Myanmar, MYLP students are funded to undertake a small project in their communities. Below we have the impressive results of three of these managed by 2017 alumni and each achieved...
With the arrival in July of seven women and one man, INSPIRASI, the Indonesian Young Leaders Programme, is off to a successful start in Auckland. Although modelled on the MYLP, there is a stronger...
Living with a New Zealand family has had unexpected positive outcomes for students attending the MYLP in Wellington. Strong bonds are forged with families who learn about Myanmar culture, and students have learnt about...
Small scale interventions at civil society level through “catalytic individuals and organisations” are recommended by Project 2049 for foreign donors to build country capacity in Myanmar. The Myanmar Young Leaders Programme (MYLP), now in...
Few people in Myanmar – including politicians – have a good understanding about governance and the role of MPs in the fledgling democracy. However this is slowly changing thanks to one alumni from the...
