EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES
Burma Humanitarian Mission empowers ethnic minority communities through a holistic mission: delivering lifesaving healthcare, expanding access to education, and raising global awareness through powerful storytelling.
Burma Humanitarian Mission'S COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Backpack Health Worker Teams
Backpack Health Worker Teams
Backpack Health Worker Teams
The Backpack Health Worker Team (BPHWT) is an extraordinary group of medics based in Mae Sot, Thailand, dedicated to providing lifesaving healthcare in some of the most dangerous and remote corners of Burma. These medics are not outsiders; they are recruited from the very villages they serve, bringing compassion, cultural understanding, and a deep commitment to healing their people. Through initiatives like the mission to Burma, they actively help Burma by ensuring that quality medical care reaches those in need, reflecting the mission of Burma tour's focus on community empowerment.
Minmahaw School
Backpack Health Worker Teams
Backpack Health Worker Teams
Minmahaw School offers education that meets international standards by enhancing general knowledge, fostering critical and lateral thinking, and raising awareness of global issues. The school nurtures a new generation committed to their homeland, encouraging students to return to Burma or the border after their university studies or additional training. This aligns with the mission of Burma Tour, as they aim to guide and educate their communities and help Burma by working towards meaningful change.
Child Development Center
Backpack Health Worker Teams
Child Development Center
The Child Development Center, part of the mission to Burma, provides education for displaced children from Burma who are unable to attend Thai schools due to restrictions from Thai authorities. This Burma center offers general education from preschool through 12th grade and reinforces cultural traditions for these children. They create a safe educational environment for the children of the Backpack Medics, allowing parents to focus on their mission in the field while ensuring these children receive the help Burma desperately needs.
Myamar Mobile Education
Myamar Mobile Education
Child Development Center
Myanmar Mobile Education, supported by organizations like the Burma Center, began by providing mobile education units to children who were compelled into indentured servitude to help sustain their families. With the implementation of their 'MyME Box' education modules, MyME has expanded its reach far and wide, offering general education to children who had limited access to education, aligning with the mission of Burma Tour to improve educational opportunities and help Burma's youth.
Kirana Productions
Myamar Mobile Education
Kirana Productions
Kirana Productions advocates and supports human rights through documentary filmmaking and workshops built around those films, including projects that highlight the mission of Burma and the efforts to help Burma. Through strong character development and powerful storytelling, director Jeanne Hallacy's films serve as essential tools for positive change, resonating with the mission to Burma tour and raising awareness about critical issues.
Strong Girls Club
Myamar Mobile Education
Kirana Productions
Strong Girls Club uses boxing, community, and trauma-informed coaching to help refugee women and survivors of domestic violence rebuild confidence, strength, and a sense of safety in their own bodies. Operating on the Thai-Myanmar border, the program provides free women-only boxing camps, support groups, and childcare, ensuring that healing is accessible to those who need it most. Through movement, connection, and shared experience, participants develop not only physical skills, but also resilience, self-trust, and a supportive community that extends far beyond the gym.
Support Our Mission to Help Burma's Children
Your generous donations enable us to provide essential healthcare and education to ethnic minorities through the Burma Center. Together, we can help Burma create a healthier, more vibrant future for these communities. Join us on our mission to Burma and make a difference today!
OUR VALUES
Board Efficiency and Integrity
We have a small, streamlined board at the Burma Center and low overhead to maximize responsiveness to our programs. Over 90% of our Functional Expenses support our programs, which are crucial to help Burma. Our mission to Burma includes initiatives like the Mission of Burma tour that directly benefit the community.
Equal Opportunity
At the Burma Center, we believe that enduring peace in Burma will only be achievable when both women and men have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. Our mission to help Burma involves partnering with community-based organizations that aim to reduce gender disparities in access to resources and opportunities. We strive to empower women and girls so they can realize their rights, determine their life outcomes, and influence decision-making in households, communities, and society as a whole. Through our mission of Burma tour, we work towards these vital goals.
Climate Change
Climate Change is one of the most urgent and serious environmental, economic, political, social, and humanitarian issues of our time. As advocates for the future of the people of Burma, we at the Burma Center call upon global leaders to act to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change, and to level the global playing field with regards to Least Developed Nations, such as Burma. We partner with organizations on our mission to help Burma develop, ensuring a healthy and sustainable future, as well as facilitating our mission to Burma tour efforts.
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Alternative Gifts International
Alternative Gifts International (AGI) is a nonprofit organization that inspires people to support humanitarian and environmental causes through meaningful, alternative gift-giving. By offering gifts that fund global projects—such as clean water, education, and healthcare—AGI empowers donors to make a tangible impact in communities around the world.
Transparent Fish Fund/ The Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation
The Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation, established by Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and Mrs. Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, is dedicated to enhancing access to higher education, promoting U.S.-Asia cultural exchanges, and improving healthcare for vulnerable populations. Through strategic partnerships and grants, including efforts to help Burma through the Burma Center, the foundation empowers youth, fosters cross-cultural understanding, and supports initiatives like the Mission of Burma tour that uplift underserved communities.
Buddhist Global Relief
Buddhist Global Relief (BGR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating chronic hunger and malnutrition through sustainable, community-centered initiatives. Founded in 2008 by Bhikkhu Bodhi, BGR partners with local organizations worldwide, including the Burma Center, to help Burma by providing food assistance, promoting women's empowerment, supporting education, and implementing climate-resilient agricultural practices. These efforts align with the mission of Burma Tour, all while respecting the diverse cultural and religious contexts of the communities they serve.
Quail Roost Foundation
The Quail Roost Foundation is a private nonprofit organization that supports both national and international initiatives, including the vital efforts of the Burma Center, focused on animal welfare, education, emergency relief, health, justice, sustainability, and community development. By providing grants to small, community-based organizations, the foundation aims to create a more just, healthy, and sustainable world, often with a personal connection to the projects they fund, such as those that help Burma through the mission of Burma Tour and the broader mission to Burma.