Message from the Chairperson and Co-Founder of Burma Link, April 4, 2015 Burma Link started in humble surroundings in Mae La refugee camp with nothing but a determination and passion to help the people of Burma have their voices [...]
Naw Eh is an incredibly determined 20-year-old Karen woman whose perseverance, motivation and hopeful spirit have taken her far beyond what she ever could have imagined as a child. Growing up as an undocumented migrant under extreme poverty and lack of opportunity, unlike many others in Thailand young Naw Eh had no chance to go to school. Instead, she spent her mornings selling snacks to school children […]
Burma Link AOCs / December 10, 2014 Last week, Burma Link successfully completed the 4th AOC (Agents of Change) Leadership Program at Thoo Mweh Khee Migrant Learning Centre on the Thailand-Burma border, with ten promising and motivated young Karen [...]
By Burma Link AOC Despite a number of peace talks having been conducted between the central government and Kachin Independence Army (KIA), there is no sign of the war ceasing in Kachin state. The ongoing armed conflict has been [...]
Burma Link | June 20, 2014 Christine is a 22-year-old Karen refugee who lives in Mae La refugee camp with her husband and young daughter. She has lived there for seven years ‘as a prisoner’ inside the barbed wire [...]
Eugene / Burma Link AOC, May 26, 2014 Today, a group of 56 Karen youths from Irrawaddy, Rangoon, Bago, Mon and Karen State, made their way to Mae La refugee camp to meet and exchange views with about 40 [...]
Dingo / Burma Link AOC, May 13, 2014 “Be the CHANGE you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi During the five-day Agent of Change (AOC) training, there were two questions I asked myself – “Why can’t the [...]
Eugene / Burma Link AOC, April 6, 2014 The second Agents of Change (AOC) Leadership Program is successfully completed. I, myself an AOC of Burma Link, was very glad to get involved in the second AOC Leadership training this [...]
Burma Link’s first AOC Leadership Program succesfully completed Last week, we organized our first AOC Leadership Program on the Thailand-Burma border. AOC stands for Agents of Change: AOCs are empowered leaders who inspire others and effect change in their [...]
