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HOW MYME WORKS
Because these teashops are concentrated in cities and towns, the classroom stops are planned to maximize participation of many children in one area. The project was initiated by gutting and converting old school buses into mobile classrooms that came to the teashops. At present, due to the large amount of participating teashops and students, several of the teashops are converted into classrooms after working hours. The buses are still used for the most beginner levels and to bring the teachers, teaching assistants, volunteers and supplies to each teashop for that day’s class. Each child spends a minimum of two hours per day every other day learning.
We began with one bus and 60 students in two teashops in Yangon. Our success has been tremendous. Today, we have over 3000 child workers enrolled in the program in Yangon, Mandalay and Kyauk-Se, serving 53 teashops and operating 7 days per week providing 10-12 classes per day. There are five buses operating in Yangon and Mandalay. To date, 58 students from six tea shops have graduated level one and more than 10,000 children in Myanmar have been touched and benefited from the myME program
OBJECTIVES:
Because these teashops are concentrated in cities and towns, the classroom stops are planned to maximize participation of many children in one area. The project was initiated by gutting and converting old school buses into mobile classrooms that came to the teashops. At present, due to the large amount of participating teashops and students, several of the teashops are converted into classrooms after working hours. The buses are still used for the most beginner levels and to bring the teachers, teaching assistants, volunteers and supplies to each teashop for that day’s class. Each child spends a minimum of two hours per day every other day learning.
We began with one bus and 60 students in two teashops in Yangon. Our success has been tremendous. Today, we have over 3000 child workers enrolled in the program in Yangon, Mandalay and Kyauk-Se, serving 53 teashops and operating 7 days per week providing 10-12 classes per day. There are five buses operating in Yangon and Mandalay. To date, 58 students from six tea shops have graduated level one and more than 10,000 children in Myanmar have been touched and benefited from the myME program
OBJECTIVES:
- Provide a safe environment to learn
- Obtain basic educational skills
- Gain basic computer skills
- Develop self-esteem and self-confidence
- Create friendships among peers
- Escape appalling working conditions
- Gain knowledge of accessing the country’s educational system
- Explore alternative future opportunities
- Improve wellbeing and quality of life
