Thank you to everyone who joined us for our benefit party in NYC on April 17, 2019!
We couldn't do this without your generous support.
myME: Myanmar Mobile Education Project
myME Completion Ceremony for Level 1 and Beginner Level Graduates, December 7, 2018
On December 7, 2018 37 of our myME students graduated their respective levels. We had 20 students receiving their beginner level certificates, and 17 students receiving their Level 1 Certificates. It was a wonderful day full of songs, food and laughter. The event was attended by myME Team, myME students, myME facilitators and our Coordinator from Shwe Pyi Thar Ward and Township General Administration Department, The Education Officers, and one of our generous donor partners (MaxPower, Thar Kay Ta- Managing Director- U Myo Thwin).Though a very joyful event, some of the students did not eat the food, saving it for their families. A reminder to all present, that these young workers always have people back home in their villages, depending on them for their basic survival.
After graduating one level, myME students progress through to successful completion of Level 3. Following Level 3, the student continues with other vocational training, provided by myME and training partners, and the final stage of the program for these students is either to re-enter formal education or to gain better employment with one of our myME partners in hospitality or other vocational environments in settings that are healthy, safe and just for our young myME student workers.
After graduating one level, myME students progress through to successful completion of Level 3. Following Level 3, the student continues with other vocational training, provided by myME and training partners, and the final stage of the program for these students is either to re-enter formal education or to gain better employment with one of our myME partners in hospitality or other vocational environments in settings that are healthy, safe and just for our young myME student workers.
We are proud and honored that Myanmar Minister of Education paid myME a visit in October 2018
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Union Minister Dr. Myo Thein Gyi visited myME Classes at Min Thiha Teashop in Nay Pyi Taw in October 2018. He was very much supportive of myME and encouraged by all the work we do for Out-of-School Child Working Youth (OOSCWYs). He spent quality time with our students interacting and sharing engaging and inspiring words. We're grateful to Aung Aung, Thin Pyae and all the MOE volunteers for keeping this class up and running. A true success for all.
A GENEROUS THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME OUT TO OUR ANNUAL NYC BENEFIT PARTY, APRIL 2017!
THANKS TO YOU WE RAISED $50,000 FOR MYME PROJECT'S CURRENT OPERATIONAL COSTS AND FUTURE PLANS
WE THANK YOU!!!
myME outreach to out-of-school street children
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In addition to serving more than 3000 working children in teashops throughout Yangon, Mandalay, and Kyauk-Se, we also provide basic hygiene and life skills to street kids in Yangon. |
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myME making the news:
Watch: Al Jazeera TV, Tea Shop Child Goes to School, February 2014
Read:
Myanmar Times, The School Bus Bringing Education for All, January 27, 2014
Irrawaddy Magazine, School Hits the Road for Myanmar Teashop Boys, Jan 23, 2014
Myanmar Times, Teachers Come to Teashop Kids, Nov 12, 2013
Watch: video of myME NYC Launch Event
Thank you to all who attended our myME Launch Event in Yangon at the Royal Garden Restaurant on Kandawgyi Lake!
It's been 4 years since nearly 60 child laborer students attended our very first class. Today we're proud to let you know that we are serving more than 3000 working children with free education in teashops throughout Yangon, Mandalay and in townships throughout the country. We're also hosting life skills classes to several communities of street children via our buses in Yangon, and providing free education at 8 monastics schools, as well.
Thank you to all our wonderful supporters and friends, it wouldn't have been possible without your generosity.
warmest regards,
team myME
Thank you to all our wonderful supporters and friends, it wouldn't have been possible without your generosity.
warmest regards,
team myME
NEW NEWS! For weekly updates, please visit our Facebook page.
To view older news, including the story of our start, please scroll down.
To view older news, including the story of our start, please scroll down.
post date: 12/20/2013
Scroll down page to read wonderful press about myME in The Myanmar Times, and also watch our NYC launch video and other updates.
Hello dear friends of myME!! We've got some wonderful updates to share! First we are so happy to announce our partnership with our 501(3)c nonprofit fiscal sponsor, Burma Humanitarian Mission (BHM) www.burmamission.org! We couldn't be happier to have such an ideal sponsor/partner. Check out all the wonderful and compassionate work they're doing for the people of Myanmar (Burma) and have been since the late 90s. Now, all donations to myME will receive a U.S. tax deduction from BHM. Just make sure you write "myME" in the memo line of any donation check or indicate "myME" on any other donation you make on our behalf. Please let your friends and network know that donations to myME are fully tax deductible now. We still have about 1/3 more to go in order to make our Indiegogo campaign goal of $20,000. If we don't make it, we will have to pay 9% of all monies raised to Indiegogo vs only 4% if we make our goal! So please forward are Indiegogo link widely!
Now, for our inside Myanmar update!!
Tim and Myanmar team have been working round the clock (literally, we often get emails from Tim at 3 and 4 am Burma time...;-) ) to get our bus and team ready for the first class. Our school bell is set to ring in mid January!! Stay tuned for that...
In the meantime, please meet our coordinator, Ko Myo Min Swe, and our teacher, Margaret Kim! See pics of both below.
And look at our first mobile classroom (bus)--nearly ready to serve up free education to the most vulnerable children of Myanmar!
And if you haven't already seen it, check out this great press we got from The Myanmar Times.
Thanks to your generosity, we are making it happen! It is so exciting to see this important project come to life and we can't thank you enough for being a part of it. Next week Karen and Andrea will join Tim, Grace and the rest of the team in Yangon to help launch and document the first class in January and we will definitely be sending more pics and updates at that time.
Until then, we wish everyone a most glorious and healthy holiday and new year!
May all beings be happy.
with love and gratitude,
the myME team,
Tim Aye-Hardy, Grace Swe Zin Htaik, Karen Zusman, Elisa Pigeron, Matt Namer, Myat Noe Zaw, Hnin Wint Naing
post date: 11/37/2013
Hi friends of myME! Our Myanmar Mobile Education Project is moving ahead full-steam--thanks to your generosity! Check out the slideshow below to view our progress!
Tim has been inside the country for the last month working tirelessly to get things moving! and they are!
Together we're going to reform Myanmar one teashop child at a time!
with love and gratitude,
The myME team: Tim Aye-Hardy, Grace Swe Zin Htaik, Karen Zusman, Elisa Pigeron, Matt Namer, Myat Noe Zaw, Hnin Wint Naing
Hi friends of myME! Our Myanmar Mobile Education Project is moving ahead full-steam--thanks to your generosity! Check out the slideshow below to view our progress!
Tim has been inside the country for the last month working tirelessly to get things moving! and they are!
- Our bus renovation is nearly finished!! (See slideshow below). All desks will be in place and the final polish will be given next week. Thanks to the team inside Myanmar for making this happen!!
- Equally as exciting is that we've just made our final selection for our first teacher and project co-ordinator! This is the result of an extensive search process conducted by our team here in NYC via skype interviews and then face-to-face interviews were conducted last week by Tim and Grace. Acceptance offers have been sent out this week!
- Please forward our Indiegogo link to anyone you know who may have an interest. As much as we need donations, we also need engagement points. The more people that click on "like" and "follow" on our campaign, and the more views, helps our "engagement rating." This is what Indiegogo uses to decide who they feature on their homepage. If we can make it to their homepage, we will get a huge boost in donations!
Together we're going to reform Myanmar one teashop child at a time!
with love and gratitude,
The myME team: Tim Aye-Hardy, Grace Swe Zin Htaik, Karen Zusman, Elisa Pigeron, Matt Namer, Myat Noe Zaw, Hnin Wint Naing
