Help me Be Who I Want: Education in Myanmar

Through our Ready to Learn project, we’ve set up a learning hub in Cikha in northern Chin State, working with our fantastic local partners Rural People Upliftment Foundation. At the heart of the hub is off-grid MyLibrary containing thousands of educational resources for students of all ages, including the new national curriculum materials. The local community built a physical library building to house the digital library capsule and act as a learning hub (which you can see in the photo).

Two years on from the military coup of Feb 2021, more than 100,000 teachers have been on strike, suspended, arrested or displaced by conflict. One young teacher fled from Yangon to Cikha, and she has made sure the Ready to Learn MyLibrary has been used by children at all the local schools.

One Year 10 student said that learning English has been the key to her understanding of other subjects. “Now I began to understand science subjects as I began to understand English language.” An older student told us: “I am really glad about the MyLibrary in Cikha. Since I have graduated from my 10th standard, I couldn’t continue my education due to the coup. Now I can explore through National Curriculum materials and prepare myself for my coming university entrance exams using the library materials. I can also learn English at the same time.”

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