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Places to donate and volunteer in Yangon

(Note: this is just a list simply collected for reference. For more information, please contact the places directly.)

  1. Donating for Children & Students

Sonne Social Organization

https://sonnesocial.org/donate/

Supports vulnerable and marginalized children, i.e street children.

Sky Age Free Mobile Education Project

https://www.facebook.com/skyageeducation/

Teaches computing and English skills to youths from different regions in Myanmar. The school is in North Dagon. Is building a school in order to support youths in Dala.

You can donate money for the new building or volunteer for teaching.

Strong Hands

https://www.facebook.com/stronghandsdeafmission/

A not for profit organization supporting deaf students. Primarily receives cash and student supplies but also can funnel other donations into the deaf community. Stronghands is accredited through the non profit “university of the nations” and can provide tax exception receipts.

Is sponsoring a home for children who cannot live at Mary Chapman school for the deaf.

Contact: Bawinu 09257858837

Story Time at Yangon Children Hospital, every 1st Sunday every month

https://www.facebook.com/events/496786061034496/

Receives food, drawing pictures, drawing pencils, Myanmar cartoon pictures, Myanmar books

Contact: Thae Thae Zaw  09451115860

https://www.facebook.com/storyshouse/

Receives also unwanted books for a free, learning traveling library project.

Skill for Humanity

https://www.facebook.com/Skillsforhumanity/

Accepts donations and also looks for volunteers for the beginning of March 2020.

Living Hope Children’s Home

https://www.facebook.com/living.hope.9081

2. For elderly people and patients

Elderly home
https://www.facebook.com/TwilightVillaMyanmar

Elderly home
https://www.facebook.com/groups/savetheaged/

Lunch for poor people at the General Hospital

Contact: 09 95 5177 062, 09 76 5177 062, 09 5177 062

Thabarwa Meditation Center, Thanliyn

https://www.thabarwa.org/contribute/

Fund, education, training, expertise, skills, technology, materials and machinery for various sectors and areas are urgently and crucially needed at ThaBarWa Center.

Provides free Vipassana Meditation, food and shelter to yogis. Builds Dhamma Hospital Project.

Myanmar Free Ambulance Foundation

https://www.facebook.com/Myanmar.Free.Ambulance/
http://www.myanmarfreeambulance.org

Besides money, used clothes can be donated here.

Royal British Charity Clinic

https://www.facebook.com/royalbritishcharityclinic/

Receives donations in cash or medical supplies. Provide free of charge consultations and treatment for members of the community who can’t afford quality care otherwise.

Myanmar Red Cross Society

https://www.redcross.org.mm/my_MM/

Has many programs and are working in many thematic areas with their international Red-Cross partners.

You can donate money, blood, etc and volunteer here.

3. Others

Helping and saving single moms
https://www.facebook.com/formommycook/

Religions for Peace

https://www.facebook.com/religionsforpeacemyanmar/
https://www.rfpmm.org/donate/

Places to volunteer in Yangon

Note: (1) This is just a list simply collected for reference. For more information, please contact the places directly. (2) You can donate to these places as well

Teach for ASEAN https://www.facebook.com/teachforasean/

Teach for ASEAN is a volunteer-based organization that provides educational and workplace skills training to disadvantaged youth. Needs volunteers but they will be screened and trained.

Contact: Khin Hnin Hnin Oo at https://www.facebook.com/amara.queen.904hello@teachforasean.asia

 Thabarwa Meditation Center, Thanlyn

https://www.thabarwa.org/contribute/

Provides free meditation training, food, and shelter to yogis. Builds Dhamma Hospital Project.

ThaBarWa is the place where volunteers can donate their skills, time, energy, labor, money and materials to gain merit and practice meditation for a worthy cause, and to look after the welfare of the residents taking refuge at ThaBarWa Center. ThaBarWa channels the money and materials received in donations to provide a peaceful venue for people to practice Dhamma without worry.

Fund, education, training, expertise, skills, technology, materials and machinery for various sectors and areas are urgently and crucially needed at ThaBarWa Center.

Yangoneer

https://www.facebook.com/groups/yangoneer/

The page publishes information about many volunteering activities

Skill for Humanity

https://www.facebook.com/Skillsforhumanity/

Accepts donations and also looks for volunteers for the beginning of March 2020. There is a free, learning traveling library project, bringing books in all languages for all ages.

If you have a skill you want to share, or have some unwanted books, please contact:

Skill4humanity@protonmail.commeredith.c.bunn@gmail.com, +95 09957738316

Sky Age Free Mobile Education Project

https://www.facebook.com/skyageeducation/

Teaches computing and English skills to youths from different regions in Myanmar. The school is in North Dagon. Is building a school in order to support youths in Dala.

You can donate money for the new building or volunteer for teaching.

Peace Corp Myanmar

https://www.peacecorps.gov/myanmar/

Volunteers in Myanmar work with their communities on projects in English education. During their service in Myanmar, Volunteers learn to speak Burmese. 

Currently, Volunteer worksites are in villages and small towns in Yangon Region, Bago Region, and Mon State. Volunteers will not be assigned to areas where there has been recent or ongoing civil unrest. Volunteers are expected to immerse themselves in their community and commit to staying in their community for the majority of service. 

Volunteers receive a monthly allowance in Myanmar currency (kyat) that is sufficient to live at the level of the local people.

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