Together for a healthy environment
09.06.2016 - 16:29 | Veronica Gmünder5 June 2016 was World Environment Day. The Burmese Environmental Protection Ministry invited international and local organisations to attend in order to raise awareness of environmental issues.
The Burmese president, U Htin Kyaw, called on organisations to protect plants and animals in order to secure the future of subsequent generations. Kyi Kyi Soe, Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation country representative in Myanmar/Burma, spoke to the guests about the foundation’s educational projects in Myanmar/Burma.
Education for children in refugee camps
The Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation supports children in Myanmar/Burma who have been forced to leave their homes due to political conflict and flooding. Many such children take refuge in refugee camps, where the Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation offers them a regular school routine. Alongside the usual subjects, children also learn how to keep the school and camp environment clean and to look after the school’s garden, explains Kyi Kyi Soe.