They are everywhere, all the time, restless, joyful and happy.
Unaware of their misearble living conditions, they are also
unaware of the chances that lie before them. Neither their
parents nor their country can afford to make them aware
by giving them a decent education. We want to make our
small contribution to giving some of them hope and protection.
On the Preschool Level
On the Advanced Level
Participation of the Families
The YMCA no.6 School near Mandalay
The Highschool in New Bagan
The Medical Annex of the YMCA no.4 School in Mandalay
© HV-Foundation
There is hardly any day-care of the Kindergarden
type in the South East Asian countries. When their
minds are most ready to be shaped, the young
ones are left to themselves or to their unfavourable
environment.
That is why we build, maintain and support day-
care centers in underdeveloped areas in Myanmar.
They host 30-60 children who are 3-5 years old. 2-4
trained nurses keep them in a warm-hearted and
healthy environment and provide them with a basic
preschool education. If necessary, daily meals are
provided.
While elementary school is mandatory and mostly
free, the highschool fees of 300-500 dollars per
year are unaffordable for average families. Yet
even graduation from highschool does not warrant
a well-payed job, and quite often even a university
degree is of no advantage.
We wish to break this “Education is Useless”
barrier by supporting talented youths through
highschool and university and at the same time
compensating their families for the loss of one
working member. We believe that it will not be long
before these countries need a much larger
workforce of skilled people.
Outside the big cities in South East Asia medical
care is still scarce, and of course there is no
health insurance. The standards of hygiene are
low, and the measures for family planning are
hardly known.
We try to make a small contribution to solving this
problem by incorporating medical assistance in
our day-care centers. At certain times a doctor is
available for helping and teaching in a confidential
environment. Medicines are dispensed free of
charge. As a side effect the parents learn to
appreciate the advantages of the day-care centers
for their children and adopt them at home.