In March 2011, I joined a group of like minded people on a quest to make this world a better place for 208 kids that stay in Full Moon Orphanage located approx. 1 hour drive from Yangon.
It was my first ever mission trip and I am really glad that I've joined SIA 5Cs (Cabin Crew Club for Community Care) to thier trip annual trip to Myanmar. It was really an eye opening experience for me and I was grateful to meet many new friends during this trip.
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Fact: (as of 2011)
There is an estimated 1 million
children in Myanmar who are orphans. Some lost their parents to fighting
between government forces and insurgents, and others are there because their
parents die from illnesses. Many have become orphans since the devastating
cyclone Nargis in May 2008, which is the worst natural disaster in the record
history of Myanmar. The orphanages in this country are all run privately as the
Myanmar government does nothing to support the children in desperate needs.
These are beautiful children, without parents to love and care for them, who
often struggle for their basic needs. The sad truth is, every 1 in 14 children
in Myanmar die before their first birthday.
The video above summarized most of our activities during the trip and as the saying goes, a picture paints a thousand words; let the pictures taken during the trip show you the joy we had there. =)
I will follow a post with more info.
