MYANMAR

Type of mission:

Humanitarian mission: Phase I – 20 – 30 April, 2015

Where

Shan State

Partner organization

Archdiocese of Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar

Art Therapists

Sruthi Sriram, Chanudi Wickramashinha

Beneficiaries

Children at the orphanage

Donor

Vandenborre Family

Background

Falling under The Archdiocese of Taunggyi are three congregations (among many) which operate as orphanages & care homes during school holidays. These cater to children who stay back in the convent due to being orphaned/abandoned/left behind because their families have limited resources to support the children at home.

Aiding children at the orphanages who have experienced neglect, abandonment, and abuse and witnessed violence/deaths is the core focus of the mission and its interventions.

The goals for this mission were to:

  • Determine effective interventions for children in this setting.
  • To equip the staff with tools for better communication and containment – this formed the basis of the Train the Trainer program.
  • To encourage visual journaling for self-exploration and self-care.

Given the lack of time and disparity in language to delve into their concerns and conflicts on a deeper level, the main focus of the mission shifted to training the trainers to ensure long lasting and effective help being provided to the children through the caregivers.

  • To determine effective interventions for children in this setting
  • To equip the staff with tools for better communication and containment – this formed the basis of the Train the
  • Trainer program to encourage visual journaling for self-exploration and self-care

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Our work here

Number of missions: 1

Global impact in Myanmar: Children from the orphanages

Partners:

Programmes: Humanitarian mission