Fri, 25 Oct 2013
Thaton, Toungoo and Hpa-an Photo Set: Access to education, February 2012 to January 2013

This photo set includes 22 still photographs selected from images taken by three community members in Thaton, Toungoo and Hpa-an districts between February 2012 and January 2013. These photographs depict education and barriers to education, including a lack of teachers, lack of financial support, and lack of access to school supplies. In T’Nay Hsah Township, Hpa-an District, a nursery school was established in July 2012. However, in Than Daung Township, Toungoo District, there were schools but no teachers. In M--- village, Than Daung Township, Toungoo District, there is only one teacher who has to teach students of all ages up to grade four. In Billin Township, Thaton District, the school was established by the villagers in 2010 when the villagers returned after being displaced by the DKBA.

Photo Set | Billin Township, Thaton District, Than Daung Township, Toungoo District and T’Nay Hsah Township, Hpa-an District (February 2012 to January 2013)

The following photos were taken by three community members from Thaton, Toungoo and Hpa-an districts who have been trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions. They are presented below, censored where necessary for security purposes.[1]The 22 photos below were received along with other information from Thaton, Toungoo and Hpa-an districts, including 371 other photos.

 

Fri, 25 Oct 2013

Footnotes: 

[1] KHRG trains villagers in eastern Burma to document individual human rights abuses using a standardised reporting format; conduct interviews with other villagers; and write general updates on the situation in areas with which they are familiar.

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