CfC supports underprivileged (orphaned) children and youth up to twenty years old, who live in the developing country Myanmar. This includes healthy food, clothing, housing, education, hygiene and medical care.
Are you curious about how things are going in Myanmar at the moment and how our projects are running? Then read our 2024 Annual Report. The circumstances in the country have been miserable since the military coup in 2021 and the popular uprising that followed. In our report we tell how our local staffmembers are putting their shoulders to the wheel to provide education, care and guidance for the orphans in Minethouk. That is heart-warming to read.
Our two orphanages form a warm and close-knit community. Everything is going well. There is discipline, but there is also a lot of time for fun. The children all have their tasks and help well. The staff members create the right climate for this. The staff consists of U tet Tun (orphanage father), Daw Mya Sein (cook), U Bran Saing (boys home staff member and computer teacher) and Daw Nilar Aye (girls home staff member and math teacher).
It is with great sadness that we report that Simon Goede, the former secretary of the Care for Children Foundation, passed away on May 3, 2023. Due to complications following pacemaker surgery, he died unexpectedly at the age of 87. After the death of Cor Visser, who started the foundation, Simon devoted years of unbridled energy to the two orphanages in Minethouk. Simon was involved with heart and soul and even after his retirement as director he was a good adviser to the new board. His mourning card said 'Our rock in the surf'! That was Simon in a nutshell, for everyone.
The popular uprising, political instability, soaring inflation, international sanctions and irregular electricity supplies have discouraged international companies from doing business in Myanmar. In 2024, investment levels fell to a new low since the 2021 coup. All this amid violence and human rights abuses by the military. The figures were released by the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), Myanmar’s junta-controlled business registry.
In Myanmar, around 250 people have died as a result of Typhoon Yagi. In early September, Yagi swept across Myanmar, after the storm had also hit Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, among other countries. More than 600 people have died across the region. According to state media, 77 people are still missing. More than 260,000 hectares of rice fields and other crops have been destroyed by the floods. The United Nations warns that 630,000 people in Myanmar are in urgent need of aid.
Burma, Birma, Myanmar. Those are the three names that you often see mixed up. First of all, we can be brief about the difference between Burma and Birma. Birma is Dutch for Burma. But should you say Burma or Myanmar? That mainly depends on your own preference and/or your nationality. Because in some countries Burma/Birma is consistently used in the media, in other countries you only hear Myanmar. And that in turn is determined by whether or not the name Myanmar is recognized by the government of that country.
