THIRD quaRTeR 2009
PaRTNeRS MaGaZINe THIRD quaRTeR 2009
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Prtnrs Mgzin Third qrtr 2009
Publiser:
Prtnrs Rli & Dvlopmnt
Our vision: Free full lives for the children of Burma.Our hope: Reconciled communities living in peace.
Founder and Directors:
Stv nd Oddny Gmr
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Prtnrs Rli nd Dvlopmnt (PRaD) is nonprotorgniztion with 501(c) 3 drl tx xmpt stts.any contribtions givn to PRaD r tx ddctibl oru.S. txpyrs.PRaD is rgistrd chrity in th uSa, Cnd, uK,astrli, Norwy, Nw Zlnd nd Thilnd
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Ching Mi nd M Sot, Thilnd
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Contributors:
Crig Grrison, Clir Gibbons, Chris Doln,Srh armitg,Stv & Oddny Gmr.
Potos:
Stv Gmr: pg. 1,3, 4, 5, 8, 12-14, 16, 23, 24.K’Chy: pg 6. St Corltt: pg 16 (thr bottom). all othrphotos: privt
Front coer:
a Krn child in eh Th Th Rg Cmp.Photo by Stv Gmr. Typogrphy by Sch Olson.
Laout and desin:
Oddny Gmrunlss othrwis indictd, ll scriptr ottions rtkn rom th Holy Bibl: Nw Intrntionl Vrsion. NIV.Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984. Zondrvn Pblishing Hos.Prmission to rprodc ny o th mtril ond inPrtnrs Mgzin cn b obtind t:ino@prtnrsworld.orgPrintd in Thilnd© Prtnrs Rli & Dvlopmnt 2009.
NeW VISION
by Stv GmrIntrntionl Fondr o Prtnrs Rli & Dvlopmnt
Free, ull lies or te cildren o Burma and reconciled communitiesliin in peace. Tat’s wat we are workin or. Tis is our ision. Buttere are a ew obstacles in ront o us.
Th Brm army is th 12th lrgst rmy on rth. Thir intns militrypowr is mployd to systmticlly xploit th contry o its' rsorcsnd to kp n iron grip on th inrstrctr ndd to mintin its' stolnwlth. Th dstrction nd bs this hs wroght on th lrgly grrinpopl in th hills is modrn dy crim ginst hmnity.In Jnry I visitd mny commnitis o intrnlly displcd popl. Myxprinc conrmd wht w hv bn rporting on nd snding spportor sinc 1994.I sw thosnds o milis rgmntd d to th rods tht wr constrct-d, ptrolld nd lndmind to divid villgrs rom thir lovd ons. Thssm rods kp ric rmrs rom thir rms nd stop ntir popltionsrom trvlling, trding nd sstining thir wy o li. I wlkd throghvllys o bndond trrcd ric lds tht onc d hndrds o poplthrogh th rhythm o ssons nd li.I wlkd throgh ormrly thriving commnitis, sing only th chrrdrmins o homs whr bbis wr born, risd, nd broght p to tkovr th rms o thir thrs, thir ncstors. Not only hd th Brm armydstroyd thir homs, rms, nd wy o li, thy lso brid lndmins inobvios pproch nd xit pths so tht whn th villgrs rtrnd to ndthir blongings, thy wold b mrrd or li by this dstrctiv lgcy. Th yongst victims o this wr crry on in thir hid sits. Thy r rsilint.Yt thy sr or lck o cln wtr, norishing ood, shltr, nd th brk-down in commnity tht hppns whn hop or th tr is lost. Th childrn o Brm do not njoy th rdom or th llnss o my owndghtrs' xprinc. Thir schools r brnd to th grond long withthir homs; thir chrchs nd civic cntrs r dstroyd; th clinics thtwold normlly srv thir nds in tim o illnss r st on r, th mdicsotn killd nd th mdicins stoln by this illgitimt rgim. I griv orth pin ths popl ndr.Prtnrs hs grown.
This year we managed to touch the lives o hal a million people in our pursuit o our newly sharpened vision to bring ree, ull lives to thechildren o Burma. Our hope is to be a part o bringing reconciled communitiesto live in peace.
On vry pg o this iss yo will s signposts ldingtowrds th ccomplishmnt o or vision. This gol is worthy o or ort nd strggl. To b th ons who dlivrGod’s grc, his llnss nd rdom to th childrn o Brm is somthingw t Prtnrs joylly giv or tmost to chiv. Or commnity ort onthir bhl is sstind, in prt, by yo. Thnk yo or yor pryrs nd sp-port. Thnk yo on bhl o th thosnds o milis tht yor spport hshlpd.For th childrn o Brm,
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70,000
childrn
r SOLDI
eRS.
221 o eer 1000 die
bor th g o 5.
80% o th childrn who di, do so rom mlr-i, rspirtory illnsss nd dirrh; sicknssstht cold sily hv bn prvntd.
Less tanal o all scool-aedcildren et to o to scool.
ThESE ARE SOME OF ThEFACTS OF
ThIS IS WhAT ThE BURMAMILITARy gOvERNMENTSAyS ABOUTBURMA:
‘Myanmar today is striving its utmost to create the best opportunities for the children.’
according to th rgim,childrn r th ‘jwls’ o Brm, ndr crd or nd rspctd by vrymmbr o socity. Th SPDC notstht childrn in Brm r vry wllprotctd, physiclly nd psychologi-clly.
(Source: Paragraph 83 and 253. Myanmar’s 2nd Periodic Report toUnited Nations Committee on the Rights o the Child, 11 June 2002).
Less tan 1%
o GNP is spnt on dction.
LESS ThAN 0.3% OF gNP SPENT ON hEALThCARE.
Childrn r otn orcd into th sx indstry. Th trcking o childrn hs bcomincrsingly prvlnt throghot th contry,spcilly in bordr rs.Childrn living in thnic minority rs contin to bsbjctd to physicl injry, tortr, rp, mrdr, orcdlbor, nd orcd rloction.
BURMA
1/3
o ll childrn ndr 5 r mlnorishd.
Sources: Country reports on Human Rights Practices-2002; Bureau o Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour; US State Department and ICRC, 2002;burmaissues.org; internal-displacement.org
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