Education Foundation

Myat Linn Aung is one of BEAM’s GED Program graduates. He successfully passed the GED exam in 2014. Immediately after he passed GED exam, he began to work at the Boarding High School for Orphans and Helpless Youth (BHSOH) in Mae Sot, Thailand. First established along the Thai-Myanmar border in 1993, BHSOH is dedicated to fill the educational void experienced by orphans and children from migrant families.

Zwe, originally from Karen State, Myanmar, is one of BEAM’s GED Program graduates. He successfully passed the GED exam in 2013. After passing the GED, Zwe spent two years teaching English and Math at the Children Development Center (CDC) in Mae Sot. Over a period of two years, he taught sixty students ages 9-14.

Hay Tha, originally from Karen State, Myanmar, is a graduate of the Faculty of Social Science at Chiang Mai University. After graduation, Hay Tha joined Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF), a CBO that responds to the increasing number of children on the Thai-Burma border who require complex medical treatment and surgery that is not available at local clinics or hospitals. Despite its name, BCMF helps both children and adults. Approximately 300 to 500 patients benefit from BCMF services each year. Hay Tha currently works at BCMF as a project officer.

Nang Lin Kham, originally from Shan State, Myanmar, is a graduate of the Faculty of Social Science at Chiang Mai University. Immediately after her graduation, she began to work at BEAM as an assistant Legal Assistance Program Officer. She expresses her passion for working with BEAM: “BEAM has given me a lot of chances; I want to hand those chances to the other young people. The other reason is that I personally belief in the power of education in human development, which is the start of other types of development. And BEAM is working to develop the capacity of humans, which will lead to the development of the society as a whole.”