Education Foundation
Sustainable Social Change Through Education
On 23rd January 2018, four of BEAM’s students; Nang Lin Kham, Nang Mwe Poung, Saw Samual and Sai Say Noom graduated from Chiang Mai University. Congratulations on your graduation and best wishes for your next adventure
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.