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S U P P OR T TH E C H AR I TY
S H E S U P P OR T S
Education has always been one of my chief
concerns as it is, together with health care,
the most important need for the future
of Burma. I am very proud to learn that
Prospect Burma has grown so much since
its foundation. Unfortunately an enormous
amount still remains to be done to help
young people in Burma acquire education
of a standard that would enable them to
take their country forward in this
global age.
I therefore appeal to our friends and
supporters all over the world to help Burma
towards a sound future by giving
generously to Prospect Burma. Every penny
given can make a difference to the
prospects of our young people and hence
of our country.
charity which does its best to fill the gap.
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AN APPEAL FROM
AUNG SAN SUU KYI
Tel 020 7371 0887 Fax 020 7371 0547
E-mail information@prospectburma.org
Prospect Burma
Porters’ Lodge
Rivermead Court
Ranelagh Gardens
London SW6 3SF
PROSPECT BURMA KEEPING THE FLAME OF EDUCATION ALIVE
PR OSPE C T B UR M A KEEPIN G THE FL AME O F EDU CATION ALIV E
“I warmly commend Prospect
Burma’s work to you”
Aung San Suu Kyi
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A BRIEF HISTORY
In the summer of 1988, student-led
demonstrations erupted across Burma in
protest against the one-party system. Within
days, Aung San Suu Kyi became the focus
of Burmese people’s hopes, speaking out for
human rights and multi-party elections.
The demonstrations were harshly put down
with large numbers of people killed, martial
law was imposed and universities closed.
A whole generation has been deprived of
education and the effect on Burma’s future
is incalculable.
Prospect Burma was set up in 1989 to help
fill the educational vacuum. Sadly, there is
no sign of demand for our help diminishing.
We have grown from awarding a solitary
scholarship in 1992 to giving over a hundred
a year now, and our need for funds is as
urgent today as it was at the outset.
We are convinced that the best way to bring
about positive change in Burma is to invest
in the education of her young people.
Prospect Burma invests in the democratic
future of Burma through its young people.
Our programme of scholarships helps to give
them the education that is unavailable in their
own country. They are drawn from every
ethnic group and they study subjects vital to
the redevelopment of Burma, including public
health, education and economics. They are
all committed to returning home when
possible in order to apply their new skills
and knowledge in rebuilding the country.
Since our foundation in 1989 we have
supported over 1,500 Burmese students in
this way. In addition to awarding
scholarships, we fund English language
tuition inside Burma, an English language
and computer study school for desperately
poor Burmese refugees in Delhi, and teacher
training programmes in Burma and Thailand.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi regards our work as
vital for the future of her country, and
demonstrates her belief by donating funds
from her Nobel Peace Prize and other award
to Prospect Burma activities.
Please join her in supporting our aim of
keeping the flame of education alive.
PROSPECT BURMA “It means so much that people so far
away care enough to help us.
You have given us hope
where before we had none.”
“Prospect Burma’s
scholarship changed
my whole life.
Without it, I would not
have been able
to graduate. I dedicate
my knowledge, skills
and the rest of my life
to work for the
restoration of democracy, peace,
justice and prosperity
in Burma.”*
*To protect their security we do not
publish the names of our students
HOW TO HELP
Prospect Burma has several educational
schemes to help young people realise their dream
of a free Burmese society. Our long-standing
Partners of Prospect Burma provide us with
essential long term core funding for our work.
Joining this key group at a minimum of £25
a month on an ongoing basis gives us the secure
support so vital to our work. The Adopt-A-
Scholarship Scheme costs £800 per part
scholarship per year and lets benefactors support
scholarships in specific areas of study. We also
have an Institutional Partner’s Scheme
costing £2,000 per year for organisations
wishing to support us.
You can make donations by phoning, writing, or on
our website. So PLEASE if you are going to climb
a mountain, or Give As You Earn, please do it in
aid of the students that we have had to turn away
this year, and pledge it to Prospect Burma.
Whatever you can send now will make a real
difference to the individual lives of Burmese
students, and to the future of Burma. Your
contribution at whatever level is vital to us in our
goal of supporting Burmese students.
£25,000 pays for our school in Delhi
£4,500 for English teaching in Kachin State
£800 to cover a scholarship in Rangoon
£300 to join our Partners’ Scheme
£100 towards training a teacher
If you are a UK taxpayer, signing a Gift Aid form with
your donation, increases the value of your gift
at no extra cost to you.
IBAN number GB07RBOS 161725 10019933
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