Lahpai Seng Raw
လဖိုင်ဆိုင်းရော်
Born1949 (age 74–75)
NationalityBurmese
Alma materRangoon University
Known forMetta Development Foundation

Lahpai Seng Raw (Burmese: လဖိုင်ဆိုင်းရော်) is the founder of Myanmar's largest civil society group, Metta Development Foundation. Founded in 1997,[1][2] the group runs healthcare, agriculture and peace projects in Kachin State. In July 2013, she was awarded a Ramon Magsaysay Award.[3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

A psychology major graduate in Rangoon University, Seng Raw started to work with the internally displaced people from Myanmar-China border from 1987 up to 1997. During that period, she became the development officer-in-charge in Kachin Independence Organization's humanitarian wing (ROKA).[8][9] In 1997, she started the Metta Development Foundation, a non-government organization that helps displaced people of war afflicted zones in the country.

References

  1. ↑ "လဖိုင်ဆိုင်းရော် ရေမွန် မက်ဆေးဆေး ဆုလက်ခံယူမယ်" (in Burmese). Thit Htoo Lwin. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (July 25, 2013). "First Afghan woman governor wins Magsaysay Award". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ AFP (2013-07-25). "Lahpai Seng Raw honoured with Magsaysay award". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  4. ↑ "Kachin Aid Worker Selected for Human Rights Prize". Rfa.org. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  5. ↑ The Associated Press (August 31, 2013). "Lahpai Seng Raw". NewsDaily. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ramon Magsaysay Kumhpa lu ai Lahpai Seng Raw hpe Laiza kawn shagau sha-a" (in Kachin). Kachin News. September 7, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ Ko Htwe (August 4, 2013). "Rebel with a cause". Bangkok Post. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  8. ↑ Yap, DJ (August 30, 2013). "'I always forget that I'm a woman'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  9. ↑ Soliven, Preciosa S. (September 5, 2013). "Their courage set their people free - the Magsaysay Awardees 2013 (Part I)". Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
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