Lahpai Seng Raw

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]

Lahpai Seng Raw
လဖိုင်ဆိုင်းရော်
Born1949 (age 73–74)
NationalityBurmese
Alma materRangoon University
Known forMetta Development Foundation

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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