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.

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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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