Funding School Costs

Although primary school education is now nominally free for children in Myanmar there are still costs involved for the parents and families. Most children have to provide their own stationery, many have to buy a simple school uniform and parents are often asked to support teacher’s salaries. Consequently many of the poorest children in Myanmar have little chance of going to school. Because most parents only earn about a dollar a day they cannot afford to pay these costs.

Now Heal Kids is supporting an annual programme that operates in many parts of Myanmar including Yangon, Chin State, Sittwe, Toungoo, Pyin Oo Lwin, Bago Region and Rhakine State to pay for hundreds of children each year to attend school by providing them with school bags, stationery, uniforms and any fees required. This means they will get enough education to transform their lives by opening a door to the future.