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The 30 Story

by Partners Relief & Development

It all began in a refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border where Partners Relief & Development founders Steve and Oddny Gumaer encountered a young, orphaned girl. From their decision to make a simple $30 commitment to support her, Partners has grown to impact the lives of literally hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Burma. Now we need your help to change the lives of even more and remind them that they are loved and not forgotten. Become part of the 30 story today by making a monthly commitment to support our work with the people of Burma. Visit http://30.partnersworld.org to learn more.

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War Refugee

by Partners Relief & Development

On June 9, 2011 fighting began in Kachin State, Burma marking the end to a 17-year ceasefire. As many as 30,000 Kachin civilians have been displaced from their homes. Partners Relief & Development is providing food and basic survival items to around 4,000 people as of July 20, 2011. Those currently displaced can be separated into 3 groups: internally displaced with ethnic government support, internally displaced without support and neighboring country refugees without support. We are supporting communities that fall into the second and third categories. This film primarily addresses the situation for the first and third groups. For more information on the situation in Burma or how you can support the communities of this conflict, please visit our website at: http://www.partnersworld.org. Music credit: Balmorhea "Barefoot Pilgrims" and "En Route" (usage license pending) ©2011 Partners Relief & Development

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Not So Different

by Partners Relief & Development

Naw Paw Ta Eh Moo is 11 years old and lives in Burma. She likes to sing and play volleyball. When she grows up she wants to be a nurse and raise a family. She is not so different from any other child. We have the power to fight for change for Naw Paw Ta Eh Moo. We can use our voice to speak to the places she cannot. Please blog, share and tweet her story, that her testimony may not go unnoticed. For more information on the situation in Burma or how you can support the children of this conflict, please visit our website at: http://partnersworld.org. Music credit: Balmorhea "Baleen Morning" ©2011 Partners Relief and Development

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"Don't they even know he is a human being, like them?"

by Partners Relief & Development

In this last video from Kachin State, Partners CEO Steve Gumaer shares how on June 9th the Burma Army destroyed the village and belongings of members of this Kachin community. On the way home Steve met the mother of the first victim of Burma Army attacks. Her son was captured, brutally tortured, then killed. His body was left in the village center for all to see. She looked up between sobs and asked rhetorically, "Don't they even know he is a human being, like them? Please watch this video to learn more about the crisis in Kachin State, Burma.