Burma Center Prague Explained

Burma Center Prague (BCP) is a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Prague, Czech Republic. It has been founded by two individuals in 2006. Its main goal is to achieve human rights, civil rights and democracy in Burma.^[1]

It does this

• by analyzing the situation in Burma and by informing and involving the European public;
• by serving as a bridge between Europe and Burma;
• by providing needed services for Burmese, in particular capacity building and facilitating the integration of refugees; and
• by supporting the empowerment and active participation of Burmese for the transition of Burma.

The organization is working both in the Czech Republic and implementing global projects.

Activities

Main activities comprise:

• Providing services to refugees from Burma who came to the Czech Republic, especially to those who came within the UNHCR resettlement program.^[2]
• Supporting grassroots organizations of Burmese refugees in India through capacity building, micro finance and other activities.^[3]
• Responding to the famine in Chin State.^{[4] [5]}
• Supporting Burmese exile media and Burmese bloggers.^[6]
• Promoting responsible tourism to Burma.^[7]
• Providing expertise and reports on issues related to Burma.^{[8] [9]}
• Campaigning for the release of Burma's political prisoners.^[10]
• Organizing conferences of the Burmese exile democracy movement and related advocacy organizations.^{[11] [12]}
• Supporting civil society organizations in Burma through capacity building, a microgrant scheme and the development of an open source platform for social networking.^[13]

Celebrity support

Activities by Burma Center Prague have repeatedly been supported by the former Czechoslovak and Czech president Václav Havel.^{[14] [15]}

In 2013, the organization has arranged meetings of the Burmese community in the Czech Republic and supporters with Aung San Suu Kyi and Min Ko Naing who attended events in Prague.

Cooperations

In 2012, Burma Center Prague started cooperation with the Wathann Film Fest, which annually takes place in Yangon.^{[16] [17]}

External links

• Official website of Burma Center Prague
• EcoBurma, promoting responsible tourism to Burma
• Project website of mycitizen.net, a social network that seeks to promote civil society activities

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mission and Profile.
2. http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/o_ministerstvu/archivy/z_medii/barmske_centrum_praha_uz_5_let_rozviji.html
3. Web site: Indian Base for the Transformation of Burma, 2009.
4. Web site: Burma Center Prague: DMS BAMBUS - FAMINE IN BURMA - Let's help the Burmese . 2011-06-17 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723224155/http://www.burma-center.org/dmsbambus/famine-in-burma.php . 2011-07-23 .
5. Web site: Chinland Guardian - Chin Food Crisis: A Helping Hand from Afar . 2011-12-15 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111206223250/http://www.chinlandguardian.com/news-2009/1561-chin-food-crisis-a-helping-hand-from-afar.html . 2011-12-06 .
6. Web site: Press Release on Elections in Burma. 2011-06-17. 2011-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809181632/http://www.burmapartnership.org/2010/09/press-release-on-elections-in-burma/. dead.
7. Web site: New Project Promotes Responsible Travel to Burma | Featured | burmablog.net . 2011-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629133451/http://burmablog.net/2011/06/16/new-project-promotes-responsible-travel-to-burma/ . 2011-06-29 . dead.
8. Web site: Publications.
9. Web site: ECONNECT - zpravodajství - témata.
10. Web site: Locals back Burma cause - News - the Prague Post . 2011-12-15 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130920110150/http://www.praguepost.com/news/1568-locals-back-burma-cause.html . 2013-09-20 .
11. Web site: State of play: Beijing Olympics 2008 - the Prague Post . https://archive.today/20120909132645/http://www.praguepost.com/archivescontent/6669-state-of-play-beijing-olympics-2008.html . 9 September 2012 . dead.
12. Web site: Show of solidarity - the Prague Post . https://archive.today/20120908050257/http://www.praguepost.com/archivescontent/4351-show-of-solidarity.html . 8 September 2012 . dead.
13. Web site: MY Citizen. mycitizen.net. 8 September 2023.
14. Web site: Letter of the Former Czech President Václava Havla . 2011-12-15 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120211180810/http://www.burma-center.org/dmsbambus/letter.htm . 2012-02-11 .
15. Web site: Česká veřejnost oslavila narozeniny Aun Schan Su Ťij prostřednictvím společné fotografie.
16. Web site: Writing Contest စာမူ ျပိဳင္ပြဲ « EcoBurma – travel to Burma / Myanmar . 2012-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120622131125/http://www.ecoburma.com/contest/ . 2012-06-22 . dead.
17. Web site: Wathann Film Festival invites entries . 2012-06-14 . https://archive.today/20130129100134/http://www.mmtimes.com/2012/timeout/628/timeout02.html . 2013-01-29 . dead.