Lahpai Seng Raw Explained

Lahpai Seng Raw
Nationality:	Burmese
Alma Mater:	Rangoon University
Known For:	Metta Development Foundation

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]}

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: လဖိုင်ဆိုင်းရော် ရေမွန် မက်ဆေးဆေး ဆုလက်ခံယူမယ်. Thit Htoo Lwin. 29 August 2013. Burmese.
2. Web site: First Afghan woman governor wins Magsaysay Award . July 25, 2013. Philippine Daily Inquirer . August 30, 2013 . Associated Press.
3. Web site: Lahpai Seng Raw honoured with Magsaysay award . Myanmar Times. AFP . 2013-07-25 . 2013-08-05.
4. Web site: Kachin Aid Worker Selected for Human Rights Prize . Rfa.org . 2013-07-24 . 2013-08-05.
5. Web site: Lahpai Seng Raw . NewsDaily . August 31, 2013 . September 5, 2013 . The Associated Press.
6. Web site: Ramon Magsaysay Kumhpa lu ai Lahpai Seng Raw hpe Laiza kawn shagau sha-a . Kachin News . September 7, 2013 . Kachin . September 27, 2013.
7. News: Rebel with a cause . Bangkok Post . August 4, 2013 . September 27, 2013 . Ko Htwe.
8. Web site: 'I always forget that I'm a woman' . Philippine Daily Inquirer . August 30, 2013 . August 30, 2013 . Yap, DJ.
9. Web site: Their courage set their people free - the Magsaysay Awardees 2013 (Part I) . Pilipino Star Ngayon . September 5, 2013 . September 5, 2013 . Soliven, Preciosa S..