THE EXPERIENCE OF ASEAN VOLUNTEERS IN MYANMAR VOLUNTEERS THE EXPERIENCE OF ASEAN THE PEOPLE TO CLOSER BRINGIN ASEAN BRINGING ASEAN CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE THE EXPERIENCE OF ASEAN VOLUNTEERS IN MYANMAR ISBN 978-602-8441-47-9 BRINGING ASEAN CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE The Experience of ASEAN Volunteers in Myanmar asean asean The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States of the Association are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia For inquiries, contact: Public Outreach and Civil Society Division The ASEAN Secretariat 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 Indonesia Phone : (62 21) 724-3372, 726-2991 Fax : (62 21) 739-8234, 724-3504 Email :
[email protected] General information on ASEAN appears online at the ASEAN website: www.asean.org Catalogue-in-Publication Data Writers Chief Editor Philipp Danao Alanna Jorde Bringing ASEAN Closer to the People: The Experience of ASEAN Volunteers in Myanmar Mangala Namasivayam Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, August 2010 Graphic Designer Contributors Bobby Haryanto 363.34595 ASEAN Volunteers Yulian Ardhi 1. ASEAN – Disaster Relief Implementing Partners 2. Social Action – Volunteer Anggiet Ariefianto Publication Assistants Joseph Viandrito Juliet Shwegaung ISBN 978-602-8411-47-9 Kyaw Myat Tha (Kenny) Sandi Myat Aung Sok Phoeuk Sithu Koko Surya Aslim The text of this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted with proper Wanna Suksriboonamphai Photography acknowledgement. U Kin Zaw AHTF Coordinating Office Copyright ASEAN Secretariat 2010 ASEAN Volunteers All rights reserved Acknowledgements he ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force for Victims of Cyclone Nargis T(AHTF) expresses its deep gratitude and sincere appreciation to all those who collaborated with us in the coordinated effort to alleviate the suffering of survivors of Cyclone Nargis.