Our Vision

Myanmar/Burma Schools Project Foundation (MBSPF) constructs safe and healthy educational infrastructure for impoverished children in rural Myanmar communities.

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Our Mission

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Myanmar is one of the poorest nations in Southeast Asia and suffers from a dire shortage of adequate educational facilities. Myanmar/Burma Schools Project Foundation builds more than thirty classrooms each year in rural villages in Myanmar with the support of Myanmar education officials, local villagers, teachers and construction crews. A key objective of our projects is to provide equal access to centres of education for both girls and boys. Fulfilling our vision expands the range of life opportunities for Myanmar’s rural children.

What We Do

From 2012-2022, MBSPF has built a total of 73 new school buildings that provide educational infrastructure for over 10,000 children. Additionally, we have done renovations at 16 existing school buildings, built 22 teachers’ cottages and put in water wells and solar electricity as needed. Since 2017, we have also built 6 rural health clinics. In 2023, we are planning to build six new schools, three teachers’ cottages and one medical clinic.

Representatives of Myanmar/Burma Schools Project Foundation travel to Myanmar regularly to visit completed projects and determine suitable locations for the upcoming projects for the current year. We offer our assistance with the support of the Myanmar government’s education department and the local villagers and teachers. Two Myanmar construction crews, one from the Mandalay area and the other from the Kalaw area, build all of our projects.

Our History

2023
January 3

Plans for Six New Schools, 3 Teachers’ Cottages and Our 7th Medical Clinic

2022
December 31

Eleven New School Buildings and our 6th Medical Clinic

2022 was our biggest construction year yet with 11 new school buildings, 4 teachers’ cottages and our 6th medical clinic completed.
2021
December 31

Eight new schools and one medical clinic built in 2021.

2022 was a banner year with 8 new schools, 3 teachers’ cottages and our fifth rural health clinic constructed.
2020
December 31

Six New Schools Constructed

2020 proved to be an ambitious building year given Covid-19. Despite the pandemic, MBSPF crews managed to complete six new school projects, including two high schools, and three teachers’ cottages in the villages of Kyawe Kan, Pyawetaung, Gwe Tauk Pin, Da Naung Pin, Baw Nin Ywar Thit and Inn Mie. We also built a rural medical clinic in the village of Kyaut Sint.
2019
December 31

Seven New Schools Constructed

MBSPF built seven new schools and two teachers’ cottages in 2019 in the villages of Than Nu Taw, Tha Phan Kone, Tee Pin Kin, Wet Choke Kone, Taung Poe Hla, Naung Kher Shey and Myin Twin. We also built a rural medical clinic in the village of Baw Kai.
2018
December 31

Seven New Schools Constructed

MBSPF built seven new schools and three teachers’ cottages in 2018 in the villages of War Panpaloe, Htan Taw Oo, Ku Toe Sade, Own Don, Ye Twin Kaung, Patama Ywa, Nan Thum, Baw Nin Ywa Thit, and Taung Pe. We also built a rural medical clinic in the village of Su Pan Inn
2017
December 31

Seven New Schools Constructed

In 2017, MBSPF constructed seven new schools and four teachers’ cottages in the villages of They Phyu Chaung, Ph Pha, Ye Twin Kaung, Mye Net, Patama Ywa, Wah Bo Yee, and U Min. We also built a rural medical clinic in the village of Myin Htaik.
2016
December 31

Eight New Schools Constructed

In 2016, we built a total of eight new schools, four in the Mandalay area and four in the Kalaw area. The new Mandalay schools are Setoe, Sekalay, Nwar Chan Gyi Kone, and Nwar Shar Yoe. We also built a teachers’ cottage in Nwar Shar Yoe. The new Kalaw area schools are Pwe Hla Shwe Gone, Son Hla, Nyaung Gyo and Myay Char.
2015
December 31

Seven New Schools Constructed

During 2015 we constructed seven new schools, six in the Mandalay area and one near Kalaw. The new Mandalay schools are Ah Shae Ngwe Toe, Nwar Chan Gyi Kone, two school buildings in Htan Sin Taw, Tan Ywar and Pe Khin. The new Kalaw area school is in the village of Kyi Gone.
2014
December 31

Built 6 More Schools

During 2014, Myanmar/Burma Schools Project Foundation built six new schools, four in the rural Mandalay area, Thein Kone, Subhyikyin, Thit Yone, Chin Myint Kyin and two in the Pyin Oo Lwin area, Innya and Pyawetaung.

Our History

During 2009-2011, MBSPF founder Roger Brain visited Myanmar four times with members of our sister charity in the United States, Myanmar Schools Project (MSP) and assisted their efforts to improve educational opportunities. During his travels to Myanmar, Roger saw first-hand the dire need for school buildings in the poor and underprivileged villages in the country.

In 2010, Roger incorporated the Canadian Myanmar/Burma Schools Project Foundation (MBSPF) under the Society Act of British Columbia.

The Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency granted charitable registration to MBSPF in 2012. MBSPF funds schools separately from MSP projects although as sister charities they share the same vision.  In 2017, MBSPF received permission to build rural medical clinics also and built its first clinic in Myin Htaik village.

Roger and other MBSPF Directors travel regularly to Myanmar on behalf of MBSPF to inspect school construction and locate new sites to create educational opportunities for the young children.

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Each visit they make strengthens MBSPF’s ties with the local villagers, our agent and construction teams in Myanmar, and the country’s Ministry of Education.

Myanmar/Burma Schools Project Foundation (MBSPF) is a Canadian Registered Charity (#80949 0865 RR0001) that issues official tax receipts for donations from Canadian taxpayers who wish to support the construction of schools in Myanmar.

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