2023 PHOTO WORKSHOPS
In February we worked with 8 young Burmese women from SAW (Social Action for Women) who had recently fled Myanmar due to continued insecurity and harassment by the military. They are determined to fight for democracy and justice in their country. They see their glass as always half-full!
photo: Eaint Kyano Thin
Photo: Khin Maung Win
photo: Hsu Myat Noe
photo: Htar Ei Thet
photo: Eaint Kyano Thin
photo: Sophi
JOY HOUSE
Joy House is a new community center that offers a safe space for Burmese refugees and Thais to meet and build community. . There are classes in art, music, dance, animation, and yoga for young and old. MSppa ran a photo workshop for elders ( anyone over 50 ) in April and what a hoot it was! 9 Burmese and 1 Thai learned about lighting, composition, and story-telling through photography. Mostly we laughed!
The Joy House elders doing what they do best: laughing!
photo: Hla Hla
photo: Kyaw Lin Min
photo: Tin Tin
photo: Susan T
Minmahaw Migrant Learning Center Summer Session
This April workshop was an exercise in herding cats! Two sessions with 20+ students in each.... It would not have been possible without Pozo and Miriam, the two film maker who led the workshop. Students used their cell phones to shoot assignments on light, composition, movement, and fashion. Because of security concerns, we will not show their faces.
2020 PHOTO WORKSHOPS
Champion Migrant School / Thailand / 2020 / photo: Wai Hnin Hlaing
Champion Migrant Center / Thailand / 2020 / Certificate Day!
Champion Learning Center / Mae Sot / Thailand /2020 / photo: Thu Yar Aung
SOCIAL ACTION FOR WOMEN
The Karen Women's Organization has been supporting women on both sides of the border since 1949. They have been especially busy since the 2021 military coup, providing shelter, food, counseling to internally displaced people and refugees.
In February, MSppa ran photo workshops for KWO staff in Mae Sot and Mae Sariang.
The Karen Women's Organization has been supporting women on both sides of the border since 1949. They have been especially busy since the 2021 military coup, providing shelter, food, counseling to internally displaced people and refugees.
In February, MSppa ran photo workshops for KWO staff in Mae Sot and Mae Sariang.
This workshop at the English School in March of 2020 came to a halt after 3 days when the government shut down all schools, and public events due to Covid 19.