Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones. |
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Since I started working at Partners most of my time is spent working with children in different boarding homes. They all have different backgrounds and different problems. Every time I visit the homes, I interview the students and caregivers. Every time I hear their stories, it never fails to encourage me. I wonder how they can go through these situations. They showed me they are able to love and smile when it is hard for them. It is really powerful to hear someones life experiences. For the past 2 months, I’ve gone to Mae Ra Moe Refugee Camp to visit the children and caregivers. I interviewed many students, but Saw Dal Lwe Htoo stood out to me out of all the children ...
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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/
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