"Pinky Lwin"

Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Pinky Lwin, an international school student from Myanmar. Pinky, like so many young people in Myanmar, has had her life turned completely upside down by the Military's illegal seizure of power. Her future, which she once saw so clearly, is now blurred. Not only has her education suffered but the ongoing crisis in Myanmar is having a detrimental effect on her mental wellbeing. Pinky understands that there are many people in a much worse position than her and she is determined to do what she can to help others. With a group of friends she helped set up an organisation called ‘Healing Buddies', which offers emotional counselling and support to young people. After 5 months of listening to bombings in her neighbourhood, wondering whether her house would be targeted next, Pinky and her family began to feel less and less safe. As the 3rd wave of covid hit and family members became sick, Pinky and her family made a last minute decision to leave Myanmar so that Pinky could have a chance to continue with her education. Now in Thailand, Pinky finds herself in limbo, haunted by survivor's guilt. Here she shares her experience of living through the coup and how it has impacted her, her family and her friends and why she will never stop fighting for her people and her country. The ah nah: Conversations with Myanmar podcast was born from a desire to bring into public consciousness the atrocities that are currently being committed in Myanmar (also known as Burma). Our goal is simply to keep the conversation going, and to let the people of Myanmar know that they have not been forgotten. You can continue to support the people of Myanmar by keeping this conversation going. You can subscribe to this podcast on all major podcasting apps, including Apple, Spotify and Acast. You can also follow us on all our social media pages, linked below. If you’d like to reach out, please email us or fill out this form to add your voice to the conversation (https://tinyurl.com/3ee7ssm9). Credits: Song: Kabar Makyay Bu (Until the End of the World), was written and recorded by Naing Myanmar, it became the revolutionary anthem of the 1988 pro-democracy movement and could be heard once again all over Myanmar during the 2021 Coup. Naing Myanmar maintains that the song is no longer his, since the '88 uprising “it belongs to everyone”. Graphics: SelinaXin Sound Effects: https://mixkit.co *Special thanks to Pinky Lwin, the team at Healing Buddies, and all the young students across Myanmar who are struggling to make sense of the traumatic situation their country is now in and yet despite it all they continue to find ways to help others. We are so grateful to Pinky for adding her voice to the conversation, you can find out more about healing buddies on their facebook page @healingbuddies Follow ah nah: instagram.com/ahnahpodcast facebook.com/ahnahpodcast twitter.com/ahnahpodcast Thanks for listening, and remember to #KeepTheConversationGoing! Myanmar, we have not forgotten you. Follow us at @ahnahpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.