"Seng Doi"

Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Seng Doi, an educator from Kachin state and a dear friend of the hosts. Growing up in a very remote area Seng understood the importance of education: at the age of 15 she left her hometown to further her studies but as she moved around Myanmar, she realised that equal educational opportunities were hard to find. As well as a passion for equality in education she had a great desire to learn English and explore the wider world, but with limited financial means her journey would not be an easy one. In 2019 after countless setbacks, incredible resilience, and hard work her dreams finally came true and she moved to Melbourne Australia to study, but being so far away from home when the coup broke out had a devastating impact on Seng. Here she talks about what it is like to be so far away from home, the worries and concerns many Myanmar citizens, particularly students, face who are caught outside the country, especially those with expiring visas, and the constant worry for their families back in Myanmar. 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 Seng Doi and all Myanmar citizen around the world who continue to keep the story of Myanmar alive and help their country and people however they can. We are so grateful to Seng for adding her voice to the conversation, you can find our more about Knowledge Beyond Borders on facebook @kbeyondborders 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.