SAP Social Sabbatical Yangon

17/03/2016

Social Sabbatical Yangon - Video Diary Days 7 & 8: Hit the Road in Bagan
On the first weekend of our stay in Myanmar, a large group of the SAP Team visited the old Capital CIty and World Heritage candidate Bagan - the town of the 1000 Pagodas.

On the first weekend of our stay in Myanmar, a large group of the SAP Team visited the old Capital CIty and World Heritage candidate Bagan - the town of the ...

08/03/2016

"It is going to be strange walking into the office next week and everything will be the same, except me. This experience was so intense that there was no way I would walk away unscathed." Samantha Satzger

I know this is coming a little after the fact, but you know what they say, the early bird gets the worm……. actually ‘better late than never’ probably fits better here, but who’s c…

07/03/2016

Social Sabbatical Yangon - Video Diary Day 2: Experience a ride through busy Yangon - Main & Back street racing as we travel from COM office to AYO office on our second day in Yangon. This one is a bit lengthy, but I wanted to give you the full experience - and finally back in Germany the Upload worked!

Experience a ride through busy Yangon - Main & Back street racing as we travel from COM office to AYO office on our second day in Yangon. This one is a bit l...

07/03/2016

The Highlights of our final Presentations. Four Projects with NGOs: CAD, AYO, COM, KT-Care are presented by the SAP Social Sabbatical Teams on Friday March 4, 2016, the last day of our Social Sabbatical in Myanmar.

The Highlights of our final Presentations. Four Projects with NGOs: CAD, AYO, COM, KT-Care are presented by the SAP Social Sabbatical Teams on Friday March 4...

05/03/2016

It's such a great experience to participant in SAP's Social Sabbatical program, we have met so many interesting and excellent people.
Goodbye Myanmar, it's really a country hard to leave
https://youtu.be/ZIQJKqtgFbA

01/03/2016

When life gives you lemons, make sure you have some sugar!
Read the new (and hopefully not final! ) Blog Post by our fellow Samantha Satzger

Life is like a box of chocolates, but in Yangon, those chocolates are mostly melted before you get a chance to eat them. But in my case, the chocolate has been some of the best I’ve ever experience…

01/03/2016

I am here to tell you that our local consultant is no consultant ... She's super woman
By Samantha Satzger

There is someone very special I would like to introduce to you. But before I do, let me give you a little background. In the weeks leading up to our arrival date in Yangon, the whole team (a tota...

29/02/2016

There is a sense of contentment and a sense of happiness wherever you go in Myanmar, but unfortunately, not everybody is lucky enough to flash that wonderful smile. Read Dilips Blog on the great work of KT Care Foundation.

As a volunteer travelling through Myanmar one thing that catches your attention is everybody around has a smile. There is a sense of contentment and a sense of happiness wherever you go; whether it’s ...

26/02/2016

See our client KT Care Foundation's story of mobile clinic and support!
https://youtu.be/M6Rde1U9aQg

There is a village tract in Myanmar comprised of 9 villages. It's located in government restricted zone. If the villagers are sick, they have to go to the cl...

26/02/2016

Social Sabbatical Yangon - Video Diary Days 11-13: On the Silk Road at Inle Lake

Together with our Partner Organization AYO´s Director Mr. Cin Khan Lian, we visited Inle Lake to analyse the potential of the local Hand-Weaving Industry to buy Cocoons or Silk Thread from Chin State.

Join with us on an amazing boat trip on sunsetting Inle Lake and gain detailed insights on Hand-Weaving from Mr. Myint Thein Tun (a) Ko Nge, the owner of Khitt Sunn Yinn Hand-Weaving Studio.

Together with our Partner Organization AYO´s Director Mr. Cin Khan Lian, we visited Inle Lake to analyse the potential of the local Hand-Weaving Industry to ...