Bridging the education gap

Prospect Burma provides access to Grade 11-12 learning which is otherwise unavailable to marginalised groups in conflict zones or affected by persecution.

Our projects are delivered through trusted local partners in hard-to-reach communities. Learning takes place either online or in safe locations.

Because the situation in Myanmar is volatile, our projects are agile. Our local partners help us identify local communities’ needs, so we can shift and target the right response in the right places, at the right time.

Why it matters

There is very little hope of any young person in Myanmar bridging the gap between school and an internationally recognised university.

The reasons are multiple. Since the 2021 coup, schools are being bombed. Millions of people are displaced. The few remaining pupils in state schools are only taught to recite what they are told, and not to question.

So there are huge barriers to them even being able to apply to university. They will never become the doctors, engineers, project managers and other skilled people the country will need in order to rebuild itself…unless they receive support from an organisation such as Prospect Burma.