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2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Light Up the Myanmar
Children’s Future-
Project Report

Background
• After Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as Keynote speaker at Jan. 2013
Rotary Hawaii Peace Forum, Forum Organizer PDG Steve Yoshida
Visited Yangon ，to explore the opportunity for the Rotary to
extend hands to Myanmar in six area of focus，PP Aircon of
Rotary Club of Taipei Twins joined the visit，because Myanmar
has over 70% live without electricity, they are in dark, Aircon
proposed to donate advanced Solar power +LED lighting system
donate to school children.

Rotarians Visit National League
for Democracy
& donate to support democracy

Myanmar
Children
in need of
International
Help
• Myanmar has 60M population, over 85 %
population are Bhudists，people are well
educated & friendly, from 1962, under the rule of
military government, it isolated from international
community,inferstructure construction are far
behind , on 2012 GDP per Capita is only 855
USD(IMF), ranking 156 in the world.
• According to Asia News Net, over 2 /3 of Maymar
people are live withoiut electricity,
• In night the most rural area is in dark, student
can’study in night, also causes impact on the
economic development.

Donate Solar
Power + LED
Lighting for
Students
• This project will better use the advanced
technologies, to donate Solar Power + Lithium-
Iron Battery + LED lighting for Myanmar
School Children.
• Fund Raising:
TRF:20,000 USD Special Initiative Grant
• D-3480 DDF 5,000 USD
• RC Taipei Twins : 5,000 USD Cash.
• Donation from: Rotary Clubs/ Rotarians and
rotary friends
• Total: 70,000 USD

Solar Power +
Battery+LED Lighing
• Module & Centralize System:
– Install the Solar Power Generation +
Storage & movable batteries re-
charging system at schools
– School children will get LED lighting &
re-chargeable batteries at home.
– Children will have battery to light up
LED lighting for 4~5 hour at home,
bring it to school for re-charge next day.
– The donated system may become the
properties of schools, lend to children
for re-use.

Bhuda teaching: The
kindness and merits of light
up others are beyond
bounds.

Please support this meaningful projects
Make your donation, please contact:
Rotary Club of Taipei Twins
President: Archi Lin,Huei-Chin )
Secretaty: PP Model
TEL：886-2389-7850 FAX：886-2389-7853
E-mail：twin1688@ms55.hinet.net

Light Up the Myanmar Children’s Future-Solar +LED lighting
Site Survey Report
By PP Aircon & Rtn. Owen
Sep.2~7,2013

Summary of the Visit
1. There’s no electricity supply & very poor in the selected area,
the Solar + LED lighting system may benefits students &
families.
2. Centralized system is preferred by all school principals.
3. With the SIG grant from TRF, RC of Taipei Twins raised fund is
enough to donate solar lighting system for 2,000 students.
4. U Tun take care of deliver the donation goods to site.
5. U Toe & Daw Tin May will take care of the custom clearance, U
Toe clarify the import duty rate & inform Aircon if they can
apply the duty free or Myanmar side will cover the import duty,
if need RC of Taipei Twins to pay import duty , inform Aircon as
soon as possible. (Aircon provided the Bill of materials on
Sep.8).

Summary of the Visit
6. On the visit to Mrauk Oo. Select 3 monastery schools ,total have
600 users: Winarak 110+8/Tesarama 200+8/Wimala280+8,
On Rathedaung has Laung Chaung State high school (800 students
among them 3/4 need light+26 teachers) & some primary
school(over 3800 students)
7. On each location, should have one individual to in charge
of maintenance and service of donation goods, school principles
should committee to take care of the distribution & proper use of
the donation goods, keep records of the students who hold the
donation goods, students & parents should aware of the goods are
donated by Rotary Foundation & Rotarians, the property are owned
by schools, lend to them for use, on their graduation or any reason
left school, they should return donation goods to school for the use
of new students.(if they are not come to school daily, they can't
recharge the batteries, it is no reason for them to keep battery &
lighting), with this arrangement, the donation goods may continuous
to use by school children for years.
8. According to Rotary international code of policy, all goods of
donation projects shall maintain in sound condition & keep traceable
record for at least 3 years, Sponsor Rotary Club or RI may have
auditor to visit site & check it.

Map of
MyanmarSittwe
Yangon

Sittwe /Mrauk & Rathedaung Location

Purpose of Site Visit
•To explore the environment of the area we plan to
make donation.
•To know the site condition for installation & use of the
donation goods.
•To identifying which system may suitable for the area.
•To know the villages economic condition & how the
benefits of donation goods may bring to students.

Mrauk U Bhuda Tooth Relics Pagoda

Villagers live in hut W/ Bamboo Structure
Palm Leave Roof-Mrauk U

Hut without any furniture-Mrauk U

Villagers at front of hut

Shabby Store in Village

Women head carry goods

Mrauk Oo Main Street
Mrauk Oo

Monastery School Class room-
Mrauk U

Present Sample Lighting to Master
Monk

Present Sample Lighting to Master Monk –
Winarak(110 students & 8 teachers)

Monk -Tesarama (280 students & 8 teachers)

Monk –Wimara (280 Students & 8 teachers)

Boat Cruise to
Rathedaung Village

Village at River side

Villagers/teachers & students
Welcome Rotarians

Students Greet Rotarians

Explain why Rotarians donate Lighting-
Our future is in your hands

School Principal express his deep
appreciation to Rotary

Classroom in Laung Chaung State
Primary School

Classroom in Laung Chaung
State Primary School

Bridge over trouble water
-suspension bridge donated by U Tun(a successful
& hearty Arakanese businessman)
Arakan成功企業家回饋鄉里捐建的吊橋

Last Day Final Meeting w/ ALD
party chairman & leader

Solar + LED Lighting System
Donated by :
The Rotary Foundation
Rotary District 3480
Rotary Club of Taipei Twins

Solar+LED Lighting System

Solar Panel

Storage & Charge Station

Movable Battery

Lighting w/ Stand & Movable Battery

Rotary Care in Myanmar-
Light Up Myanmar’s Children
Site Visit
By: PPAircon
20140313

Enlighting Journey
RID-3480 Rotary Club of Taipei Twins visited Myanmar
on Mar.5~10, held donation ceremony of Light Up
Myanmar Children's Future Project, to donate Solar
Power + LED Lighting System to the students not able to
access the electric lighting, hope it may brings light for
students to study at night, study better knowledge to
improve their social status & economic condition

Peace & Harmony- Mrauk Oo

Life style in Mrauk OO

Mrauk Oo today-Poor & Shabby

The Shai-thaung Temple

Princess Resort

Villagers parade welcome
Rotarians

Villagers & Students welcome
Rotarians

Students & Parents

Students

NLD Leader Daw Tin May talk
on ceremony

P.Archi-RC Taipei Twins
Deliver Speech

Aircon:Knowledge is Power

Donation Ceremony

Local Leader Daw Khin Than

Students’ Parents

Lighting & Gifts for students

Donation
Ceremony

Students & Gifts

Present Gift

Host lunch for 800
Students/Parents

P. Archi & Rotarians Prey Buhda to
bless peace & Harmony of Rotary

P. Archi & Rotarians Prey
Buhda to bless peace &
Harmony of Rotary

Rotarians visit Swedagon

Thanks to your support !
May Bhuda Bless You

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