Pa'O Youth Organization

Pa'O Youth Organization

A Pa'O woman
Founded 1998
Focus Human Rights, Sustainable Development
Location
Mission Work for peace, justice and democracy in Burma.
Website paoyouthorganization.blogspot.com

The Pa'O Youth Organization or PYO is a youth organization in Burma. It was founded by Pa'O women, monks and young people in Shan State, northern Burma, on 4 December 1998. It describes itself as independent, democratic and non-violent, and is a member of the Nationalities Youth Forum and the Student Youth Congress of Burma.[1]

The PYO is funded by the Daniel Clark Memorial Fund, the Burma Relief Center, and the ERS-Mekong Alumni Program.[1][2]

Activism

The PYO has been most actively involved with human rights issues surrounding the Pinpet Mining Project. In 2009, the organization released Robbing the Future, a report on the project which called for transparent assessments of the social and environmental impact of the project, and adequate compensation for the villagers who have been displaced by the government.[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Robbing the Future" (PDF). PYO. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Wein, Khun Ko (5 March 2015). "Secretive Russian Mining Project in Burma set to Destroy Homes of 7,000". Blogspot. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Jemima (5 November 2011). "Thousands threatened by giant iron mine in Burma". The Ecologist. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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