of To work for a just peace by training local teams in Burma and the Burma diaspora to work with victims of oppression and conflict to heal their trauma using culturally and contextually responsive approaches.
Seeds of Hope and Healing is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the training, development, and ongoing support of psychological trauma care teams among refugees and IDPs from the Burma conflict and those of the Burma diaspora. We additionally seek, when able, to provide assistance to the grass roots organizations that also care for this population. Currently, and for the foreseeable future, the work of Seeds of Hope and Healing is focused on the refugees, IDPs, and others victimized by the illegal coup in Myanmar/Burma. This non-profit will have an active Board which will be responsible for advising and providing direction to the working of the non-profit. Three of the Board Members may also be employed by the Corporation. These are the CEO/President; Associate for Chin Programs; and Associate for Karen Programs. They will be voting members of the Board with the exception that they may not vote on matters related to their salary.
What makes Seeds Of Hope and Healing different from many programs is our goal of creating autonomous teams while continuing to offer support and consultation. Teams being trained will move through 4 separate modules:
The aim is to create multiple care teams that can provide care and a variety of levels while being able to create and train their own new teams as well. Throughout the trainings the Program will engage in an ongoing dialogue with participants to ensure that the information given and the skills being taught reflect the needs of culture and context.
We seek to stay in ongoing dialogue to ensure that material taught is sensitive to the cultures at work.
The end result of this training is a program owned by the participants. Throughout the training, trainees are encouraged to question, challenge, and suggest changes.
The Program will provide all appropriate information and answer any appropriate questions regarding sources of income; salaries; and expenditures. Donors to this Program are considered partners in this effort and have a right to this information. Potential donors have a right to know how we do business.
The Program’s primary objective is to train persons who can care for the psychosocial needs of trauma victims. It is committed to the idea of a just peace for a free and democratic Burma, but has no opinion as to the shape this might take other than that decision be made by those currently fighting for their freedom, and that the military has no place in a democratic government.
President and CEO
Associate for Chin Programs
Associate for Karen Programs