Children in Yangon face a compounding crisis: armed conflict, severe seasonal flooding, and recurring waterborne health emergencies have severely disrupted schooling. Remote learning is the primary delivery method due to safety constraints.
Remote learning offers a safe alternative to physical classrooms. Delivering it in Yangon requires specific adaptations to overcome rolling power outages and military internet restrictions. Empower Futurewave provides free remote English literacy classes to children in Yangon, ensuring education continues despite the crisis.
Working with local community partners, we have adapted our delivery model to account for the unique realities on the ground—scheduling around power availability, using low-bandwidth platforms, and building in flexible make-up sessions for students affected by flooding or illness. Our goal is to ensure that no child in Yangon loses access to education because of circumstances beyond their control.