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“Prospect Burma’s scholarship changed my whole life. Without it, I would not have been able to graduate.   I dedicate my knowledge, skills, and the rest of my life to work for the restoration of democracy, peace, justice and prosperity in Burma”
Prospect Burma Student

Prospect Burma began with a network of individuals. They were were concerned to help the plight of Burmese students inside and outside Burma after 1988, and raised money to send humanitarian support. Later, a single scholarship was set up, as a symbolic protest at the military government's closure of all the universities in 1988.

Since then, our Scholarship Programme has grown to a point where we now support almost 200 Burmese students all over the world each year, and the generosity of individual supporters has been vital to this growth. They have truly been our partners in the work of enabling Burmese students to continue their education, and gain the skills needed to build a prosperous and democratic Burma when the time comes.

But it is vital that we establish a firmer funding basis for our expanding programme. Aung San Suu Kyi gives us about £20,000 each year, which is the major annual donation from the Trust she established with the Nobel Peace Prize funds and other awards. We are now asking our closest friends and supporters to join a group called the Partners of Prospect Burma who, between them, will match her commitment to our work.

Our closest supporters and friends become PARTNERS of Prospect Burma by pledging to support us over the long term. Knowing that we have a regular income enables us to plan our scholarship programmes with confidence. This means that we can ensure these dedicated and talented young people have the chance to gain the skills that they and their country so badly need. Partners donate a minimum of £25 a month or £300 a year on an ongoing basis
Can you join Aung San Suu Kyi as a core supporter of our work?

If you can afford a minimum of £25 per month to make this vital investment in Burma's future, please click here for a Partner's application form and send it back to us today at the address at the bottom of this page. You will be investing in the skills of those most committed to joining Aung San Suu Kyi in the peaceful development of her country.

Institutional Partners' Scheme

Prospect Burma has now extended its Partners' scheme, aimed primarily at individuals or couples, and we are delighted to welcome the Green Centre of Non-Western Art in Brighton as our first Institutional Partner.

But you don't have to be a museum to qualify. Any company, business, group or organisation with an interest in Burma specifically, or human rights or education generally, can fit the bill.

Although many companies have little opportunity to invest in Burma, we believe that there will be those far-sighted enough to see that by helping Prospect Burma to establish a skilled, educated work force, they can assist in the fight to alleviate poverty via the vital tool of education.

For those companies, groups or institutions with a conscience and a desire to support our work, £2,000 earns them Institutional Partner status. They can then choose a scholarship to be given in the field of their choice, for example engineering, human rights, medicine, education, business management or computer science. If they sign up at £2,000 a year for at least three years, we will name the scholarship after them for the duration of their support.

For more information on how to sign up to the Institutional Partners' Scheme, please contact Prospect Burma.