Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:49 Te Te
New Delhi (Mizzima) - Forced out of its present location by the authorities, Mom’s Home, an NLD-affiliated charity school in North Okkalapa Township in Rangoon, moved into a ‘squatter’s quarters’ on Tuesday.
After the local authorities applied pressure on its landlord, the school, which is affiliated with the National League for Democracy (NLD), was asked to leave its premises before Wednesday.
With the help of the NLD, the charity school bought the land for 1.2 million kyat (about US$ 1,518).
The school moved from Thumarlar Street to land located near Middle School No. (6) on Mudita Street in Quarter No. (2) in the same township, said Thida Swe, a school official.
‘We bought land in a squatters’ quarter. The thatch roof is supported by posts’, she said. ‘The school building is not ready. We did not get even one day to move. So, we had to move immediately in the rain’, she said.
The school was unable to find a more suitable location because the authorities threatened potential landlords by saying their building would be sealed off if they rented to the charity school.
There are five volunteer teachers and 40 students at the school. The students are graduate students, university students and high school students. The school provides Basic English Language and grade 9 and 10 courses.
There are two other Mom’s Home charity schools located at No. 548, Maykha Road, 14th Ward, Hlaingtharya Township; and at No. 26, Marga Road, North Okkalapa Ward 2, North Okkalapa Township.
New Delhi (Mizzima) - Forced out of its present location by the authorities, Mom’s Home, an NLD-affiliated charity school in North Okkalapa Township in Rangoon, moved into a ‘squatter’s quarters’ on Tuesday.
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| The former home of Mom's School, which has bee forced to move to a new location. Photo: Mizzima |
With the help of the NLD, the charity school bought the land for 1.2 million kyat (about US$ 1,518).
The school moved from Thumarlar Street to land located near Middle School No. (6) on Mudita Street in Quarter No. (2) in the same township, said Thida Swe, a school official.
‘We bought land in a squatters’ quarter. The thatch roof is supported by posts’, she said. ‘The school building is not ready. We did not get even one day to move. So, we had to move immediately in the rain’, she said.
The school was unable to find a more suitable location because the authorities threatened potential landlords by saying their building would be sealed off if they rented to the charity school.
There are five volunteer teachers and 40 students at the school. The students are graduate students, university students and high school students. The school provides Basic English Language and grade 9 and 10 courses.
There are two other Mom’s Home charity schools located at No. 548, Maykha Road, 14th Ward, Hlaingtharya Township; and at No. 26, Marga Road, North Okkalapa Ward 2, North Okkalapa Township.
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