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Localization in Myanmar – From Buzzword to Imperative

Phil November 4, 2023 November 10, 2023 Development

Local humanitarian actors in Myanmar have become humanitarian leaders who demand greater support, respect and decision power in the humanitarian response. They communicate these demands with much authority and urgency, as they are the backbone and the forefront of the humanitarian response in Myanmar, which is utterly dependent on what is referred to as localization.

The shrinking and embattled digital space in post-coup Myanmar

Phil October 9, 2023 October 25, 2023 Activism / Development / New Media

Today, Myanmar ranks second after China in the list of the most repressive countries concerning internet freedom. But the digital development that already took place cannot be reversed, just like the drive, anger and creativity of a young generation deprived of freedom and aspirations cannot be broken.