Mandalay journalists donate to remote schools

Mandalay journalists donate to remote schools

By Si Thu Lwin and Than Naing Soe   |   Monday, 29 July 2013

A philanthropic organisation led by young journalists from Mandalay donated stationery, equipment and cash to two monastic schools on Sein Kha Nauk Mountain for the second time on July 20.

Journalists offer donations to students on Sein Kha Nauk Mountain. (Si Thu Lwin/The Myanmar Times)

The location of the schools – 975 metres (3200 feet) above sea level – makes it "difficult" for students to get supplies otherwise, said one journalist, Ko Nyi Nyi Zaw. Sein Kha Nauk Mountain is in Patheingyi township, about 30 kilometres east of downtown Mandalay.

Another journalist said that sharing knowledge is a form of philanthropy but it is also important to make financial donations. "Nothing can replace the delight of making contributions in person where it is really needed," he said.

As well as giving supplies to 220 students, the journalists also offered robes to monks residing on Sein Kha Nauk Mountain.

Translated by Zar Zar Soe

Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/08/02/mandalay-journalists-donate-to-remote-schools/