We are a group of friends who are also yoga facilitators. We are from Myanmar or have spent many years living in Myanmar.

We came together as volunteers in February 2021 to create Many Lights Myanmar to honour the light people in Myanmar carry in their hearts during some of the country's darkest days and to raise funds to support locally-led community resilience.

Four years on, Myanmar is in crisis: 

* 1 in 3 people are now in need of humanitarian assistance.

* 15 million people are at risk of not having enough food to eat over the next six months.

* 3.5 million people are internally displaced across the country due to armed conflict.

* 3.4 million people have been impacted by Cyclone Mocha.

* 0.89 million people impacted by Typhoon Yagi

Despite this dire situation, Myanmar rarely receives attention on the global stage.

Until now... as a 7.7 earthquake hits....

Many Lights Myanmar is sharing yoga classes by donation to 1) shine a light on Myanmar and 2) raise funds to support efforts by friends in Myanmar because people in Myanmar know best how to support their communities. 

Donations will directly support the following: 

Locally-led organisations, individuals, networks or social businesses that are supporting emergency assistance in/to:

- IDPs in conflict-affected areas

- Communities impacted by climate and environmental shocks

- Low income urban communities

To support people to be the light for others during difficult times, our website (www.manylightsmyanmar.com) provides a growing collection of freely accessible yoga resources to support people impacted by the crisis in Myanmar.  

All funds raised, minus website costs, will go directly to people in Myanmar.

For further information, and to find out how the funds have been used, please reach out to us via our website.  Thank you for any support that you can provide. 

Be the light, share your light and shine your light on Myanmar.