Media Advisory: Launch of Report on Myanmar Civil Society Strengthening Local Resilience

Date:                     30 September 2025 (Tuesday)
Time:                    15:00-16:00 (Bangkok Time)
Languages:         English and Myanmar (simultaneous interpretation provided)
Register:              https://bit.ly/3HR90Xq

On 30 September 2025, 18 civil society organizations will hold an online press conference to launch a new report, “Our Shared Responsibility”: How Civil Society is Strengthening Local Resilience for a Federal Democratic Burma/Myanmar.

The report explores how Myanmar civil society groups are bridging the human rights and humanitarian crisis of today with Myanmar’s federal democratic future through diverse initiatives that strengthen local community resilience. It highlights how civil society groups deliver humanitarian aid in areas under junta attack and inaccessible to international agencies, promote sustainable community initiatives that foster self-reliance and social cohesion, protect human rights, and advance inclusive, bottom-up federalism.

During this online event, panelists will share key findings from the report, including Myanmar civil society groups’ innovative approaches to saving lives, implementing sustainable community-led solutions, and supporting local democratic governance. The panelists will also discuss the challenges Myanmar civil society groups must navigate to implement their missions and meet the needs of Myanmar’s most vulnerable populations on the ground.

Panelists:

• Naw Cherry, Karen Peace Support Network
• Naw Poe Dah, Burmese Women’s Union
• Rose, Progressive Voice

The panel will be moderated by Khin Ohmar, Chairperson of Progressive Voice.

Interviews: Panelists will be available for interviews before and after the webinar in Myanmar and English.

For an embargoed version of the paper and other inquiries, please contact info@progressive-voice.org.

This report is co-authored by 18 civil society organizations including the organizations listed below. Two organizations have chosen not to disclose their names.

1. Burmese Women’s Union
2. Generation Wave
3. Human Rights Foundation of Monland
4. Kachin Women’s Association Thailand
5. Karen Peace Support Network
6. Karen Women’s Organization
7. Karenni National Women’s Organization
8. Kayan Rescue Committee
9. Kayan Women’s Organization
10. LGBT Alliance Myanmar
11. Progressive Voice
12. The Ladies
13. Twae Latt Myar
14. Young Wings
15. Youth for Myanmar

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