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Read about this Jingpo village in Santaishan Township

Planning the night’s activities before our training session in a Jingpo village in Santaishan Township.

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Gathering all the necessary supplies for our training session in a Jingpo village in Santaishan Township.

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Photos from this training:

Buying Supplies for Jingpo Village Training Dinner Planning Session for Jingpo Village Training Jingpo Village Training 03/09 Slideshow 1 Jingpo Village Training 03/09 Slideshow 2

The group running our training consisted of 3 senior staff from the CDC, and 4 junior staff/volunteers. Claire, Ben, and myself made our group 10, plus the local village doctor and the village heads who organized and encouraged the villagers to attend.

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There are 3 villages in the Santaishan area. All three are farming villages:

Han Chinese village Jingpo village De’ang village

The Jingpo and De’ang are ethnic minority groups. Larger populations of both of these ethnic groups are found in Myanmar (Burma) more than in China. The Han Chinese have the highest living standards of the three groups, so there are less cultural roadblocks to development for them.

Photos of this village:

Jingpo Village Training 03/09 Slideshow 1 Jingpo Village Training 03/09 Slideshow 2

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Jingpo 3rd Training Slideshow 1 Jingpo 3rd Training Slideshow 2 Jingpo 3rd Training Slideshow 3 Jingpo Dancing Slideshow Jingpo Dancing Video 1 Jingpo Dancing Video 2 Jingpo Karaoke Video More Videos

The 3rd training took place in a Jingpo village. I have a special connection with the Jingpo people, also known as Kachins in Burma. My Grandparents worked in Kachin State in Northern Burma for many years and came to love those people very much.

I still have family working in Burma stemming from their experiences and connections with these people, and my interest in Burma and eventual decision to come to work in this field and this region can be connected to my families history in the region and to my visits to Kachin State and Burma with my father when I was 19 and later as a University student doing research and working as a volunteer during my undergrad and post grad studies.

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