Tin Tin Htwe lives in one of the largest slums in Myanmar, quite close to our Lotus Clinic. Her father died when she was only 5 and then she and her mother found out they were HIV+.
When we first met Bote Son Ma, she was 9 years old and was in urgent need of support. She had never been to school and sold watermelon at the local market to help her family. She has 6 other [...]
Phoe Thar became an orphan when he was a young child when both his parents died of cancer. He has Down Syndrome and needs extra care and attention, but he lives in one of the largest slums in [...]
When we first met Yan Lin Aung, his father had died, his mother’s second marriage had collapsed, his HIV had disrupted his education and had to move into his grandmother’s house after his home [...]
5 year old Aung Sit Naing’s life turned upside down when his father died and was left alone to care for his severely sick mother. They were discriminated against because both were HIV+ and few [...]
