Making a Difference
A Single Starfish, by Loren Eisley
"As a man was walking along a beach reflecting on his life, one of his thoughts was that no matter how he tried to make a difference he always seemed to be spitting in to the wind."
Pyone Pyone's Children
Naing Ye Lin
9 Year Old Boy
He has been here 1 month. He was taken from his family by the head nun because they were neglecting him. They were very poor and gave him no care or food leaving him to fend for himself on the streets.
Min Min Swe
6 Year Old Girl
She has been here for 2 months. Her parents neglected her and she was left to wander the streets in search of food. She was found and taken in by the nuns.
Mu Ni Tar
6 Year Old Girl
An orphan. Has been here for 1 year. Her father was an alcoholic, and her mother died from liver cancer.
Tun Tun Naing
8 Year Old Boy
Ei Ei Phyo
11 Year Old Girl
Brother and Sister
Pictured Above
Their father died. The mother had many children and she abandoned these two. They've been here for 3 years.
Khay Mar Nyani
12 Year Old Girl
She has been here for 2 months. Another case of parents unable or unwilling to care for a child. She was left to wander the streets in search of food and was taken in by the nuns.
Cho Cho Win
6 Year Old Girl
Moe Thandar Phyo
7 Year Old Girl
Two Sisters
Pictured Above
Their father died, their mother became ill, could not work and abandoned both girls 2 years ago. They were taken to the nuns by the villagers.
Aye Sandar
9 Year Old Girl
She comes from Shan state. Her father was a monk and her mother abandoned her. She has been here for 4 years.
Than Zaw
13 Year Old Boy
Kye Chan
7 Year Old Boy
Two Brothers
Pictured Above
They have been here for 5 years. Street kids from the local town, their parents are alive but left the boys to fend for themselves.
Hnin Su Hlaing
7 Year Old Girl
An orphan who has been here for 4 years. Nothing is known of her family history.
Thun Wai Phyo
7 Year Old Girl
May Myat Mon
13 Year Old Girl
Khin Maung Than
5 Year Old Boy
May The Kaing
4 Year Old Girl
Three Sisters and a Brother
Pictured Above
They have been here for 4 years. Brought to the nuns when their parents died.
Nan Dar Thiri
9 Year Old Girl
Her father left her family and now her mother is an assistant nun at the orphanage. Her brother is a novice monk at a monastery.
Myint Myint Khaing
8 Year Old Girl
Ko Ko Chit
4 Year Old Boy
Sister and Brother
Pictured Above
They have been here for 2 years. They are orphans, but little is known of their background.
Kyaw Swar
6 Year Old Boy
He has been here 1 year. The parents are very poor, of subnormal intelligence and unable to care for him properly so he was taken in by the nuns.
Khay Mar Theingi
9 Year Old Girl
Pyin Nyar Sari
13 Year Old Girl
Two Sisters
Pictured Above
They have been here for 4 years. Their father died and the mother was unable to care for them. Both girls want to become nuns.
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