Burma Humanitarian Mission helps Burmese help themselves
In fiscal year 2011, about 17,000 refugees from Burma were admitted into the United States. That represents about 21 percent of the refugee population that entered the U.S. during that time period.
The Burma Humanitarian Mission (BHM) is a Salt Lake City based nonprofit that is looking to help the people of Burma both at home and abroad. They do this using methods that educate and create sustainability.
“This is part of the world where we can make a tangible difference,” says Executive Director Jennifer Zurick. “When you send a dollar to BHM, that dollar actually saves a life.”
The BHM focuses on providing medical aid through six clinics and a team of backpack medics.
“We saw that medical aid was something that was needed desperately,” says Zurick.
It costs about 38,000 bhats (or about $1250) to run a clinic for a year. The clinics have a list of 64 items, including 40 different medications that are used on a regular basis.
“We provide the resources that the people of Burma ask for,” says Zurick.
The backpack medics are local people who make a two year commitment to serve villages. They are trained and giving medical resources to help fulfill their mission.
“It’s about empowering the people of Burma,” says Zurick, “to come up with their own answers for their society.”
Those who are interested in helping the BHM with its mission can make a donation here.
This article was originally published at examiner.com. Links updated Jan. 2017.
The Burma Humanitarian Mission (BHM) is a Salt Lake City based nonprofit that is looking to help the people of Burma both at home and abroad. They do this using methods that educate and create sustainability.
“This is part of the world where we can make a tangible difference,” says Executive Director Jennifer Zurick. “When you send a dollar to BHM, that dollar actually saves a life.”
The BHM focuses on providing medical aid through six clinics and a team of backpack medics.
“We saw that medical aid was something that was needed desperately,” says Zurick.
It costs about 38,000 bhats (or about $1250) to run a clinic for a year. The clinics have a list of 64 items, including 40 different medications that are used on a regular basis.
“We provide the resources that the people of Burma ask for,” says Zurick.
The backpack medics are local people who make a two year commitment to serve villages. They are trained and giving medical resources to help fulfill their mission.
“It’s about empowering the people of Burma,” says Zurick, “to come up with their own answers for their society.”
Those who are interested in helping the BHM with its mission can make a donation here.
This article was originally published at examiner.com. Links updated Jan. 2017.