Charity and Award Raised by MoeMaKa with Burmese Community (2012)

Charity and Award Raised by MoeMaKa with Burmese Community (2012)

1. Burmese Helping Burmese Fund – This is to support and help Burmese artists and activists inside Burma who are socially and politically at the disadvantage due to the suppression and repression of the Burmese junta. For the year 2010, we have raised and donated total of US $31176.88.

2. Support Network for political prisoners run by NLD – This is to morally and financially support Burmese political prisoners and families in need. The support network is setup and operated by NLD's social support group. Friends of MoeMaKa is raising fund to support 50 political prisoners with the monthly contribution of about US$ 600.00.

3. Friends of MoeMaKa Annual Award – This is to recognize and appreciate democracy and human rights activists and individuals for their outstanding contribution and sacrifice for the country. We have raised US $1000.00 towards 600 political prisoners listed in the NLD support network for the year 2011 Award. We have raised and awarded US $500.00 each to the following individuals for the year 2010. U Win Pe, Maung Swan Yi, Mar Mar Aye and Maung Thara were awarded for their literary and art works while they are in exile.

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Online Articles, e-Book and Publication for Year 2011 - 2012

Online Articles, e-Book and Publication for Year 2011/2012

1. Total estimated numbers of articles published online on MoeMaKa.com website – average 5 articles per day, 35 articles per week, 140 articles per month, 1680 articles per year

2. Total estimated numbers of daily email newsletters delivered through email subscribers – 1 newsletter per day, 7 newsletter per week, 30 newsletter per month, 360 newsletters per year

3. Suu 66 – e-Book – June 2011 - Collection of Articles honoring 66th Birthday of Aung Sann Suu Kyi after her release from house arrest

4. Portraits of Suu from Burmese Student Activist by Maung Maung One – e-Book – June 2011 - Collection of articles written by former political prisoner and 88 generation student activist, his reflection and perspective on Suu back in the day of democracy struggle in 1990s.

5. MoeMaKa Interview with U Win Tin – e-Book – August 2010 – Collection of interviews with U Win Tin on his experience and opinion on Struggle of NLD in Burma, boycott movement on Regime's 2010 Election and current Burma issues.

6. Portraits of Burmese artists and intellects in Burmese democracy uprising by Aung Way – e-Book – May 2010 – Collection of radio articles presented on Radio Free Asia Burmese Program presented by exile-poet, Aung Way.

7. Literature Paper on Burmese Poems by Tin Moe – e-Book – February 2010 – Paper written by (Tin Moe), Burmese poet in exile which he submitted to Literary Conference at NIU in 2002 in Burmese language.

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2012 - MoeMaKa Operation Itemized

2012 - MoeMaKa Operation Itemized

1. Weekly Internet Radio Programs (MoeMaKa Radio)

2. Daily Online News and Articles Publication and Updates (MoeMaKa.Com)

3. Web-Casting of weekly Video News and Archives (MoeMaKa.Net)

4. Weekly Online Publication of news and articles in English (MoeMaKa.Org)

5. Archiving and cataloging of digital and multimedia materials (books, CD, periodicals) for Online Library (MoeMaKa.Net)

6. Presenting, Shipping and Posting of materials distributed from Online Catalog Ordering System (MoeMaKa Shop)

7. General Office and Communication (Internet, phone, periodicals, books, CDs, DVDs, hardware and software upgrades, postal charge and such general expenses.)

8. Daily Email Newsletter Publication (PDF free download, subscription based print version or email online newsletter) – collection of daily Burmese news from sources outside and inside Burma including MoeMaKa, other exile news medias, and radio programs.

9. Burmese Helping Burmese, Fund Raising and Charity Drive to help Burmese artists and activists inside Burma, who are socially and politically at the disadvantage by the suppression and repression of the Burmese junta, and to raise awareness and moral support towards the democratic civil society of Burma

10. Empowering community inside and outside Burma, encouraging Burmese people to participate in democratic civil society activities such as Burmese literary talk, Burmese Community Discussion, and Burmese Cultural Performances

11. Charity Drive to assist Political Prisoners social support network run by NLD, Burmese opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo and U Win Tin

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Year 2011 Highlights

Year 2011 Highlights

1. Weekly Interview Program with U Win Tin: Since his release from prison, MoeMaKa kept in touch with the major opposition figure to report his view and perspective on Burma's issues. It has covered critical political campaigns of the Burmese democratic activists, such as the boycott on the 2010 Regime's election and on the continuing struggles of Burmese oppositions under the new government elected from Regime's sham 2010 election.

2. Media coverage on Aung San Suu Kyi: Since her release from her house arrest in November 2010, we have covered and reported news of her activity, speeches, and events. We were also given a valuable interview with her to explain our existence and progress. She has shown her agreement and support of the mission of MoeMaKa Burmese news group for the struggle for democracy and freedom of expression in Burma.

3. Media coverage and Raising Awareness on current community led campaign for Burma: Under the solidarity leadership of opposition leaders, Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo, and U Win Tin, the Burmese democratic community become mobilized again and started to raise funds and charities to support the Burmese political prisoners and their families. They also called for the release of all political prisoners inside Burma by signing the petition together with the leaders. The Burmese democratic community became actively involved in reforming the state with true federation, not like the state ran by the centralized regime backed by the dictatorial military leaders. MoeMaKa is continuing covering the situation and also help raising awareness of the issues towards the Burmese community.

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MoeMaKa initiated SFBC Book Drives for Burmese Children

MoeMaKa initiated SFBC Book Drives for Burmese Children
(4th July 2011)
 
SFBC Bookdrive was created by the Burmese community in San Francisco Bay Area to donate books to Burmese libraries and communities in need of them. The reason being that in Burma, children books and literature are needed in bulk and on a cheap scale, to encourage children's growth in knowledge and creativity, as well as learning English. In other countries, children books and literature are available to all. We need the same to in Burma. That is why we are lending our hands to do so.

Objective/Purpose
  -to support and volunteer in educational and charity related works in needed community and neighbourhoods starting with our own Burmese community

Project
 -to collect books (mainly children books) for libraries and communities ran by social support or educational organizations in Burma.

Members
-youth
-adults
-sponsors
-organizers

Work consists of
 -collecting books
 -collecting donations
 -categorizing books
 -cataloging, stamping, and marking books
 -packaging and delivering books
 -finding and organizing receiving ends (e.g. monastic schools, publicly supported schools and libraries)
 -informing and recruiting people
 -expanding SFBC Bookdrive

Budget
 -book package delivery (monthly) - US $150.00 
 -general expense (monthly) - US $50.00

Monthly Donations
 -$5 - $10 contributions collected from sponsors (see Members above)

Operation Components
 -stamps
 -counters
 -photos and pamphlets
 -SFBC Bookdrive email (as a contact point)
 -email group (for all those in SFBC Bookdrive

(more information and details will be added in future posts)

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"MoeMaKa Media 2011 Award" Goes to 600 Burmese Political Prisoners

"MoeMaKa Media 2011 Award" Goes to 600 Burmese Political Prisoners
by Maung YIT • February 6, 2011 •

We would like to declare that ‘Friend of Moemaka Media Award’ for this year will be presented to 600 political prisoners who are being supported by the NLD’s social assistance body. We have decided to honor and raise, from our reserve funds, an initial aid of US $600 at the rate of one dollar for each of those prisoners currently listed and helped by the NLD.

If MoeMaKa’s friends and donors being pleased with such action wish to contribute as much as they can, we will add their donations to our initial fund and the total collection will go to political prisoners of NLD via its current assistance body.

The donations received within 7 days, starting from the date of this announcement made, will be given to the 600 political prisoners inside Burma through NLD’s social assistance committee. For example, if the appeal fund reaches US$ 1200 by adding donations from all of you, Moemaka will be able to support US$ 2 for each activist. We want to say that we are determined to assume responsibility for raising funds. We would also like to inform all of you that we will, to the best of our ability, keep supporting political prisoners in coming months as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, U Win Tin, and U Tin Oo have requested.

In Burma, there are many brave families, innocent students, and heroes who sacrifice their lives and future for the foundation and process of Burmese pro-democracy revolution. These martyrs sacrificed for what they believe in. By standing by those people, we express our support for both them and Democratic cause. We believe that it is a step towards the goal of pro-democracy movements. MoeMaKa is currently making a monthly donation of over US $700 /800. This program is a separate undertaking of Moemaka. We deeply believe that we will be able to carry out this duty with the support of the public and friends of Moemaka.

For the coming months, we are thinking of providing a list of political prisoners and their respective serial numbers to those who want to select and effectively help one prisoner of their own choice by drawing lots like the activity held in NLD’s headquarter, Yangon.

MoeMaKa would like to urge the Burmese from aboard to donate, within their limit, monthly to the different serial numbers of political prisoners so that these donations will, as a common aid, cover the assistance costs for 600 political prisoners. If you do donate only 5 dollar for one person or a number and undertake to help as possible numbers as you can, Moemaka team expect that Moemaka’s friends and us will be able to continue our monthly scheme to support 600 political prisoners of NLD.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has urged all of us to join hands in carrying out Burmese democracy movements, and to set up networks as far as we can reach. She also added that it is time to help and support ‘Prisoners of Conscience’ closely by taking responsibility by drawing lots. We, at present, think that we can help 600 political prisoners and their families of NLD’s network by raising funds and collecting contributions from aboard to a certain extent that we can think of.

With this letter we, the Moemaka team, would like to inspire members of social assistance groups of the Bay area, the NLD (L.A), friends in the USA, and organizations carrying out Burmese affairs to team up together with us.

The list of donors and the exact amount of funds received will be declared clearly.

Moemaka team also hope to be able to organize fund raising events for assistance of 600 political prisoners, a plan initiated by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy.

We welcome you all!

Yours,

MoeMaKa

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Year 2010 Highlights

Year 2010 Highlights 

1.      Media Coverage on Boycott 2010 Regime's Election:   We have continuously reported and covered boycott movements of the Burmese community and democratic opposition led by NLD on Burmese Regime’s 2010 Election. The whole international democratic community later regarded election as a sham election. MoeMaKa has done series of interviews with NLD leader U Win Tin of his opinion and his part with NLD struggle to lead the boycott movements.

2.      Media Coverage and Raising Charity Awareness on Natural Disaster Events inside Burma:   We have followed and presented news of fundraising events and relief works by the Burmese community to help Burmese victims suffering from natural disasters in Burma in 2010, which the Burmese regime ignored and neglected. Due to the lack of news coverage, Burmese community relied on news updates from MoeMaKa.

3.      Media Coverage on expelling Regime's Artists visiting USA; We also have reported and followed public protests and campaigns of Burmese Americans against the entertainment tours led by Burmese actress, Wyine Sue Khaing Thein who supports Burmese regime’s propagandas portraying Burmese democracy movements as terrorist and anarchy’s plots. Later the US Government revoked all the visas of Burmese tour group resulting in immediate return to Burma. It was encouraging news for Burmese democracy community.

4.      Media Coverage on Community Sponsored Social Service Award for Volunteers inside Burma;  We have continuously followed and informed the readers on the movements of  “Citizen of Burma Award”. Collective Burmese American communities from 15 cities organized this award movement. It was to honor the Burmese volunteer community leader inside Burma for his/her contribution and sacrifice. MoeMaKa has provided insightful news and update of the open voting process on their web site, which attracted Burmese from all over the world to vote for their most loved community volunteer or volunteer association. It was one of the major interests of Burmese community and it had highlighted awareness on charity spirit among Burmese community.

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