MYPO is an independent youth organisation formed in 1999 by youths from different townships in Mon State. Its primary aims are to support the struggle for democracy and human rights, as well as building a strong civil society for peaceful and democratic change in Burma. It is based in Sangkhalaburi, Thailand and also runs a training center at Halockani resettlement area close to the Thai-Burma border.

The following are the main objectives of MYPO:

  1. To strengthen civil society organizations inside Mon State.
  2. To empower youth and grass-root activists for the struggle for democracy.
  3. To introduce concepts of democracy and civil society among a wider Mon community
  4. To build networks among different Mon grass-root activists and democracy activists

For more information of MYPO, please visit its blog at www.mypo31.blogspot.com.

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