Episode 105: Safe in the Sangha

Monastic schools in Myanmar’s cities provide children in conflict zones safety from the fighting that plagues their homelands.

But many lose their native language and culture, and have no interest in returning home. This week, in partnership with Frontier, Doh Athan visits a monastic school where kids from Shan State have found hope for the future, but at the risk of losing their cultural identities.

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