We visited the monastic school of Phaung Daw Oo, the head abbot and one of his teachers told us all about the great work they are doing there.
The objective of the school: (taken from their website)
Phaung Daw Oo is dedicated to providing quality, free education to the under-privileged children of Mandalay. We will not close our doors to any child in need. We are committed to providing the highest quality of standards in our curriculum. To this end, our teaching staff must meet the highest expectation of our program. We believe that all children can succeed in life and find the path to which they may find happiness.
Message from Sayadaw U Nayaka: (the abbot and principal)
By giving charity to children you may fill their lives with hope and bring yourself a smile.
Without education our children struggle in life. The students of Phaung Daw Oo have led lives of toil and plight. Their parents have no wealth or access to health care. Many students have no accommodation or luxuries, they live at the school. Our classrooms are few and our students are many.
These children are wild flowers. If we let these precious things float out to endless streets where they can only learn despair, they will lose hope. Through love we may fill their lives with inspiration and opportunity. Please make yourself the shelter for those whose lives are poor and lonely, help them to find their way.
