Partnership
TSD loves to collaborate with like-minded organisations that share our goal and approach. We currently have partnerships with other local civil society organisations working in the Mara region of Southern Chin State, as well as organisations elsewhere in Myanmar, and partners from Thailand, Germany, Denmark. We really do believe in our motto that “together we can do more.”
If your organisation shares our commitment to community-owned, accountable, and inclusive sustainable development, and if your work might complement or strengthen ours, we encourage you to contact us. We particularly welcome partnerships with:
- Local organisations that would like to collaborate on projects in or near our programme areas
- National organisations with similar experience from other parts of the country who can share expertise and past learning
- International organisations who are interested to engage with us as financial partners and provide capacity building relevant to our programme areas
We see partnership as shoulder-to-shoulder relationships, where we walk alongside each other, learn together, communicate openly, recognise what both parties have to offer, and aim to minimise power imbalances.
“We are only foreigners who have the chance to have a glimpse of the circumstances – what do we know? Maras know their situation, their problems, and their strengths much better. We can only function as an eye opener and a supporter in all means – but the work and the answers lie within their own hands.”
~ Ute Kuester, Bread for the World
TSD’s current partners include:
• Mara Self-Help Group Federation, Maraland, Chin State, Myanmar
• Mara Evangelical Church, Myanmar
• Health and Hope Myanmar
• Mara Students Association
• Mara Chano Py (Mara Women Organization)
• Mara Thyutlia Py (Mara Youth Organization)
• Lisu Theological Seminary, Pyi Oo Lwin, Myanmar
• Bread for the World, Germany
• Hildesheim Blind Mission, Germany
• Diakonie Katastrophehilfe, Germany
• Mission East, Denmark
“What comes to my mind first about the partnership with Mission East is that they reached us when we were unreachable. At that time, we had no roads, no communication. We felt that someone loved us and had a commitment to us. That was our first impression of Mission East and it has continued until today…Not only do Mission East staff reach our office, but they also come with us to the farm fields. They identify with us. They value us and we feel more valuable because of the partnership.”
~ Rev. Mai Ki, Director of TSD