Category Archives: Burma

Global fashion of a do-gooder

My dear friend Christine has been working for Médecins Sans Frontières since 2006. I met Christine as an overworked but dedicated pediatric nurse in New York some seven years ago, who dreamed of working for MSF one day. She’s done … Continue reading

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Letter from Burma

One of my closest and dearest friends is currently in Burma working for an NGO in the south of the country. After weeks of silence, a letter from her just arrived by email. Her descriptions have touched me so that … Continue reading

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