Lahpai Seng Raw | |
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လဖိုင်ဆိုင်းရော် | |
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
Nationality | Burmese |
Alma mater | Rangoon University |
Known for | Metta Development Foundation |
Lahpai Seng Raw (Burmese: လဖိုင်ဆိုင်းရော်) is the founder of Myanmar's largest civil society group, Metta Development Foundation. Founded in 1997,[1][2] the group runs healthcare, agriculture and peace projects in Kachin State. In July 2013, she was awarded a Ramon Magsaysay Award.[3][4][5][6][7]
A psychology major graduate in Rangoon University, Seng Raw started to work with the internally displaced people from Myanmar-China border from 1987 up to 1997. During that period, she became the development officer-in-charge in Kachin Independence Organization's humanitarian wing (ROKA).[8][9] In 1997, she started the Metta Development Foundation, a non-government organization that helps displaced people of war afflicted zones in the country.