We are a group of friends who are also yoga facilitators. We are from Myanmar or have spent many years living in Myanmar.

Myanmar rarely receives attention on the global stage. We came together as volunteers in February 2021 to create Many Lights Myanmar (www.manylightsmyanmar.com) to honour the light people in Myanmar carry in their hearts during some of the country's darkest days and to raise funds to support locally-led community resilience.

Four years on, Myanmar has faced one crisis after another. As of May 2025:

* 1 in 3 people (over 19.9 million people) now need humanitarian assistance.

* 15.2 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity, struggling to meet their daily nutritional needs.

* 3.25 million people are internally displaced across the country due to armed conflict.

* 3.4 million people have been impacted by Cyclone Mocha.

* 0.89 million people have been impacted by Typhoon Yagi.

* 5 million people have been impacted by the 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar, with 30% to 80% of buildings destroyed or damaged in the hardest-hit areas of Mandalay and Sagaing.

Many Lights Myanmar is sharing yoga classes by donation to:

1) shine a light on Myanmar

2) raise funds to support efforts by friends in Myanmar because people in Myanmar know best how to support their communities.

3) to practise in solidarity with a global community whose hearts are with friends in Myanmar.

Donations will directly support locally-led organisations, individuals, networks or social businesses that are supporting emergency assistance in/to:

- IDPs in conflict-affected areas

- Communities impacted by climate and environmental shocks

- Low income urban communities

To support people to be the light for others during difficult times, our website (www.manylightsmyanmar.com) provides a growing collection of freely accessible yoga resources to support people impacted by the crisis in Myanmar.

We have already raised an incredible £6365 at: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/manylightsmyanmar/update

Join us in our goal of £10000!

All funds raised, minus Justgiving fees and website costs, will go directly to people in Myanmar.

For further information and to find out how the funds have been used, please contact us via our website. Thank you for any support that you can provide.

Be the light, share your light and shine your light on Myanmar