Help us put smiles of joy on the faces of these lost children!!
In May 2008 Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma and left many children orphaned, hungry and homeless. The plight of these poor children inspired me to become involved, and to create, in association with several friends, the Burmese Orphans Concert Series.
This ongoing project raises awareness and funds for
these
orphaned children through live music events. Donations are also collected
via the online link below and in person on tour.
These funds are sent to Phaung Daw Oo [Pow-Door-Oo], a monastic orphanage school in Mandalay, which is home to many of these lost children. The money raised is used for the ongoing care, education, food and medical expenses of the orphans. The orphanage also provides a meal a day to street children.
So far over $13,000 has been raised from the concert series, the online donations link and the funds collected on tour.
To donate to the Orphans now, please use this donate button.
For more information
read the Orphans of Phaung Daw Oo Burma pdf
The Orphanage web site address is www.dhammadana.org/pdo/about.htm
THE BURMESE ORPHANS CONCERT SERIES:
In May 2009 the Burmese Orphans Concert Series was launched. Five concerts
have been staged so far with more currently being organised.
These gigs create funds via ticket and food sales, as well as donations.
Artists who have performed so far in the concert series are:
Epicure: www.epicuretheband.com
Pugsley Buzzard: www.pugsleybuzzard.com
Rebecca Moore: www.rebeccamooremusic.com
The Yearlings: www.theyearlings.net
Jez Mead: www.jezmead.com
Events so far in the concert series:
- The Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria. 23rd May 2009
- The Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, Qld. 26th July 2009. This concrrt was run in conjunction with Cairns Peace Week and Cairns City Council.
- The Cat and Fiddle Hotel Balmain, NSW. 25th February 2010
- The Happy Yess in Darwin, NT. 31st July 2010
- The Cove Sports Club, Chatswood, NSW. 7th May 2011
The 5 th concert was organised with the support of the Cove Sports
Club who chose to support Phaung Daw Oo and the orphans at their annual
charity fundraiser. I gave a presentation and slide show depicting the
Orphans' journey from the cyclone-ravaged areas of Burma to the Orphanage
of Phaung Daw Oo where they are today. I spoke about the impact and lasting
effects of the cyclone and how the children are progressing in their new
home.
More concerts are being planned! If you can help in any way, or pass this
message onto those you feel may be interested, I would be really grateful.
ON TOUR! :)
Whilst on tour I ask the audience to make donations at every performance. An 11,000 km Australian national tour in 2010 raised over $7000. The current 2011 UK trip has raised $1000 AUD so far. Collecting funds in person at gigs is a great way to share the orphans’ story directly and also provides the opportunity for people to offer assistance easily.
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this project so far.
Some easy ways YOU can help these children...
- Make a donation via the online donations button
- Buy tickets for the concert series and tours
- Email friends the donations link and concert dates
- Hand out flyers and put up posters for shows
- Offer your time and skills to the project
- If you are a musician and would like to perform, donate some merchandise for us to sell or collect donations at your own shows, please get in touch.
Please contact me!
View the Transformation Document. This tells the story of how the Orphans came to Phaung Daw Oo. It shows their journey from the Cyclone damaged parts of Burma to the Orphanage itself.
View Photos of the Orphans: >>>
Links you can share:
- Online donations link: http://tinyurl.com/orphans-donate
- The Orphanage website address: www.dhammadana.org/pdo/about.htm
- The Orphans web page: www.rebeccamooremusic.com/burma-cyclone-orphans