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Supporting
education and
healthcare in
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The Pandaw
Charity was
established
following Cyclone
Nargis in 2008 when
the Pandaw ships,
converted to
floating hospitals,
and their crews
saved so many
lives. Since then
over twelve schools
have been built and
the UK-registered
charity operate
seven Pandaw
Clinics in middle
Burma which provide
an average of 5,000
free treatments a
month with a full
time team of twenty
medics, paramedics
and pharmacists.
This is entirely
sponsored by
donations from
Pandaw passengers
and a profit share
from Pandaw River
Expeditions. |
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"I
have been engaged
with Burma for
thirty five years
and Burma has given
me much. The Pandaw
Charity is a way to
give something back
to Burma. It is
also a way by which
our passengers can
say thank you to
Burma for so many
enriching
experiences."
Paul Strachan,
Founder of Pandaw
Cruises
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We have raised
money to build
twelve schools
either on remote
river islands or in
villages too
distant from towns
to send children to
school there. On
Thiri Island, which
lies in the
Irrawaddy south of
Pagan, we have
built three primary
schools and one
high school
bringing a complete
education to the
island children.
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We opened our first
Pandaw Free Clinic
at Gantgar Village
in 2009. Almost
immediately it was
overrun with
patients, many
travelling long
distances for
treatment. We now
operate seven
clinics in the
villages around
Pagan and treat
over 5,000 patients
a month with a full
time team of
twenty, which
includes of
doctors,
paramedics,
pharmacists and
support staff. In
2014 we opened a
central clinic at
Pagan with an X ray
facility and other
diagnostic
equipment that
doctors can refer
patients to from
the outlying
clinics. |
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The Pandaw Charity
is run by Pandaw
employees on a pro
bono basis. Since
its inception the
UK charity has
filed ZERO
administrative
expenses on its
annual return to
the charity
regulator.
Donations go to the
field, not to
offices. |
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Past projects have
included: the
Pandaw House for 50
female Nargis
orphans at the
Hpondawoo Monastery
in Mandalay donated
by Brian and Vardie
Pringle; the Pandaw
Wing at the U Hla
Tun Hospice,
Mandalay; the
Pandaw Clinic Barge
which was five
years in the Delta
after Nargis. |
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If you are
interested to
donate a clinic,
school or orphanage
building please
contact us and we
would be happy to
discuss this with
you. With
considerable
expertise on the
ground in Burma, we
can rapidly
facilitate such
projects and manage
their development
for our donors.
Corporate or
individual donors
may find such
larger projects of
interest. |
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Trustees: Paul and Roser
Strachan, Turcan Connell
Solicitors.
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Pandaw Charity is registered
in the UK, number: SC
043379
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