I have three questions about Suu Kyi's new foundation as she enters the strange world of 'philanthropy'. I know that I may make some people upset.

1) Why is she registering her foundation in the US? It then becomes effectively an American foundation, a foreign foundation, and will be subject to all the limits that other international institutions are subject to in Myanmar. Why isn't it a Myanmar institution?

2) There will be lots of money in the next few years for restoring buildings in Myanmar's richest city and most HIV activities, if you forgive me, will be fully funded or overfunded soon. Why not do something in health care for most of Myanmar's population living in rural areas? Or do something for Kachin, Shan, or Karen people?

3) What is planned for education?

Jamie

PS Here is a video of MieMie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-wPbO4BH0E.

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Suu Kyi foundation for Myanmar based in Hawaii
Washington Times
Monday, March 10, 2014

HONOLULU (AP) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi’s new foundation for health care and education in Myanmar will be based in Hawaii.

The Suu Foundation’s immediate goal is to restore the University of Yangon and Yangon General Hospital. It will also focus on helping people living with HIV and AIDS.

Asia-Pacific Center for Strategic Studies Associate Professor Miemie Winn Byrd told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/1cPJPth) the seeds for the foundation were planted during Suu Kyi’s visit to Hawaii last year.

That’s when Suu Kyi met Hawaii’s Burmese community and urged them to help Myanmar as it modernizes.

Myanmar-born Byrd is the foundation’s chairwoman. She immigrated to the United States as a child.

Suu Kyi announced the formation of the foundation during a speech in Yangon over the weekend.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/10/suu-kyi-foundation-for-myanmar-based-in-hawaii/#ixzz2vgh11GL3