Founder

Funder background

Elizabeth Mimar was born on the Thai-Myanmar border. Mimar finished her post high school in the refugee camp, in 1997.

She then chose to work. Mimar was offered a job with some International Organizations. This alternative way not only helps to support her family but also enable her to gain invaluable experiences and benefit to her community. She was a co-founder of Karenni Student Union in 2000 and was continuously elected as a chair person for two terms (6 years). In 2003, as a leader of the student union, she managed to establish a school called “Karenni Leadership and Management Course” based in Karenni refugee camp -1. Mimar chose to help in education since she realized it is the foundation of human development. She served as a teacher at Karenni Post Ten (Art and Sciences) where she used to studied and Karenni Leadership and Management which was founded under her leadership at KSU. Mimar had to divide her time to teach at two schools due to serious teacher shortage which caused a lot of challenges. As a result, in 2011, these two schools were combined and Mimar was appointed to be a Coordinator. In 2013, she established a school named Seh Theh Learning Center located in Karenni state, Myanmar. In 2014, she was appointed with another position, Deputy Director of Karenni Education Department to responsible for other education related activities. Mimar never give up for her own education as she is currently studying online at an Australia university.