Party chapter heads at the township- and village-level have been told to forward the lists to state and divisional NLD leaders no later than the end of March, with instructions to donate the materials to impoverished students’ homes during the month of April.
NLD members from state and divisional offices will accept offerings from individuals but have also been asked to request donations from stationery shops and stores selling school uniforms, in order to meet a given township’s need.
Students from areas affected by last year’s widespread flooding and those who are victims of Burma’s long-running civil war will also be given consideration and placed on a separate list managed by the NLD, according to the party statement published Monday.
Burma’s new Parliament, the members of which are overwhelming NLD, convened for the first time in Naypyidaw on Monday. The party vowed in its election manifesto “to implement education programs which prioritize children who are physically or intellectually disabled, poor children and those from remote areas.”