Myanmar on the day when Aung San Suu Kyi took the oath to enter parliament (which I was – yesterday!!) – who would have thought that were possible just a few short months ago. And there is no doubt that things are changing fast – the interest from donors, other INGOs, the private sector is unprecedented – and the challenge now is to understand what might happen and how to respond to that change – people are cautiously optimistic but after years of secrecy and uncertainty people will have to learn to engage with the outside world again – but more importantly be ready to raise their voices about what they want for the ‘new’ Myanmar. I am not sure if it’s just my imagination but I think the sun was shining particularly brightly yesterday!
May3
