Thant Myanmar

Who we are? Thant Myanmar is a Myanmar organization born out of a movement to fight plastic pollution. It registered in February 2019 as a non-profit company continuing its campaigns and public awareness raising but also doing contractual work around the topic of waste management, environmental research, development of toolkits and guides for those willing to be part of the fight for a more sustainable future. Now our partners range from the European Union to UN programs and NGOs developing efforts for more sustainable production and consumption - SCP. Community action is at the heart of our mission to encourage SCP and to reduce environmental pollution. We combine grass root initiatives with a structured method for sustained action. Our activities range from research on pollution and circular economy over training, awareness raising and campaigns to concrete implementation. Our main partners in this work are civil society organizations, rural communities, informal workers inside the circular economy and activists. Our Mission Thant Myanmar is to reduce pollution and its impact on the environment through a community led movement. Programs-Research and concept development: Driving the knowledge on waste in the country and developing concepts and pilots pushing for a zero waste society-Training & Behavior change: Activating communities on the risks of environmental pollution and showing alternative pathways to sustainable consumption and production-Rural environmental protection: Supporting rural communities in the setup of waste management and building a nationwide community driven movement-Education: creating learning material and communication strategies to increase knowledge of the society on environmental pollution and mitigation strategies.