6 September 2014

A Refuge for Burma’s Abandoned Elderly


A Refuge for Burma’s Abandoned Elderly

By Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy| Friday, May 23, 2014
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An aide helps shower an old man who suffered stroke. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)


An article on ThaBarWa Centre, established by ThaBarWa Sayadaw U Ottamasara at The Irrawaddy website.

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A resident at Thabarwa Center for the sick and aged in Rangoon’s Thanlyin Township. Click on the box below to see more photos. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)

A hundred-year old resident at Thabarwa Center. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)

A resident at Thabarwa Center for the sick and aged in Rangoon’s Thanlyin Township. Click on the box below to see more photos. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)

An aging Buddhist nun meditates at Thabarwa Center. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy

A resident who suffers tuberculosis gets treatment at Thabarwa Center. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)

A makeshift shrine for Buddha on a bed of a resident at Thabarwa Center. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy)

A view inside a dormitory at Thabarwa Center. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy

A view inside a dormitory at Thabarwa Center. (Photo: Sai Zaw / The Irrawaddy