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15-year-old Warwar Nwe was just ten years old when she had to drop out of school.
“My father had to go to Yangon to get medical treatment and so, our whole family came along with him to Yangon,” she says with a sense of sadness.
In Yangon, Warwar Nwe missed her old life: “I felt very sad and cried. I couldn’t see my friends and teachers anymore.” But when Warwar Nwe was 14 she heard about a garment factory recruiting young workers.
This is the story about how a business initiative positively can change the lives of children.
It is one of four stories profiled in, “Children’s Voices” – a film collaboration between Global Child Forum and CCR CSR. The video gives voice to children who talk about the impacts of businesses on their lives.
Children’s Voices - Myanmar story
Watch to discover how business initiatives can positively impact the lives of children