Ma Su Hlaing with her children in their house in Hsipaw, Myanmar: As a mother of two toddlers, Hsipaw resident Ma Su Hlaing has her hands full. But despite her long and tiring days, she occasionally takes out time to talk to community members about the risks related to unexploded ordnance and landmines. Two years ago, when Ma Su Hlaing was expecting her second baby and went into labour, her husband Kyaw Thet and his brother trekked to get some medicinal herbs from the nearby mountains. But the trip turned tragic when they stepped onto a mine and lost their lives. Left alone to take care of two young children, Ma Su Hlaing received some financial support from the ICRC to make ends meet. Today, like a few other members of the community in Shan state who work with the ICRC and Myanmar Red Cross Society to spread awareness about landmine-related risks, she warns about the dangers of making that trek to the mountains and advises people to be safe than sorry.

她力量:2020年国际妇女节来自亚太地区的故事

作家阿娜伊斯·南(Anais Nin)曾说:"生命是不断丰充盈,还是日渐萎缩,取决于一个人勇气的大小。"

像霍·占迪(Ho Chanty)和莫姆塔兹(Momtaz)这样的女性,以及我们接下来所讲故事中的女性,就体现了这种坚毅和勇气。当处境于她们不利时,只要红十字国际委员会轻轻推动,给予小小的帮助,她们就能逆转局势。

值此国际妇女节之际,我们在孟加拉国柬埔寨印度缅甸斯里兰卡菲律宾泰国等亚太各国捕捉到了鼓舞人心的故事。红十字国际委员会通过开展经济安全项目,为这些国家的女性提供现金补助,帮助她们经营小本生意,她们由此改写了自己的人生,谱写了信心与宝贵传承的篇章。这本亚太地区特刊的一大亮点就是一名红十字国际委员会年轻工程师的故事。她说,女性象征着力量,而不是软弱!让我们开启阅读之旅吧。