One Myanmar
Bringing young people from different ethnic backgrounds together through honest storytelling.
Articles
Living under watch: checkpoints, two phones, and the draft
What daily life looks like under military checkpoints in Yangon and Mandalay — phone searches, two digital identities, tracked payments, and mandatory service.
One person's account of the Myanmar coup
A first-hand account of the 1 February 2021 military coup in Myanmar — how it unfolded, the Civil Disobedience Movement it sparked, and the resistance that followed.
About One Myanmar
One Myanmar is a youth-led project that brings together young people from different ethnic backgrounds to share their stories, insights, and lived experiences.
Myanmar is home to dozens of ethnic groups. For generations, these communities have been divided by war, mistrust, and broken promises. One Myanmar publishes first-hand articles and personal accounts to break down those walls — letting people speak in their own words, about their own lives.
By writing and reading side-by-side — Karen, Shan, Kachin, Bamar, Chin, Mon, Rakhine and others — we’re building real understanding and proving that unity is possible.
This is not about politics. It’s simply young people choosing to tell the truth of their experience, together.
Why it matters
For over 70 years, Myanmar has suffered from deep ethnic divisions. Since independence, the central government, dominated by the Bamar majority, has repeatedly broken promises of equality and autonomy to the country’s many ethnic minorities.
This has led to one of the world’s longest-running civil wars. Different groups have different languages, religions, and histories, and many still carry deep mistrust toward each other and the central government.
Even among the ethnic groups themselves, there is often tension and competition.
One Myanmar exists to change this from the ground up. Instead of waiting for politicians to solve these problems, we’re giving young people from different ethnic backgrounds a platform to share what they’ve actually lived through.
When Karen, Shan, Kachin, Bamar, Chin and other young people read each other’s stories — the hardship, the resilience, the everyday moments — real understanding is formed, and that’s where real change begins.
Myanmar is home to dozens of ethnic groups that have been divided by conflict, mistrust, and decades of war. One Myanmar was created to help change that — one story at a time.
By sharing insights and first-hand experiences from young people across different ethnic backgrounds, we’re building understanding and showing that unity is possible.
No politics. Just young people choosing to tell their own stories, honestly and side by side.