Building Impact Through Community Collaboration: LP4Y’s New Approach in Myanmar

In Myanmar today, where the situation is difficult in many aspects, from economic and educational crises to civil war, LP4Y had to find new ways to keep expanding its mission. Instead of opening more physical spaces, the idea was to collaborate with existing organizations to reach more Youth and multiply impact. This is the spirit behind the Engage Mission, which focuses on community collaboration to continue changing lives.

Dayamit Community College, part of New Humanity International, became one of our key partners in kicking off this mission. Dayamit works with Youth from slum areas, helping them with education and basic life skills. However, one critical challenge remained: many Youth struggled to find decent jobs, often lacking guidance on how to start their professional journey. That’s where the collaboration began.

Together, LP4Y and Dayamit launched a Training of Trainers (TOT) program. The idea was simple yet powerful: train a group of Dayamit’s Youth in essential job search skills so they could then share their knowledge with others in their community. This peer-to-peer approach helps the impact grow far beyond the initial group.

We saw that the impact could go even deeper, so both organizations expanded the collaboration to include regular Youth-led training every three months on important topics like waste management, goal setting, and raising awareness about drug use and addiction. These sessions will continue to build critical life skills for Dayamit Youth, led by young leaders trained through LP4Y’s methods.

LP4Y and Dayamit also agreed to organize mutual center visits in the coming months. These visits are a chance for teams and Youth to exchange ideas, deepen relationships, and continue learning from each other’s experiences.

This collaboration shows that even without expanding physically, impact can be multiplied through smart partnerships and shared missions. It is not just about delivering training; it’s about building bridges between communities, empowering Youth to become Catalysts of change, and planting seeds of change where they are most needed.

We are proud of the journey we have started with Dayamit Community College. We hope that more partnerships like this can grow across Myanmar, reaching more young people who, despite the challenges they face, have so much potential to offer to the world.

At LP4Y, we believe that when organizations unite with a common purpose, the ripple effects of community collaboration can reach far beyond what any one group could achieve alone.