Empowering communities, securing peace, protecting environment, land and livelihood
Karen Environmental and Social Action Network
KESAN is a community-based, non-governmental, non-profit organization that works to improve livelihood security and to gain respect for indigenous people’s knowledge and rights in Karen State of Burma, where the violence and inequities of more than 60 years of civil war have created one of the most impoverished regions in the world.
Our Programs
- Strengthening Livelihoods and Protecting the Environment
Rice is a staple food for Indigenous Karen people in Mutraw District, Karen State, Kawthoolei. Living in a mountainous region, the majority of people practice upland rotational farming. The impacts of climate change on regional weather have caused rice production to decline in some years. To overcome these challenges and increase food security, KESAN worked […] - Statement on the 2nd Session of the Salween Peace Park General Assembly – December 2020
From 16-18th December 2020, we, Indigenous Karen communities of the Salween Peace Park (SPP) convened the 2nd Session of the Salween Peace Park General Assembly to mark the success of our concerted will in the creation of a peaceful home where nature and life can co-exist in harmony, and to collectively lay out future plans […] - An open letter from 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipient and Chairman of the Salween Peace Park to Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Karen State Chief MinisterOn this December 10, 2020, Human Rights Day, the chairperson of the Salween Peace Park Saw Paul Sein Twa sent an open letter to urge the government to take immediate action in resolving water contamination case in Myaing Ka Lay area, Karen State, Burma. Please see the open letter below. Open letter to State Counsellor […]
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