Japan Heart's Mission
Providing medical care to areas where it is currently out of reach, wherever that may be
Supporting the liver transplant surgery of the patient
Maung Okka Kyaw
who had suffered from chronic liver disease
As a pioneer for the liver transplant surgery, from (13-3-2017) to (18-3-2017) and from (29-10-2017 to (3-11-2017), professors and specialist doctors teams including pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses from Yangon Children's Hospital along with the hospital director were invited for study tours to Kyushu University Hospital in Japan and learned about practical teaching. Maung Okka Kyaw, a 3-year-old boy from Yangon, is a child patient who needed liver transplant treatment due to a condition known as primary billiary atresia that occurs in children. Then with the permission of the director general and director of the Department of Medical Services, Nay Pyi Taw Japan, Kyushu University Hospital in Kyushu City of Japan, the team led by Professor Dr Taguchi successfully performed liver transplant surgery on liver disease patient Maung Ukka Kyaw and liver donor U Lin Tin (father) on March 20, 2018. The hospital director of Yangon Children's Hospital and a team of specialist professors and doctors also went to Japan to join the operation. Now, it has been 6 years since the surgery and Maung Okkar Kyaw is also living happily with his family in Yangon.
It's a pleasure to meet Japan Heart ❤️
Ma Hnin Thadar Phyu, a 2-year-old child patient who came from a remote area of Yangon, was a 2-year-old child patient who had a colostomy (used as a stool outlet instead of an anus) in her abdomen. A medical condition that made it difficult for her to pass stool easily as a newborn required surgery to create an artificial anus a few days after birth. Two years have passed since then, and this time she needed a surgery to close the hole in her tummy, but due to the difficult conditions in Myanmar, it was not easy to find a hospital that could perform the surgery. Later, her parents got contact of Japan Heart and arrived at Wachet Hospital to receive operation. It was difficult for a 2-year-old as there were food restrictions in the days after surgery, but she really worked hard to overcome it. Little Hnin, who likes to talk and to stay pretty, cried sometimes when she was first admitted at the hospital, but soon became familiar to the staffs and became good friends. Amidst the complicated work at the hospital, little Hnin's way of speaking and cute smile are a cup of medicine for the teachers at the hospital. Little Hnin has now been discharged from the hospital, healthy and happy.
Outstanding Students (Dream Train) Nay Myo Aung
On September 27, 2012, Nay Myo Aung came to the Dream Train Youth Development Charity Center to study because of his parents' financial difficulties. He is currently (19) years old and studying Grade (12). Football is his favorite sport and has become an excellent Goalkeeper with the training of a sport coach from Japan. At this time, he played in the U-18 Yangon Region district level tournament and his team was able to perform until it won the championship.
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Outstanding Students (Dream Train) Tin Nilar Win
On May 21, 2014, Tin Nilar Win came to the Dream Train Youth Development Charity Center due to her parents' divorce. At this time, she is 24 years old and third-year university student. She is excelled in Japanese language and passed the JLPT N-2 exam in 2021, ranking second in Myanmar.
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Achievements of MMTTC Alumni Yar Moe Myint
In the 2015-2016 academic year, I had the opportunity to attend a 1-year course in medical massage taught by Japan Heart and worked as a massage therapist. The youngest son, born to farmer parents in Wa Khe Ma, Irrawaddy, was born blind, so I was given special care by my parents. Due to the family's economic situation and my parents' weak views on the blind, I was unable to study at a school. At the age of 6, I went to study at private School for the Blind in Yangon, but I was unhappy and returned home. At the age of 22, despite my parents' unwillingness, I decided to leave home to learn massage to get a job on my own, and because I had never been to school, I had many difficulties in learning, but as a result of my passion, teaching support and hard work, I reached the life of a massage therapist I envisioned. When I started working at a blind massage shop, I had to continue to learn how to manage human relationship, to be a part of good working environment and skill up my massage treatment techniques for many years to be able to give the best treatment services. I am now happily working in a private massage shop in Hlaing Township with my wife, from Meikhtila, Ma Ei Ei Phyo, who graduated from massage school in 2014-2015. Now, I have established my own family and supported my parents' medical expenses with my own income. I have the opportunity to be a parent who can raise my 4-year-old son. Being able to benefit the patients around me with massage therapy, I am satisfied with my life. I am also trying to open my own shop one day.
Achievements of MMTTC Alumni Lamai Jasan
From May 2010 to 2011, the medical massage therapist course opened by Japan Heart, was taught directly by Japanese teacher Mr. Shinya Shiozaki, I was able to learn both the manual and practical subjects without difficulty with the translation support of Myanmar staff interpreters. In 2011-2012, it was fun and interesting to practice teaching to two students at Myitkyina School for the Blind, the mother school of mine, and to visit excursion field trips to other schools for the blind in different regions every 3 months. Local knowledge was also gained. In 2012, I received a teacher's certificate and taught as an assistant teacher. In November 2013, I passed the entrance exam of the Japanese Medical Massage, and from March 2014 to March 2017, I had the opportunity to study and represent Myanmar at Tsukuba University's blind massage training school for 3 years. Although there were language difficulties, thanks to the help of teachers and Japanese friends, I was able achieve the same marks as other students and passed the Japanese government's massage therapist licensing exam. After returning to Myanmar, I have been working as a teacher since as it's my childhood dream, at the training school opened by Japan Heart for the blind people to lead independent lives. In the future, as long as I receive support from Japan Heart, I would like to continue working in the development and teaching sector of the blind. In addition, I was able to open the Sakura Sakura massage shop with basic equipment support from Japan Heart, was closed for 2 years during the COVID-19 epidemic, but was able to reopen with the monthly salary support from Japan Heart and the income received from Mobile Massage Customers who trust in me. In the future, I wish to expand and open new massage shops not only for my own benefit but also for the employment opportunities of the blind.
Achievements of MMTTC Alumni U Tin Moe
U Tin Moe attended Japan Heart Medical Massage Teacher Training Course in 2011 – 2012. The reason I studied medical massage is to share it with blind children and to make a living. During the course, I experienced enjoying learning from a Japanese teacher who teaches well and has strict discipline, enjoy learning medical massage subjects, making friends from various schools, obtaining good teaching and learning methods. After completing the course, I feel happy for learning a skill and increasing knowledge. I am glad to learn about the blind massage therapists from Japan and internationally about. We are happy to have the opportunity to teach back massage techniques to blind children in the future. In practice, there are successes and difficulties. As achievements; In 2014, we were able to open a school for the blind named, Ba Wa Thit (New Life in meaning), and teach massage therapy to blind students. Since 2015, I have been able to start teaching therapeutic massage courses based on the Japanese Anma technique, taught by instructor Mr. Shinya Shiozaki from Japan Heart, to about ten blind students. From 2015 to 2023, a total of 70 students were taught therapeutic massage. There were some difficulties in teaching because of the lack of teaching aids, such as a human skeleton that can be touch by hand, made of natural fiber and modal of internal organs. The purpose of starting a school for the blind are to educate blind students in Myanmar, where there are not enough schools for the blind to learn. Since I am blind, I want to make blind people educated. The current teaching situation at the school for the blind is Class literature (Kg to university level), Music (Myanmar music and western music), therapeutic massage, Computer and Android Phone Access Technology, Crafts (making baskets, wallets, Keychain). As other development activities; opening massage shops and raising school funds, School fundraising through musical performances. Challenges facing are the need for funds for the regular operation of school activities, the need to be fully staffed, Acomes of blind people's life development success; two university matriculation students passed, obtaining jobs for about 50 blind people who have completed therapeutic massage training, about 10 blind people can open their own private massage shops after receiving massage training, about 10 blind massage therapist are involving in finding school fund, being able to trained elite blind athletes, being able to accept and teach by expanding from 10 to 50 students every year, being able to hire 5 to 15 employees. In the future, we intend to; increase the number of students from 50 to 100, to expand and construct buildings that can accommodate about 100 students, to build stadiums, to expand and open school-owned massage shops, and to be able to expand the number of employees.
Activities in Myanmar
Supporters/Donors Voice
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Daw Htet Htet
I Donated lunch for children at the Dream Train Youth Development Charity Center. Seeing the children eating the lunch I donated makes me very satisfied and happy. I will donate again when I have the opportunity.
Daw Moe Thuzar
I was very happy to be able to donate snacks to the Dream Train Youth Development Charity Center. I still want to be able to donate a lot more.
Daw Aye Moe Moe Chit
Donation in Dream Train brings me happiness and joy. I hope children can feel being cared and loved even just a for day through my donation.
Risa Nagata (Intern at Dream Train)
As an intern, I mainly worked on public relations and translation of hand written letters to develop connections between children at Dream Train and their foster parents. It was a valuable experience for me, as I learnt a lot from sharing with the people of Japan the thoughts and feelings hidden in the hearts of the children and their growth, which I would not normally talk about. Although I have finished my internship, I would like to continue to be involved with Dream Train in the future by visiting facilities and donating supplies.
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BRYCEN Corporation (Regular supporter of Dream Train)
Brycen Corporation has been organising BBQs since 2015, and our head office president, Fujiki, has participated in them. We are happy to see the children enjoying their meals, which cheers us up, and the Japanese song sung by the children at the end of the event brings tears to our eyes every time. Children also study using the PC and internet environment donated by our company, and nineteen of them have been working for BRYCEN MYANMAR, and one of them is currently working at the head office in Japan. The children of Dream Train are very motivated and diligent, and we are very grateful to them. We will continue to support the children for their future, including education and BBQs.
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Japanese monthly donor
We support as many children as possible so that they can have fun every day.
Japanese monthly donor
Thanks to Japan Heart, I met my current foster child. I am happy to have my sweet boy in a country I have never visited at all.
Japanese monthly donor
I would very much like to learn more about Myanmar, from a simple greeting.
Japanese monthly donor
I believe that we Japanese should support the people of Myanmar, who do not have international support. We will keep our support.
Japanese monthly donor
I would like to thank everyone involved in Japan Heart for the many children's lives that have been saved through their work. When I visited the hospital in Myanmar some time ago, I was impressed by Dr Yoshioka's efforts to save as many children as possible. I was impressed by the way he spoke of his frustration at the fact that there were still children who could not be saved, and decided to support Dr Yoshioka and Japan Heart's activities. I am honored to be involved, even if only a little, in the construction of the Asian Children's Medical Centre.
Future Project
Your Donation Will Provide ...
Japan Heart aims to maximize the percentage of donations directed to onsite treatment-related purposes. Your donation will help to fund:
- Surgery, treatment and hospital costs, particulary for children.
- Medication costs
- Local employee wages
- Hospital maintenance and environmental improvements
- Supplies and equipment
- Student scholarships
- Mobile medical vehicles
- Other costs.
- One child can eat nutritious meal for a day
- One child can receive sufficient round trip transportation cost
- One child can undergo minor surgery
- One child can undergo major surgery
For Donors Overseas
For those who are residing overseas and have a keen interest in supporting Japan Heart Myanmar’s activities, please kindly go through the link below.