L'histoire de Julia du Myanmar

Julia's Story from Myanmar

8 years ago, Julia Naw dreamed of creating a social enterprise that could help young people, like her!

Here is his testimony:

Young people in my country are looking for work to earn money and survive. But the problem is that we aspire to work in big companies that sometimes have little concern for the future of our planet. We, the poor, struggle to earn money but we do not care about the environment and we contribute to destroying the planet without even knowing it. For example, many work in the mining industry or in companies that lack ethics.

Moreover, women have even fewer opportunities for education and employment. They are even more marginalized. Many of them migrate illegally to work in dangerous jobs or become victims of human trafficking.

In the search for a better life, we have also lost our culture and tradition to modernization, which is causing climate change, which is making the poor even poorer.

How did I start YounSone?

I am part of the international Fondacio movement, which aims to build a more humane and just world. The training I received at Fondacio helped me realize my dream.

I started as a trainer at our Young Life Development Center (YLDC) in Yangon. YLDC provides them with basic skills so they can start looking for jobs. However, they struggle to find jobs. That is why I wanted to start a social enterprise around sustainable fashion. It aims to provide livelihood opportunities for young people, especially women. I started training myself and others in basic tailoring and sewing. I worked with young people and many others to create YounSone .

YounSone means "colorful" in the Burmese language. It expresses the diversity of cultures, ethnic groups, ages, religions and origins of people and aims to create a synergy that allows for a living together that is respectful of all.

 

“7 years ago, I dreamed of creating a social enterprise that could help young people, like me.”

Julia Naw

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For what ?

Young people in my country are looking for work to earn money and survive. But the problem is that we aspire to work in big companies that sometimes have little concern for the future of our planet. We, the poor, struggle to earn money but we do not care about the environment and we contribute to destroying the planet without even knowing it. For example, many work in the mining industry or in companies that lack ethics.

Moreover, women have even fewer opportunities for education and employment. They are even more marginalized. Many of them migrate illegally to work in dangerous jobs or become victims of human trafficking.

In the search for a better life, we have also lost our culture and tradition to modernization, which is causing climate change, which is making the poor even poorer.

Julia Naw

Co-Founder & Manager

How did I start YounSone?

I am part of the international Fondacio movement, which aims to build a more humane and just world. The training I received at Fondacio helped me realize my dream.

I started as a trainer at our Young Life Development Center (YLDC) in Yangon. YLDC provides them with basic skills so they can start looking for jobs. However, they struggle to find jobs. That’s why I wanted to start a social enterprise around sustainable fashion. It aims to provide livelihood opportunities for young people, especially women. I started training myself and others in basic tailoring and sewing. I worked with young people and many others to create YounSone.

​Why YounSone?

YounSone means "colorful" in the Burmese language. It expresses the diversity of cultures, ethnic groups, ages, religions and origins of people and aims to create a synergy that allows for a living together that is respectful of all.

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Julia Naw & Monica Moe Moe Aye

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YounSone's goal is to provide young people with skills that will enable them to become self-sufficient without destroying the environment, while remaining faithful to their culture and traditions.

It's about developing income for young people by producing sustainable fashion products that we sell locally and in Europe.

I firmly believe that to care for the environment I must return to my roots, learning from the wisdom of the indigenous people, where our culture and traditions live in harmony with nature.

Thus, YounSone products are developed with the aim of bridging the gap between rich and poor, between modern and traditional, between people and land.

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