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Activity in 2023

It is a difficult year.
Please note: the original of this text was written in Myanmar in English. Sections have been edited or deleted for clarity. In order to retain some of the orginal flavour of the report, there has not…

2021: in July

Situation after the military coup in Myanmar in Februar 2021
Dear Members of the St. Lazarus-Fonds, Following the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021 a dramatic situation has developed in the diocese of a catholic priest who we have known for a long…

2021 - Medical building Project completed

The Medical Building, a part of the boarding school, is finished
The renovation is complete! Excerpts from the KMSS Report: Introduction and Summary of the Project Activities Karuna Mission Social Solidarity – Taunggyi (KMSS-TGI) has been…

St. Lazarus Activity Report 2017-2019

An overview of the St. Lazarus-Fonds Europe activities in Myanmar
St. Lazarus - Fonds Europe e.V. Dr. Thomas Gille, director Altkönigstraße 8 61462 Königstein Königstein, March 5, 2021 Overview: Support and development program St.…

Boarding School

In 2019 a boarding house/school was started. A building was found, renovated, and materials supplied. Today it is in use.
Here are four short videos taken in 2019 of the boarding school.

2020: Well and water supply for the boarding house project

Here are photos and three short videos of the construction and elements of the finished water supply for the boarding house project.

2018:Toilet and Washroom construction

This copy of the final report of the Toilet and Washroom Construction project has been edited for clarity. Toilet and Washroom construction to enable a healthier living…

2018: Water supply project - the new pipeline

A new water supply for Kone Pyat Village
      Water Supply Program Kone Pyat Village, Ho Khai Village Tract,  Leper Colony, Loilem Township, Southern Shan State, Myanmar         Report to St.Lazarus-Fonds Europe Koenigstein,…

2017: Travel and Project Report of the St. Lazarus-Fonds Europe

In 2015 a delegation from St. Lazarus-Fonds travelled to Myanmar to check the feasibility of proposed projects there, and then afterwards authorized the project financing. In December 2017 the…
Loilem (Myanmar), December 5 – 12, 2017    Visit and Project Report of the St. Lazarus-Fonds Europe   The St. Lazarus-Fonds Europe provides financial support to a colony of lepers and their…

2017: Loilem

A video on Loilem in 2017. The video discusses the past, progress in projects in 2017, and what can be done in the future.
Here is a brief look at the leper colony Loilem in 2017.  This video is narrated in German, but the pictures alone paint a clear picture.  The narrator speaks of the visit in 2015 by members of St.…

2016: Annual Agricultural Report

Here is an edited version of the 2016 Annual Agricultural Report
  The project manager for the support project in Loilem has sent a report on progress over the past year.  The report deals exclusively with agricultural issues, it does not mention wells, academic…

2017: A different approach to a new well.

Although all attempts at drillling an artesian well in the village of Kone Pyat have failed, all is not lost. We are taking a new approach to this problem.
There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel for the residents of the 4th village in the lepra colony Loilem and their water troubles. After several failed attempts (no water) at drilling a new…

2016: Loilem in October

A video illustration of significant progress in various projects in Loilem.
The film was taken between October 19th and 22nd, 2016 (the video is at the bottom of this page). The video illustrates the significant progress which has been made in implementing the St.…

2016: Video from Loilem

Video taken on a short visit to Loilem in June 2016.
This video has brief views of a few of the new projects in the colony, taken during the rainy season. It shows new fields being planted, and posts to support dragon fruit being placed.  15 new pigs…

2016 - Events in Loilem

There is progress in the leper village of Loilem.
Late in 2015 a group from St. Lazarus Fonds Europe visited the leper colony in Loilem, Myanmar. The Fonds had previously agreed on support measures, but wanted to see the colony for themselves and get…

2005: Tonji, South Sudan

Once I had managed to step inside, at first I could see nothing at all in the darkness. After my eyes had gotten used to the darkness if discovered that there was a bed made of bamboo sticks in the…
For decades people in Sudan suffered from a humanitarian crisis and from a civil war which took over two million victims. Hunger and illness, in addition to the military conflicts, are the worst…

2009: Chibote, Zambia

Chibote is a village in Zambia, in which families live together with their leprous relatives. It was founded 30 years ago by a Franciscan order.
Many people in Africa, and particularly children, live in constant danger because they do not receive enough to eat on a daily basis, and are threatened with illness. This is even worse for lepers.…

2003: Phan Thiet, Vietnam

This project intends to assist all those who suffer from leprosy in the province of Binh Thuan in Vietnam.
This project intends to assist all those who suffer from leprosy in the province of Binh Thuan in Vietnam.  There are about 1400 lepers in the province, of which 1300 were or are still being treated. …

2015: Loilem, Myanmar

A trip to Burma, which has been officially known as Myanmar since 1989, and particularly to the remote regions of that country, remains a minor adventure even today.
Hyung –Kun Peter Chung, Thomas Gille, Lukas Weil, Daniel Tögel, St. Lazarus -Fonds Europe e.V. Travelling to the Leper Colony Loilem, Myanmar A trip to Burma, which has been officially known as…

2011: Travel Report Tonji, South-Sudan

After the 10th anniversary celebration of the St. Lazarus-Fonds Europe we wanted to see at first hand the progress in the projects and measures we support personally in South Sudan. We also wanted to…

2013: Tonji, South-Sudan

Completion of a Community House
The focus of our assistance in Tonj, South-Sudan was initially in the construction of a community house for the inhabitants. This building was completed in early 2015. Material transport, in this…

2014: Loilem, Myanmar

Leper village Loilem in Shan State, Myanmar
According to World Bank data, Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in southeast Asia. Today the country, which was under military rule until 2011, has about 55 million inhabitants. The battle…