The Power of Books, the Power to Live
A Project in Cooperation with Shanti Volunteer Association

"The Power of Books, the Power to Live"

Through books, start close to home and then look toward the world—

Under that concept, with the help of two people from Myanmar who live in Nishiokoppe Village, we created translated picture books to send to Myanmar.

What kind of country is Myanmar?
What is its situation right now?

First, we spent time learning about Myanmar.
Then we held picture-book readings in Japanese and Burmese.

After enjoying the differences in Burmese and Japanese pronunciation, it was time to make the translated picture books.

Using a Burmese kana comparison chart, we cut and pasted Burmese translation stickers onto every page, repeating the process.

At the end, they taught us how to write our own names in Burmese.

Having two people who speak Burmese meant we could ask questions when we lost track of where stickers should go, and learn things that you can’t get from reading materials alone, such as stroke order.

Thanks to them, we felt Burmese become more familiar to us.

The translated picture books we made that day will reach Myanmar around next summer.

We entrusted the books to the Shanti Volunteer Association while wondering what Myanmar will be like then and what we ourselves will be doing at that time.


#Nishiokoppe Village
#Hokkaido
#Shanti Volunteer Association
#Translated picture books
#Myanmar
#The Power of Books, the Power to Live
#Burmese