From trash to treasure: how Myanmar residents are repurposing dead spaces

Jan 31, 2020

"It's important for poor people because they don't have the money to pursue private recreation spaces." Image: THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Thin Lei Win

Thin Lei Win

Food Security Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Children play at a public park and playground in Yankin, a suburb of Yangon, which has been designed with the help of a group of young girls on Nov 1, 2019.

Children play at a public park in Yankin, designed by a group of young girls. Image: THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Thin Lei Win

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