"Unexpectedly, we got support from you."
A Kachin policeman decides he will do the right thing, no matter what the consequences. Thanks to your donation, his family is now safe.
‘I am a 28 years old mother of 4 children. My husband is police and he is the bread owner of our family. We live with my in-laws before the illegal military took over the country. We were a happy family back then. Even though we are not rich but we can afford what we need and most importantly we live in peace. We never thought we will be living separately with my parent's in-laws.
As I am a housewife busy taking care of my kids, I don’t know so much about what’s happening outside. I only heard about what’s happening in our country after 4 days of dictation. I don’t know how to explain, I feel like something is stuck in my heart, my airways. Everyone around us feels the same way, we cannot smile, everyone is different from what they are before. It’s like there’s a big festival in the town and it ends suddenly. The burden that we carry in our hearts is heavy. From the 8th day of dictatorship, it was the talk of the town. As my husband is police, we start to worry about what will happen to us. As Lailenpi is a rural area where everything was delayed, nothing happens till March 10, 2021.
On the 10th of March, we heard something unusual. It was on Wednesday around 10 PM, my husband told us that we need to leave tomorrow and told us to pack. He continued “Around 100 army are coming to Lailenpi. If they came here, they will start ordering us to kill people, to arrest the innocent civilians. We cannot do that as we are here to protect the civilians. We start packing our things and early in the morning, around 5 am we leave Lailenpi living my parent's in-laws behind. We came to Chapi with 2 bikes.
We reach the border at 9 am but we have to wait till 9 pm to enter Chapi as the Indian Army (Assam Rifles) are not allowed us to enter. After the Indian army was off their duty, the Chapi community came to pick us up at the border. As it was summer and dusty, my children got sick after the arrival of Chapi. It was a tough trip for our family and a memorable one. When we arrived at Chapi, we have nothing. No house, no enough clothes, we just have nothing. We are like a child waiting for their parents to feed.
Unexpectedly, we got support from you. It means a lot to us. Everything was very helpful, just everything. Milk Powder and sugar are a big help. As my children are very young, they do not understand our situation and always ask for tea and biscuits. As a mother, I feel so bad to see them crying but I cannot do anything. I am really happy that you include those on our grants. Thank you so much for carrying our burden with us and being a parent to us in a place where we do not belong. It means a lot to us.”