On November 13, 2019 F&P visited YADANAR BON YEIKNYEIN(Monastery Education School) to make a donation and share sweats to the children. The orphanage located 1-hour drive from downtown Yangon was built in 1998 and houses 228 children from the ages of 5-16.
We were greeted and welcomed warmly by the Headmaster and the children with welcoming songs, and gave out Japanese candy as a small gift to the children.
CSR Activities
Social Support in Myanmar
YADANAR BON YEIK NYEIN (monastic education school) Donation
Sponsorship of Japan-Myanmar joint movie aimed at brewing further friendship
Bottom: August 25, 2017 Production press conference held on in Shibuya, Tokyo
F&P sponsored a film called “My Country, My Home” jointly produced by Japan International Broadcasting and Myanmar’s local broadcasting station MNTV (Myanmar National Television) aiming to bridge a strong relationship between the two countries.
Production press conferences were held in each country in August 2017, and five of our members participated in Myanmar, including our local staff. At a Japanese-version conference at the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, the conference room was packed with guests and a number of press media were also participating. Various web articles of the press conference was posted, highlighting the high level of attention of the movie.
The presenter read the company’s name aloud as a sponsor at the production press conference. In addition, F&P logo is posted in movie promotional videos using Facebook as a sponsor company.
Sponsorship of Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw Festival
F&P have been sponsoring Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw Festival held in Yangon, Myanmar under the theme of “friendship communication between Japan and Myanmar and promoting Japan Brand” every year and exhibit corporate booths.
We will support the further enhancement of friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
Press Release
〉Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw Festival 2020
〉Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw Festival 2019
〉Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw Festival 2018
〉Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw Festival 2017
Achieving Japanese Quality! Supporting the Education of Future Myanmar Engineers
We provide technical guidance to our local partner, general contractors, in Myanmar, 2 to 3 times a month. In Myanmar, no national construction standards have been established and quality level tends to vary. Therefore, we began this program to help educate the local general contractor engineers and create high-quality facilities in order to enhance the quality of projects currently under construction to equal that of Japan. The seminar explains the flow and method from temporary construction to finishing work, including mountain retention construction, pile construction, soil construction, rebar construction, and framework. About 20 engineers participate in each session.
Program contents
■ Preparation of construction supervision plan, English translation
■ Project supervision
■ Technical guidance of Myanmar local staff
■ Technical guidance for the engineers of Myanmar local general contractors
Middle: Lecture using a projector at local general constructor’s office
Bottom: Quality control lesson at the construction site
I educate our local partner, which was also on general contractors, in Myanmar at a rate of 2 to 3 times a month. In Myanmar, there are no national construction codes or standards, and quality tends to be uneven. This project was launched with the purpose of developing local general contractors who are contractors and building high-quality facilities in order to ensure that the quality of projects currently under construction is equal to that of Japan.
The seminar explains the flow and method from temporary construction to finishing work, including mountain retention construction, pile construction, soil construction, rebar construction, and formwork. About 20 engineers participate each time. Since there are many items that are inexperienced to them, I strive to explain the background and principle of work in line with their perspectives, “Why is the content of the course necessary?”
The training session lasts about an hour and a half, but every time I get more questions and feel the eagerness to learn. Seeing them listening earnestly with their eyes shining makes me feel rewarded as a lecturer.
I am struggling with the language barrier. Since we are not able to interact directly, I often feel difficulty, but I proceed with a help of a local engineer that understands Japanese. I also utilized ways to make it easier to understand the contents, such as using videos and images.
Although it is a small-group workshop, I hope that young engineers will learn Japanese standards and how to proceed with Japanese construction work, and that the technical transfer will contribute to the development of Myanmar with the architectural technology that has been improved by young engineers. I will face with the engineers so that I can help them as much as possible.
Supporting collaborative projects of Bridge Asia Japan (BAJ)and Tokyo Toy Museum
On January 27, 2016, Japanese companies and the general public donated a mini-book set containing toys and books to the Taung Shay Elementary School. (Book: 250, Toys: 20, Book Shelf)
Donations to areas affected by flooding in Myanmar
In mid-July 2015, heavy rains that had continued in a wide area of northern, central, and western Myanmar led to large-scale flooding in the region. In August 2015, F&P donated US$10,000 through the Sitagu Buddhist Academy at our local subsidiary (jointly funded by our group corporation) to assist people affected by this disaster, which is said to be the worst-ever flood damage in the past few decades. Going forward, the F&P Group will continue to actively provide various types of support, including disaster relief.