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Conclusion: "For
the
Vanzang
community
network,
the
formation
of
VGM
plays
crucial
role
in
connecting
with
all
Vanzang
oversea
people
virtually
in
one
place
and
solidarity
with
the
villagers
abounds
afterwards.
This
reinforced
cohesive
relationships
among
themselves
through
virtual
group
resulted
in
the
birth
of
various
different
projects
in
the
home
community.
It
is
found
that
one
key
person
stands
out
as
mobilizer
for
the
villagers
to
the
oversea
migrants.
For
the
villagers,
their
main
mobilizing
strategy
is
to
pinpoint
the
shared
struggles
and
experiences
in
the
community
life.
As
it
is
seen
above,
for
basic
infrastructure
development,
the
community
raise
the
issues
in
such
a
way
that
the
possibility
of
a
new
improvement
clearly
demonstrated
in
the
understanding
of
the
overseas
migrants.
And
all
the
issues
raised
are
central
to
the
welfare
of
the
community
life.
Most
of
the
development
issues
are
raised
by
the
villagers
basing
on
the
needs
of
the
community.
The
migrants
are
the
sponsors
for
community
development
programs
implemented.
In
this
community
network,
both
the
committee
and
the
members
are
agent
and
initiator
of
development.
Though
some
ideas
may
originate
from
the village or rom
overseas,
some
are
transported
from
networking
to
other
community,
like
neighboring
villages.
In
most
cases,
community
projects
help
share
the
remittance
to
the
non-‐receiving
families.
In
the
remittance
initiated
community
projects,
the
poorer
segment
of
the
community
are
not
marginalized
but
centered
or
equal
beneficiaries
of
the
development.
It
is
the
community
projects
that
are
reaching
equally
its
members.
The
distribution
of
remittance
through
community
development
is
effective
to
harness
remittance
for
social
and
economic
development
in
the
rural
regions
where
the
gove
rnment
is
not
responsive
to
its
overall
development.
It
is
noticed
that
several
projects
were
carried
out
without
formal
leadership
system.
It
was
a
loose
network
without
any
rule
or
regulations,
but
function
effectively
under
this
structure.
Later
on,
this
necessitates
the
formation
of
Vanzang
Global
Development
Group
in
2008
for
coordinating
community
projects
and
mobilizing
all
Vanzang
people
from
Myanmar
and
abroad
is
the
important
development
of
the
community
network.
Community
network
helps
to
exchange
information
and
mobilize
more
effectively
for
the
cause
of
Vanzang
people.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
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International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of Publication:
2015-08-26
Date of entry:
2015-08-19
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