Burma Humanitarian Mission

What Burma Humanitarian Mission does

Burma Humanitarian Mission (BHM) is a U.S.-incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1999 and headquartered in Millcreek, Utah, that empowers ethnic minority communities on the Thai-Myanmar border through a coordinated portfolio of six community-based programs. The core operational pillars are: the Backpack Health Worker Teams (BPHWT), a network of 50 mobile medic teams recruiting directly from the villages they serve and reaching 125,000+ people annually with 60,000+ medicine doses; the Child Development Center (CDC), providing preschool-through-12th-grade education to displaced Burmese children excluded from Thai schools; Minmahaw School, a post-secondary boarding program for disadvantaged Myanmar youth ages 17-23; Myanmar Mobile Education (MyME) and its myME Box portable digital classroom, an offline-capable learning platform built for child laborers and out-of-school children; Kirana Productions, an award-winning documentary filmmaking collective screening films at the United Nations and U.S. Capitol; and Strong Girls Club, a trauma-informed boxing program for refugee women and domestic violence survivors. The myME Box integrates a mini-computer loaded with a full learning management system, video lessons, eBooks, assessments, and life-skills content drawn from Khan Academy, UNICEF, and TED-Ed, enabling literacy, numeracy, and digital-skills delivery in the most remote areas without internet connectivity.

BHM operates with a small U.S. staff of 1-10 employees and routes over 90% of its functional expenses to programs through its partner network. Revenue is generated primarily through tax-deductible individual donations collected via PayPal portals on burmamission.org, supplemented by grants from named institutional foundations (notably Buddhist Global Relief, which funds CDC child sponsorship, plus the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation, Quail Roost Foundation, Transparent Fish Fund, and Alternative Gifts International). The organization also acts as a fiscal sponsor for Minmahaw School, processing and transferring donated funds on its behalf. Donation tiers are articulated around defined program outcomes ($25, $50, $125, $150, $1,800), and donor engagement is driven by storytelling through documentary film screenings at colleges, universities, the United Nations, and the U.S. Capitol. The combined effect is a lean coordinating entity that distributes capital and visibility to a multi-decade, community-embedded service delivery network across Myanmar and the Thai-Myanmar border.

Name

Burma Humanitarian Mission

Legal name

Burma Humanitarian Mission

Website

https://burmamission.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Burma Humanitarian Mission is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds and coordinates six community-based programs on the Thai-Myanmar border delivering mobile healthcare, K-12 and post-secondary education, offline digital learning, documentary filmmaking, and trauma-informed women's empowerment to displaced ethnic minority communities from Myanmar.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian healthcare services
• Displaced children education
• Mobile backpack medics
• Offline digital learning
• Trauma-informed women empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

South Jordan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Burma Humanitarian Mission is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The primary revenue stream is tax-deductible charitable donations from individual donors, collected via PayPal donation portals on the website. The organization articulates specific donation tiers with defined impact amounts.
2. Foundation and Grant Funding: BHM receives grant funding from partner foundations including Buddhist Global Relief (which funded CDC child sponsorship), and other named foundations (Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation, Quail Roost Foundation, Transparent Fish Fund, Alternative Gifts International). These grants support specific programs and operational costs.
3. Fiscal Sponsorship Services: BHM provides fiscal sponsorship for Minmahaw School, facilitating the processing and transfer of donated funds on behalf of the school. While BHM does not directly fund Minmahaw, it manages financial resources for the partner organization, potentially generating administrative fee revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Burma Humanitarian Mission is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers mobile healthcare, formal and digital education, women's empowerment programming, and human rights documentary storytelling to ethnic minority communities displaced by conflict on the Thai-Myanmar border. It operates six core programs (Backpack Health Worker Teams, Minmahaw School, Child Development Center, Myanmar Mobile Education with the myME Box, Kirana Productions, and Strong Girls Club), reaching over 125,000 people annually and funded primarily through tax-deductible individual donations and foundation grants.

Product overview

Burma Humanitarian Mission is a nonprofit organization that operates a portfolio of six interconnected humanitarian programs serving ethnic minority communities along the Thai-Myanmar border. The core offerings include: Backpack Health Worker Teams providing mobile healthcare to conflict zones; Minmahaw School offering post-secondary education; Child Development Center serving displaced children from preschool to 12th grade; Myanmar Mobile Education with its myME Box digital learning platform; Kirana Productions documentary filmmaking for human rights advocacy; and Strong Girls Club boxing empowerment program for women. Together, these programs deliver a holistic mission combining healthcare, education, and storytelling to empower displaced populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Backpack Health Worker Teams (BPHWT)

Quantifiable outcome

• Infant mortality reduced from 135 deaths per 1,000 births to dramatically lower rates through backpack medic care (U.S. rate is 5.8)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Backpack Health Worker Team (BPHWT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHM works in partnership with BPHWT — a group of medics based in Mae Sot, Thailand. BHM supports 50 mobile backpack medic teams with medical supplies, medications, training, and food/school support for medics' children. BPHWT recruits medics from the villages they serve. Together they reach over 125,000 people annually in Burma's conflict zones.
• Education for Friendship Foundation (EFF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinmahaw School is a key partner in the Education for Friendship Foundation (EFF), which works to expand educational opportunities for migrant youth along the Thai-Myanmar border. The Education Village project (Phase 1 launched 2024) relocated the BHSOH Migrant Learning Centre to a new site in Mae Sot for 580+ migrant children. Phase 2 (2025) will relocate Minmahaw School to the Education Village.
• Mae Tao CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraduates of BHM-sponsored medic training complete internships at the Mae Tao Clinic — a renowned healthcare facility — gaining real-world experience before returning to their villages as health workers in Burma's conflict zones.
• Alternative Gifts International (AGI)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlternative Gifts International (AGI) is a nonprofit that inspires people to support humanitarian and environmental causes through meaningful, alternative gift-giving. By offering gifts that fund global projects — such as clean water, education, and healthcare — AGI enables donors to make tangible impacts in communities, including BHM programs.
• Minmahaw SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinmahaw School operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Burma Humanitarian Mission (BHM). BHM facilitates the processing and transfer of donated funds for Minmahaw but does not directly fund the school. BHM has supported Minmahaw for over a decade, contributing to its growth. In 2024, BHM's fundraising raised $25,000 matched to $50,000 for Minmahaw. Minmahaw is a partner in the Education for Friendship Foundation's Education Village project.
• Child Development Center (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Child Development Center is a community partner of BHM, providing education from preschool through 12th grade for displaced Burmese children unable to access Thai schools. BHM supports the CDC, including through Buddhist Global Relief grants for children of backpack medics. CDC is particularly vital for children of medics serving in conflict zones.
• Myanmar Mobile Education (MyME)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMyanmar Mobile Education (MyME), founded by Burmese human rights activist Tim Aye-Hardy, is a BHM community partner providing mobile education units and myME Box digital learning platforms to out-of-school children and child laborers across Burma. BHM supports MyME's mission to reach the most vulnerable children with education, even amid violence and displacement.
• Kirana ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKirana Productions is a BHM community partner — an award-winning film collective under the direction of Jeanne Hallacy, dedicated to telling urgent human rights stories from Burma through documentary filmmaking and educational workshops. Films screen globally at film festivals, colleges, universities, the United Nations, and US Capitol. BHM supports and amplifies Kirana's storytelling work as part of its mission.
• Strong Girls ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong Girls Club is a BHM community partner operating free women-only boxing camps for refugee women and domestic violence survivors on the Thai-Myanmar border. BHM supports the program through donations that keep classes free, bring training to women in shelters and safe houses, and provide childcare. The program uses trauma-informed coaching led by a survivor.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Relief International: Relief International delivers humanitarian assistance in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach areas with integrated health, education, and livelihoods programming. Comparable mid-sized peer in serving displaced populations with multi-sector programming, though with broader geographic footprint than BHM.
• Malala Fund: Malala Fund advocates for and invests in girls' education, particularly in crisis and conflict-affected regions. Comparable to BHM's CDC and MyME work delivering education to out-of-school children in conflict-affected areas, though focused specifically on girls' secondary education globally.

Direct peers

• Free Burma Rangers: Free Burma Rangers provides humanitarian relief, medical assistance, and human rights documentation inside Burma's conflict zones, serving ethnic minority communities including Karen, Kachin, and Shan. Directly comparable to BHM's backpack medic and storytelling work, with a similar focus on community-embedded relief teams operating across conflict-affected areas of Myanmar.
• Karen Women's Organization: Karen Women's Organization (KWO) is a community-based organization of Karen women refugees and IDPs in Thailand and Burma, providing health, education, and empowerment programs. Comparable to BHM's CDC, Minmahaw, and Strong Girls Club work serving ethnic Karen communities with a similar integrated services model.
• Burma Medical Association: Burma Medical Association (BMA) coordinates cross-border medical training and healthcare delivery for populations inside Burma. Directly comparable to BHM's support of BPHWT medics on the Thai-Myanmar border, with overlapping missions of training ethnic health workers and delivering care in conflict-affected areas.

Broad incumbents

• Partners in Health: Partners in Health is a global health nonprofit delivering comprehensive healthcare in resource-poor settings across multiple countries. Comparable in mission and outcomes-measurement discipline to BHM's backpack medic work, though operating at much larger scale and serving broader geographies than BHM's Myanmar focus.
• Save the Children: Save the Children delivers health, education, and child protection programs in crisis-affected settings globally. Comparable to BHM's CDC and MyME education work for displaced children, though at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps implements humanitarian and development programs in conflict and post-conflict settings with integrated health, education, and livelihoods approaches. Overlaps with BHM's integrated service model serving displaced and conflict-affected populations.
• International Rescue Committee: IRC responds to humanitarian crises worldwide with integrated health, education, and women's empowerment programming. Comparable in integrated services approach and serving displaced populations, though IRC operates across dozens of countries while BHM focuses on Thai-Myanmar border communities.
• Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Médecins Sans Frontières delivers emergency medical care in conflict and crisis zones globally. Overlaps with BHM's mobile healthcare delivery in conflict-affected Burma, though MSF operates at significantly larger scale with permanent facilities and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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