Brahmaso Humanitarian Aid Organisation

Brahmaso Humanitarian Aid Organisation (Burmese: ဗြဟ္မစိုရ် လူမူ့ကူညီရေးအသင်း; abbreviated BHAO) is a humanitarian aid organisation based on Mandalay, Myanmar. The organisation is Myanmar's oldest free funeral service organisation.[1]

Brahmaso Humanitarian Aid Organisation
ဗြဟ္မစိုရ် လူမူ့ကူညီရေးအသင်း
Formation7 May 1998 (7 May 1998)
HeadquartersMandalay, Myanmar
Chairman
Than Htun Myint
Vice-Chairman
Chit Htoo
Vice-Chairman
Htay Win
Secretary-General
Thant Sin
Websitewww.brahmaso.org

It was founded by Tikkha, the abbot of the Southern Salin Monastery in 1998, initially providing free funeral services.[2] It has since expanded to providing health care services, as well as education and natural disaster relief services.[2]

See also

References
  1. "The oldest free funeral service in Burma". Mizzima. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. "History". BHAO. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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