Background of Daai Community In Malaysia

The Daai Chin people are living in over 180 villages of the southern part of Chin State in Myanmar which is located at the western part of the countryside between India and Bangladesh. The Myanmar military was ruling us as colonial rule and they are trying to convert us from Christianity to Buddhist since 1960 to until today. These religious and political issues forced us to leave our relative homeland for seeking a UNHCR protection. Some Daai Chin people arrived in Malaysia in 2004 and they organized the Daai Community in Malaysia on 24 February 2008.

Purpose of Daai Community

The purposes for organizing the Daai Community in Malaysia are: (1) To help new registration at UNHCR (2) To take care of hospital patients, especially to pregnant mothers and children (3) Meet with local authorities to maintain camps or prison officers for getting prisoners' situations such as health or other news to inform their relatives and families. (4) Dai Community School (Dai Victoria Education Center) for helping children who are losing their educational opportunities.

Activities of Daai Community

(1)The Daai Community has been running the Daai Victoria Childcare Centre to offer education and the children of Daai refugees and acknowledged by UNHCR since 2008. In the early times, the very young children were cared for and nurtured. Later on, the older ages of children come to the center for learning. We are still struggling to be consistent in dealing with all children, to meet their needs and requirements, especially in education. Currently, we have 30 students and using a flat that with two toilets, one kitchen room and one nave for teachers. The best part of the flat is used as a school without partitions beside around classes. It is cramped, noisy, and very hot. It is hard for schoolchildren to keep concentration on their lessons.

Where does it come from Daai or who is Daai

The Daai Chin are an ethnic group living in Chin State, Myanmar. The Daai consists of 32 Chin tribes, which have been registered by the government of Burma since 1890. The recent Military Regime¡¯scensus mentions the Daai tribe as the 62nd of 135 tribes of Burma. The Daai people live in the Mindat, Matupi, Paletwa, and Kanpetlet townships of Southern Chin State in Burma. There are more than 180 Daai villages with a total population of somewhere between 60,000 and 90,000. Their population makes the Daai-Chin the majority tribe in the Southern Chin Hills. Ninety-nine percentages of Daai people are Christian’s religion, but the Burmese military is trying to be converted us to be Buddhism. This is a brief history of “who are Daai Chin people in Myanmar”.

Background of Daai Community

The Daai Chin people live in over 180 villages in the southern part of Chin State in Myanmar which is located in the western part of the countryside between India and Bangladesh. The Myanmar military was ruling us as colonial rule and they have been trying to convert us from Christianity to Buddhism since 1960 to until today. These religious and political issues forced us to leave our homeland to seek UNHCR protection. Some Daai Chin people arrived in Malaysia in 2004 and organized the Daai Community in Malaysia on 24 February 2008.

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