December 9, 2025 – San Francisco, CA — The Board met to review year-end results and celebrate the successful launch of two social confidence–building programs, #SketchandHope and #MelodyofJoy. The year concluded with the commissioning of #H2OHope, the Foundation’s first clean water treatment initiative. The meeting also highlighted the rollout of a computer-based foundational learning program under the #Road2Digital initiative. 

December 7, 2025 – Bago, Myanmar — Assessing the feasibility of treated bamboo as a durable, low-carbon building material, this visit explores how locally sourced and properly treated bamboo can reduce construction costs, extend lifespan, and support climate-resilient infrastructure—advancing sustainable, inclusive, and equitable e-Learning educational environments for children in alignment with UN SDGs 4, 9, 12, and 13. #Read More +

December 6, 2025 – Taungoo, Myanmar — We returned to Taungoo, a city affected by Typhoon Yagi in September 2024.  During this visit, the remaining balance of donations received through the Foundation’s #OrphanRelief campaign—contributed by our friends and family last year—was distributed to St. Aloysius Boarding Home, Sacred Heart Church, and Chit Myittar.  Read More +

November 30, 2025 — Yangon, Myanmar – Peter K. Yap, Executive Director of the Mary K. Yap Foundation and Producer of Charity Film Unbroken Ties, shared how purposeful storytelling drives social impact. The Foundation’s support aligned creative cinema with the UNSDG to benefit orphan children. The session inspired young Myanmar creatives to do their work responsibly—showing that compassion and creativity together can change lives. Read More +

November 16, 2025 — San Francisco, CA, USA— The Mary K. Yap Foundation launched its inaugural #SketchandHope program under the “Art Is My Voice” campaign at the Galilee Foundation Church and Children’s Home in Shwe Pyi Thar, Myanmar, bringing creativity and joy to 38 children while reinforcing our commitment to empowering vulnerable youth and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Read More +

November 10, 2025 — San Francisco, CA, USA— The Mary K. Yap Foundation launches #SketchandHope, one of our six social development programs empowering orphaned children through art, building creativity, confidence, and expression, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. #ArtIsMyVoice Read More +

October 24, 2025 – San Francisco, CA, USA — The Foundation proudly marks its first #Road2Digital alliance with Alpha Education Center, supporting disadvantaged and orphaned children in Myanmar. In collaboration with KMD Computer Learning Center, we conducted a 3-day basic computer training for 10 children aged 12 to 17, giving them their first hands-on digital learning experience and inspiring confidence for the future …. Read More +

August 2, 2025 – Hlegu, Yangon, Myanmar—The Mary K. Yap Foundation responded to an urgent appeal from Agape Child Care Home, a long-standing orphanage serving children for over 30 years, after their boys’ dormitory roof was destroyed by heavy rain and wind. Through the #OrphanReliefs Emergency Aid Program, the Foundation funded the  Read More +

July 8, 2025 – In her own words, we share a heartfelt autobiographical testimony of Teacher Cici Samuels, a beloved educator who devoted her entire life to teaching English—the world’s most spoken language—to people of all ages throughout Myanmar. For over seven decades, she taught not just in classrooms, but in villages, homes, and orphanages, where she offered her lessons free of charge to orphaned children as her way of giving back. Read More +

June 24, 2025 – With heavy hearts, the Board honors and celebrates the life and enduring legacy of Mr. Danny Nanasei Mainoo, a beloved Orphanage Ambassador for the Foundation from 2022 until his passing on June 24, 2025. Danny was more than a leader—he was a light to the children of the Royal Seed Home in Ghana, a tireless advocate who gave his heart to their hopes and futures. Read More +