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Seng Li
Shanan Foundation
Director
Description
Seng Li is the Director of the Shanan Foundation, where he works to promote freedom of expression and natural resource rights in Myanmar's northern Kachin State. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Mandalay University, a diploma in Community Development Studies from the Myanmar Institute of Theology, and an international Master’s degree in Social Sciences Specialization in Development Studies from Chiang Mai University, Thailand. His research focuses on community resistance to Chinese investments in large-scale agriculture, particularly tissue-culture banana plantations in Kachin State.
With extensive experience in NGOs, Mr. Seng Li served as an office assistant and livelihood grant officer at the Kachin Baptist Convention’s Community Development Department (2010–2014), where he focused on livelihood options for internally displaced people. As the Land Rights Coordinator at the Kachin State Farmers Network (2015–2017), he advocated for land rights and the protection of customary land against land grabbing. He also worked as the Land Rights Officer for People in Need (2018–2019) and as a Media Monitor for Internews (2021–2023).
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