Browsing: Tinmaung believes that the survival of the Rohingya depends on their own leadership. “Aid only goes so far. It is crucial that we provide aid that helps people stand on their own feet

        “The vast majority of my people are in refugee camps or in apartheid villages, struggling every day just to make a living… They deserve to have a bio-graphy, not someone like me, living in Canada with a decent job in the government,” said Raïss Tinmaung. Tinmaung is Rohingya and when we met last month in a Toronto cafe, we discussed if I should tell his story or not. We agreed that I should, but only if I made it clear that he has more privilege than most people from his community.