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Conflict and Candlelight
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0:06 - 0:11$10,000 - that's the price Pyi Rar and her fellow villagers were told to pay
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0:12 - 0:14if they wanted electricity in their small community
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0:14 - 0:16in Eastern Myanmar's Kaya state.
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0:17 - 0:20She used her local money lender to raise her $80 share
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0:21 - 0:23- a huge amount in this impoverished region.
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0:23 - 0:26But ten months later there's still no power
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0:26 - 0:31and authorities say villagers have to come up
with more cash if they want to get connected. -
0:31 - 0:35If we had electricity, we could cook and
use computers and the children could study. -
0:35 - 0:39I attended a computer class, but I can't
practice at home without power. -
0:39 - 0:44Only 30% of Myanmar's 51 million
people had access to electricity. -
0:45 - 0:50Even major cities see regular power cuts
which have ignited frustration and protests. -
0:51 - 0:55The government says it wants everyone
to have electricity by the year 2030. -
0:55 - 0:59If you look at many parts of urban areas, actually the
- Title:
- Conflict and Candlelight
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- EngageMedia
- Duration:
- 02:16
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