Theramu Paw Moo, 59, a mother of four children, was born in Kai Der Village, Kai Der District, Kler Lwee Hlu Township. Being born in a poor family, life was very difficult for Theramu Paw Moo. “I didn’t have enough food to eat,” she recalls.

The difficult life of Theramu Paw Moo’s family was worsened when the civil war broke out in 1974. Attending schooling became more challenging for Theramu and her family. Her family had to move to Ler Doh, so Theramu can safely attend school.

Despite all of the challenging circumstances Theramu struggled to continue her studies until she finished high school. “I had a burning heart to study and I studied at the primary and secondary school in my village,”

Upon finishing high school, Theramu took up a teaching job in her village in 9090 and taught there for four years. Unfortunately, the following year the Burmese armies invaded the region where she lived they destroyed the houses and burned the rice barns.

Theramu and her family had to flee from her village to safety. She and her family arrived in Mae Ra Ma Luang Camp (in Thailand) on the 15^th of June 1995.

Since the time of her arriving to the camp in 1995, Theramu has been teaching hygiene at the No.1 Primary School, to third graders. Later in 2013, she was promoted as a head teacher.  Theramu has been a teacher for 25 years in the No.1 Primary School. She shared her passion for teaching saying, “I become a teacher because I wanted to pass on my knowledge and I want to educate young children.” “My aspiration to be a teacher is that students will be able to become effective leaders for their people, community and for their country,” she added.

Although the situation in the camps are challenging, Theramu has a strong desire for teaching as she was a student going through all the same troubles, she said “I decided that I will continue to teach and educate the students generation to generation as much as I can because sharing knowledge and education is very important to the new generation.” She also shared her hope for her students’ future saying, “I have a dream that someday if Myanmar becomes a peaceful country, the students in the camp and in Myanmar will get the same opportunities on their education.”