Myanmar: Market brings community together

A market in Maungdaw supported by UNHCR brings different sects of the community from Rakhine State together. Hindus, Muslims and Rakhine put aside their differences and work together in peace on daily basis. The market helps build bridges between divided communities in Myanmar who have been long divided by violence and persecution. 

“It’s very important to work together. If he (the cook) is absent from work, I have difficulty doing the job, if he (the waiter) is absent, I won’t be able to work,” Momo says while serving customers. “So it’s very important to be together always.”

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