Mya Paw Saw is a Pa’O village which is named after the stunning Emerald Pagoda which is visible from throughout the community, and the two travelers (named Paw and Saw) who discovered it.

The villagers here are blessed with an abundance of water, so much in fact that during times of drought other villages come here to get water from them. They are also blessed with ingenuity, as evidenced by their creation of a piping system that brings drinkable water to every home in the community. They’ve even set up hydro power to bring electricity to the entire village.

Mya Paw Saw is a part of the Shwe Taung Thu Coffee group that we have visited and been working with for a few years.