Survival, Ingenuity, and Aid: The Fight for Myanmar’s Future In the wake of Myanmar’s devastating crisis, a global diaspora is urgently calling for aid to reach those who need it most—without going through military channels. As MieMie Winn Byrd explains, the military has siphoned off much of the aid, using it to rebuild its own strongholds, while rural areas, though affected, have seen less devastation due to lower population density. The real tragedy is that despite the destruction, civil socie