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Sustainable Cities and Communities Reduced Inequalities. In Myanmar, a process of democratization is underway after decades of isolation, economic stagnation, and social instability due to war and state repression. KYAW THU is a hugely popular, award-winning actor in Myanmar who has acted and directed in over two hundred films; scion of a wealthy family in the movie business, he is professionally successful and socially privileged.

Yet, he lives simply and is a devout Buddhist.

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In , with a colleague in the movies, he founded Free Funeral Services Society FFSS in Yangon, to help relieve the emotional and financial burden of the poor in properly burying their dead. Such a public service is both essential and unique in a predominantly Buddhist society where the proper funerary rites are crucially important but often beyond reach because of high costs, the lack of state welfare assistance, and the taboos surrounding the handling of the dead.

Starting with just a single hearse, FFSS has grown to become not only a provider of free funeral services but also of a whole complex of social services. FFSS operates almost entirely through private donations and hundreds of volunteers. Its free funeral services cover everything from caskets, a fleet of hearses, mortuary facilities, burial and cremation, and funeral coordinators.

To date, FFSS has undertaken over , free funeral services. Caring not just for the dead but also for the living, FFSS opened a charity clinic manned by fifty volunteer doctors and a full staff. With five ambulances and hour medical emergency response service, it offers services from maternal and dental care to blood transfusions and eye surgeries.

It has provided health care to over , patients since it opened in An FFSS school offers free vocational training courses, classes for children, review classes for academic qualification examinations, and a library. FFSS also mobilizes and provides humanitarian assistance to refugees, and to victims of war and natural disasters.