Non-profit Organization | Theurbanvillage | Saint Paul

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The urban Village

Connect. Heal. Launch.

They say it takes a Village.
We invite you to join ours.

OUR MISSION

To accompany continuing generations of Karen and Karenni youth as they

CONNECT, HEAL, and LAUNCH.

"If you have come here to help me then you are wasting your time. But, if you have come because your LIBERATION is bound up with mine, then let us work together."

-Lilla Watson

GIVE TODAY TO HELP kids in Kawthoolei

What we do outside of our Village.

Since the military coup in February of 2021 , our team has traveled to Kawthoolei (Eastern Myanmar) on three separate occasions to stand in solidarity with internally displaced people. Learn more about the military coup happening in Myanmar below.

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Karen News

Learn more about what is happening in Karen State

Karenni News

Learn more about what is happening in Karenni state.

Myanmar News

Learn more about what is happening in Myanmar.

Village News

Learn more about what is happening in our village.

MEDIA

01. University

A Humanitarian Crisis That Hits Close to Home

02. University

4 Under 40 Achievement Award

03. MPR News

Minnesotans travel to Myanmar region to support persecuted Karen

04. MPR News

MN activists return from work with Karen refugees in Myanmar region

05. Arrive Ministries

Former Arrive Volunteer on the Posture of Service

06. World

Ethnic Karen refugees watch their violence-filled homeland in Myanmar from a distance

07. Sahan Journal

Bethel University unveils new scholarship for Karen and Karenni students

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