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In this Burmese name, the given name is May Tha Hla. There is no family name.

Daw May Tha Hla is an Anglo-Burmese psychologist and activist. She is co-founder of the NGO Helping The Burmese Delta (HTBD).

Biography

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May Tha Hla was born in Yangon, Myanmar. She left Myanmar with her family when she was aged 14 and settled in the UK.[1]

May Tha Hla studied psychology at the University of Warwick.[1][2] After graduating, she worked as a Prison Psychologist in HM Prison Service.[3]

After the devastation of Clyclone Nargis in 2008, May Tha Hla raised money to provide food supplies and donated to relief organisers including senior monks, an orphanage and a medical team.[4] May Tha Hla then co-founded of the NGO Helping The Burmese Delta (HTBD) with her husband Professor Jon Wilkinson,[1][5][6] which works building elementary schools and providing access to safe drinking water in the remote Ayeyarwaddy division.[7]

Tha Hla is also chairwoman of the Britain-Burma Society[3] and is a trustee of the eTekkatho Foundation.[8]

In 2023, May Tha Hla was named a BBC 100 Woman.[9] May Tha Hla and her husband have also been honoured with the Points of Light award, awarded by British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The HTBD team, trustees, donors, and partners". Helping the Burmese Delta. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ^ WarwickLondonAlumni (30 January 2014). PechaKucha # -8 - May on Connection betweem Burma & Warwick. Retrieved 9 September 2025 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "Meet the Committee". The Britain-Burma Society. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Chiswick Woman Leads Aid Mission to Burma". Chiswickw4. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b McBride, Jake (26 February 2020). "Helping the Burmese Delta". Points of Light, Prime Ministers Office, 10 Downing Street. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. ^ "ဗမာမြစ်ဝကျွန်းပေါ်ဒေသကိုကူညီခြင်". The Myanmar and British Association (MABA). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Outlook, New Schools for the Burmese Delta". BBC World Service. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Our Team". tekkatho-foundation. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ^ "100 Women: Who took part?". BBC News. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.