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The Pa'O Youth Organization (also known as the PYO) is a non-violent, independent youth organization striving for peace, justice, and democracy in Burma. The organization was established on December 4th, 1998 by monks, women and youth of the Pa'O people throughout Shan State in northern Burma. The Pa'O are the seventh largest minority group in Burma with a population of approximately 600,000-180,000

The PYO is a member of the Student Youth Congress of Burma (SYCB) and the Nationalities Youth Forum (NYFourm).

The group has two main aims: 1. To help establish a society based on the principles of peace and justice. 2. To empower Pa'O youth, build greater unity among the Pa'O people and to nurture younger generations to become future leaders.

The main objectives of the PYO are: 1. To promote Pa'O literature and culture. 2. To promote critical thinking of Pa'O youth. 3. To educate people in the Pa'O areas on the issues of human rights and the environment. 4. To help build a federal union of Burma with equality and self determination.

The PYO is funded by the Daniel Clark Memorial Fund (DCMF), the Burma Relief Center (BRC), and the ERS-Mekong Alumni Program.

Activism
The PYO has been most actively involved with human rights issues surrounding the Mount Pinpet Mining Project. In 2009, the organization released a groundbreaking investigative report on the project calling for transparent assessments of the project's social and environmental impacts, and adequate compensation for the villagers who have been displaced by the government.