Naw May Lyar Soe (May) is the Assistant Manager of Fundraising & Grants for the Mae Tao Clinic, an internationally renowned community-based organization that provides and advocates for an equitable and essential heath system, education, and protection for vulnerable and displaced people living along the Thailand-Myanmar border area and in eastern Myanmar. In this role, May identifies grant opportunities from a wide range of donors including international government agencies, INGOs, private foundations, individuals; manages donor relations; and strengthen monitoring and reporting systems. Before joining Mae Tao Clinic, May worked on various capacity building projects strengthening health workforce and systems of ethnic health organizations in Myanmar.  

Inspired by a devoted health worker mother, in 2012 when she was a university student May started her community services as volunteer and interpreters for organizations from various sectors.

Having keen interest in advocating for community members and stakeholders to participate in evidence-based research and higher-level decision-making processes, May has led a community ethics advisory board in Mae Sot since 2019.

She also is passionate about youth empowerment and to help them develop and realize their personal, career, and leadership goals. Besides her main job, May also involves in IRC-Wedu Mentorship Programme for Resilience and Self-Reliance for aspiring youths living in a refugee camp along the Thai-Myanmar border.