announce now, bo myat and aung have a chance to serve as judges at the first public debate forum, organized by kinchit, which was held in mandalay in august 2015. the project and the forum, which aim to strengthen debating skills in myanmar, have been made possible through funding from undef, the united nations demoacy fund announcer: over 100 young people from four regions in upper myanmar competed for the top prize. myat draws on her past experience of judging tournaments. [speaking burmese] announcer: after several rounds, the team from kachin state wins the contest as the best and most effective youth debaters in myanmar. myat believes this is a vital skill which will helthem fac challenges in life, allowing them to think of the negative and positive sides of any argument, and to choose wisely for themselves. in november 2015, most of these young debaters used their newly acquired knowledge to cast their ballots in myanmar's first national election since president thein sein's government took over in 2011. after tallying votes, aung san suu ky's national league for democracy party won a