north dagon is in the northern part of nangon. home to the ffss offices. 56-year-old tu is one of the organizations founder members. he became its chairman in 2008. cho-tu is also famous in another sphere. he is a film actor who is enormously popular in the 1990s, winning myanmar's equivalent of an academy award. he became a household name across the country. >> it took a lot of work to come here today. i don't get paid of course, but i want to practice pahita, the same way cho-tu does. >> translator: i came here today to do everything i can to help others. i want to put all my heart into giving prohita. >> translator: it's about acting for the sake of others. regardless of their race, rel l reridgen, their social stats or their wealth. it's all about people helping one another. we're all just people afterall. >> reporter: every day people come to the ffss offices to donate money. about 10,000 people in total come each year. annual donations amount to over $1 million u.s. some people donate items instead of money. today one family

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