Zoncy

Zoncy lives and works in exile in Berlin, Germany. She was born in 1987 in Thenasserim, a region located in the most Southern part of Myanmar. Many ethnic minorities live in Thenasserim, and Zoncy who has a Karen father is very much aware of the ethnic and religious problems, which plague her country. With a Muslim mother and a Buddhist father, she personally experienced the tensions that different religious beliefs can provoke in a family. After the divorce of her parents, she also witnessed the difficulties that a single mother faces to sustain her family and raise her children. Working across journalism, writing, activism, social work, and visual art, Zoncy does not seek to be merely a witness to the world’s injustices. Instead, she positions herself as an agent of change, using her diverse skills and platforms to advocate for those whose voices have been marginalized.