Sustainable community development

Project Area:

Karen and northern Shan State

Period:

10/2020 - 04/2024

Partner:

Meikswe Myanmar

Funding by:

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Target group:

45 communities in four townships (20 villages in Karen State and 25 in northern Shan State) affected by armed conflict. The entire local population will benefit directly from the various project activities to varying degrees.

What it is about:

The overall objective of the project is to protect, restore and improve the livelihoods of people in conflict-affected areas of Northern Shan and Karen State, and to strengthen their resilience and self-help capacity.

Examples of activities:

Establishment of village development committees (VDCs) with a gender orientation to support self-determined development processes.

Annual village development planning and review

Identification of income generation opportunities

Imparting knowledge and skills on livestock rearing, horticulture, soil fertility and non-agricultural incomes

Improved promotion of children's social, physical and mental development through early childhood care

Rehabilitation of community wells and construction of gravity fed water systems.

Number of people we reach:

Direct: 14,577 people