Myanmar
Phyo Ei San (5) plays on the construction site of a new child-friendly space in Min Gan relocated area (Set Yone Su 3 IDP camp) for Rakhine people displaced during the 2012 violence. His grandfather is overseeing the construction work, which is being done by the camp people themselves with LWF support. The camp is situated 10 min driving distances from downtown Sittwe. The inhabitants were moved from their orginal location in Nazi village, the government provided transportation and houses to them. LWF supports the camp in community services and free safety. 1 June 2016. Photo: LWF / C. Kästner
LWF Myanmar serves people since 2008. The organization works in the poorest, most marginalized, and vulnerable parts of the country and among those affected by conflict, displacement, natural disasters, and injustice. LWF Myanmar is a people-centered, rights-based, and value-driven Country Program.
LWF Myanmar supports more than 508,000 individuals annually to have access to sustainable livelihoods and to use the natural resources of the community through participatory processes. It also helps to improve the authorities’ capacity to effectively manage sustainable development.
“I believe that we will become a strong and reliable regional women's group very soon because we can use the knowledge and techniques gained from the LWF training"
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Jobs
LWF World Service is regularly looking for new staff to work in the field. A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. Our work is people-centred and community-based.
Contacts
Susan Muis, Regional Program Coordinator (Geneva)
Email: [email protected]
Charlotte O'Sullivan, Country Representative in Myanmar
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Partners
- Act Church of Sweden
- Australian Aid
- Australian Lutheran World Service
- Bread for the World
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief
- Church World Service
- Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
- EuropeAid
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Finn Church Aid
- Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission
- German National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation
- Global Affairs Canada
- Swiss Confederation - Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
- United Church of Christ
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- World Food Programme