Burma

Support displaced people and the hosting communities in Dala and Seikyi Khanaungdho townships by improving health, water and sanitation services, and economic conditions. Run in partnership with Première Urgence / Aide Médicale Internationale.

Located in the outskirts of Yangon, the townships of Dala and Seikyi Khanaungdho are home to some 176,600 inhabitants, living in an extremely precarious socio-economic situation. The townships can only be accessed by boat; no bridge links them to the capital. Particular environmental conditions (swamps and islands) complicate attempts at urban and economic development and favour the recrudescence of waterborne diseases. In addition, these factors imply a reasonable price of first necessity goods, which has encouraged, since the 80s, immigration of many people displaced by conflicts or economic difficulties. This has damaged the social fabric and further aggravated the community’s vulnerability in terms of economic and sanitary risks. Employment opportunities are rare and most inhabitants depend on Yangon’s economy. The cost of daily transport to the capital represents an extra weight for the families living in the outskirts and relying on informal economy.

TGH is working to foster economic emancipation in these poverty belts by simplifying the link between markets and diversification of income.
The programme, that contributes to Millennium Development Goal no1, aims at improving livelihoods for IDPs and the host communities in Dala and Seikyi Kanaunghdo townships, particularly by improving the living conditions through implementation of sustainable social-economic activities.

The expected results are:

• Diversification and improved access to sources of revenue for vulnerable families;
• Creation and consolidation of local economic initiatives.

This programme is aimed at 5,000 beneficiaries.