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The aim of the project is to improve the livelihood security of 5,000 poor and marginalized Internal Displaced People (IDP) households (HH) from different ethnic and religious groups in Kayah State, Myanmar. The target group in this remote and hard to access area is particularly vulnerable to livelihood shocks and risks due to conflict.

The project will empower 51 Village Development Organisations (VDOs), two partner organisations and one social network to collaboratively develop, implement and replicate models for community development (agriculture, water and health) that will also encourage a secure enabling environment. Key interventions will include support for sustainable agriculture (crops and livestock), improving access to water and sanitation and strengthening health and nutrition awareness. Creating an enabling environment in which local capacity can be built and development can occur, will help sustain and extend project outcomes.

Kayah state, with a population of nearly 300,000 remains one of the poorest and least accessible areas of Myanmar. Outside the more accessible townships of Loikaw and Demosoe, food and health insecurity are the main threats with 35% to 54% of the population , (especially women and children), facing food scarcity for six months (April to September).  Only 62.65% of households have access to safe drinking water.

Most of the population in Kayah has been displaced at some time due to either man-made reasons (conflict) or natural constraints (severe land degradation, drought). Approximately 70,000 to 80,000 IDPs currently live in host villages (few in relocation camps) in Kayah State where vulnerability is severe and livelihood insecurity is exacerbated by a fragmented social landscape.

As direct beneficiaries, the project will target 5,000 IDP households in 51 villages affected by insecure livelihoods (esp. food, water and health) and an insecure social environment (caused by divided communities, armed conflict and border impacts). The project will not discriminate between ‘recent’ and ‘former’ IDPs (living in camps or host communities) to promote cohesive communities and provide a means to help reconcile different interests and support the reintegration of affected people. The project design builds on the participatory assessments and lessons learnt from current CARE activities in the same location.

01.07.2005 - 31.12.2008

European Commission, Austrian Development Agency (ADA), CARE Norge, CARE Österreich

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