UNION OF MYANMAR

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Multisectoral

FUNDING

• Partners: Global family, national NGO
• Beneficiaries:The beneficiaries of the action are the population of the targeted villages both Internally Displaced People and Host Communities. 2533 IDPs are targeted by the action as well as 2074 members of host communities of 11 villages in Paletwa Township. In total, the action should benefit 4607 direct beneficiaries. Most of the activities are designed to alleviate issues faced by specific groups or to encourage specific groups to pilot new activities. However, the food distribution will support most of the population given the dire needs for food recorded across the villages where displacements have aggravated a situation that used to be already precarious. The project takes into account the specific needs of women, men, girls and boys. Indirect beneficiaries will be the host population in the villages South of Paletwa where our intervention will only target IDP households but are expected to benefit to the community as a whole.

Recent clashes between the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) and the Arakan Army have caused displacements, injuries, and casualties and have contributed to a widespread sense of insecurity in a region where resources and opportunities are limited and risks of natural disasters and extreme weather are common. As reported by the Humanitarian Fund for Myanmar, 2,600 people are displaced Paletwa Township’s villages and the host community amounts 2,000 people. The authorities and civil society organizations (CSO) based in Paletwa have been active in identifying and trying to meet the needs of displaced persons, but this is not being sufficient due to the lack of local resources and the challenging transportation and movements in the area.

In response, this project - designed by Triangle Génération Humanitaire and Global Family, a non-governmental NGO founded in 2005 with a mandate to support Chin people suffering from natural and man-made disasters - provides assistance to displaced people and host communities in 6 villages in Paletwa Township.

Non-food items supply, NgaPwee village, Paletwa, August 2019, ©Aung Tun Soe/TGH

Gardening kits supply to IDPs, Paletwa, July 2019, ©Aung Tun Soe/TGH

Gardening kits supply to IDPs, Paletwa, July 2019, ©Aung Tun Soe/TGH

Friendly space, NgaPwee Village, Paletwa, August 2019, ©Mg Nyo/TGH

Friendly space, Paletwa, August 2019, ©Mg Nyo/TGH

Nutrition Awareness Session, Paletwa, May 2019, ©Tin Mi Phyo/Global Family Team

School kits supply to IDPs, Paletwa, July 2019, ©Min Din/Global Family Team

Non-food items supply, NgaPwee village, Paletwa, August 2019, ©Aung Tun Soe/TGH

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This project, through a multi-sectoral approach, responds to the displaced population’s most urgent needs in terms of education, food security, health, nutrition, protection, housing and non-food items, and alleviates the pressure on host communities. It also contributes to improving the quality and quantity of data, in view of fostering coordination, and designing further interventions that will take in consideration unmet needs, will invest in preparedness and will strengthen connections with peace-building and development efforts.