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Monitoring trip to Laputta (to get clean water) 12-15 December 2008 |
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After being contacted by the local people with their immediate need of clean water, a monitoring trip was made to Laputta – Thaung Du village under Myit Pauk village tract to provide financial assistance, as well as to determine what other assistance could be provided by other organizations working in that area. Before making the trip, calls were made to UNDP, UNICEF and Malteser to evaluate their arrangements for getting clean water in Laputta. A trip was carried out to see what the conditions are and what additional materials may be required.
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Report: Myanmar HIV/AIDS treatment crisis deepens |
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LONDON, England -- Almost 25,000 people will die this year of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar unless lifesaving treatment is significantly increased, according to a new report.
The study produced by leading international humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders said the failure by the government to provide HIV/AIDS treatment to its people is putting the population at risk.
An estimated 240,000 people are thought to have HIV/AIDS in Myanmar with 76,000 of those people facing death unless they receive antiretroviral (ART) drug, the report published Tuesday said.
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Following the rescue and recovery efforts, it is now time for long-term mitigation and rehabilitation. Various programs have been evaluated and a micro-financing program is one of the most promising options that came up as a means of helping people to rebuild their lives and livelihood.
In order to do the assessment for the micro-finance project, a trip was carried out to Than Date village, Dedaye on 05 October.
Location: Than Date village, Dedaye Township
Loan Amount: 2,800,000 kyats (700,000 kyats for each member)
Time frame: October 2008 to January 2010 (16 months)
Type of business: Shop keeping (grocery, housewares, accessories, etc)
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Aung Chan Thar School Project in Maw Gyun |
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(60' x 30') One Story Reinforced Concrete School Building
Cost Estimate equivalent to the US$4,000 to complete this school project
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A monitoring trip was carried out on 05 October. A great deal of progress was observed on the plants after the use of fertilizer.
Daw Than's paddy field (10 acres) |
Discussion with Daw Than |
Out of 10 acres, 2 acres were not successful because of the inability to provide more seeds.
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Activity Report 23 (Dedaye) |
Place : Dedaye
Date : August 17, 2008
How the Villages were selected
The data for Leik Kyun Village was provided by local NGO network and Thin Paung Chaung Village was selected based on the information provided by Searcher Myanmar volunteer group.
Based on the available funds, only 73 sacks of fertilizers for 73 acres of farming land could be donated.
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