When the project started in 2005, this mostly rural community in Myanmar was facing many challenges. Families struggled to earn enough income to meet their children’s needs, children often dropped out of school to help support their family and unemployment was very high. Many children suffered from malnutrition and healthcare was unaffordable for most families.
Thanks to your support, children in the Loikaw community have improved access to sanitation, healthcare and nutritious food. Families now have skills and opportunities to earn reliable incomes and invest in their children’s future. This would not have been possible without the generosity of child sponsors like you.
Disclaimer: The before and after achievements are from World Vision reports and other related government documents. The achievements represent change over various time periods within the program lifecycle when our work to address each specific development challenge took place.
Stunted growth in children dropped by 43 percent following a nutrition program
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11 health centres were built or renovated.
A village health program immunised children and monitored child growth, helped to almost eradicate tuberculosis and reduced the number of women dying in childbirth to close to zero.
86 percent of childbirths are now assisted by a skilled birth attendant, up from 58 percent.
88 percent of households have toilets, up from 48 percent, and hygiene education and hand-washing stations have lowered the risk of waterborne diseases.
91 percent of children aged 6-18 are attending school, up from 61 percent
280 teachers in early childcare and development centres were trained, giving 1,848 children access to quality early education.
50 early learning centres were supported to meet government requirements and gained official registration.
Literacy improved following school library upgrades.
1,543 people learned business skills through joining business groups, saved money and accessed small loans to start or expand businesses
Farmers learned new techniques to improve their crop production and rear livestock.
Young people who dropped out of school were trained in tailoring, energy efficient stove building, carpentry and auto repairing.
The number of families who have enough food to eat all year round jumped by 75 percent.
- Myo, an 18-year-old primary school teacher whose parents could send her to university because their incomes increased after they learned new farming techniques