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In collaboration with Oxfam, YCT has been implementing “Inclusive Development and Empowerment of Women in Rakhine project” in 8 villages in 4 Townships of Rakhine State since 2018. Among those villages, there was Ya Chaung village in Ponnagyun Township with a population of 500, and 3 women participants were included in the Gender Leadership Training. The training was organized into 3 modules. After Modules 1 and 2, the 3 participants from the village were able to share with their experiences and knowledge acquired at the training to 70 villagers in their community.

After conducting Module 3, Yaung Chi Thit supported the village by providing some funds for fencing reservoirs, which the villagers raised as their urgent need. That area faces water shortages every summer. Since the reservoirs were properly fenced that summer, cows, buffalos and other animals could not enter … Read more...

A magazine published by Women Can Do It (WCDI) @ Mothers’ Capacity organization includes an article on NSPAW authored by the director of Yaung Chi Thit. Due to having limited time, the whole article will be described in full in the future. For women in Myanmar to fully enjoy their rights, advance their lives, and have gender equality, a system of understanding and recognizing women rights, for the implementation of constitution and practice, NSPAW – National Strategic Plan for the Advancement of Women with a ten-year period was drawn and adopted in 2013. This plan was drawn up based on international conventions, laws, and standards such as; Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Beijing Act, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to which Myanmar is a signatory.

This Strategic Plan runs from 2013 to 2022 … Read more...