Myeik, Myanmar

Community members help renovate a well.

Since October 2006, Myeik Area Development Programme (ADP) has:
Health

• Educated 5,200 people about tuberculosis and HIV and AIDS
• Screened health videos about HIV and AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, nutrition and hygiene
• Supported people living with HIV and AIDS to live positively and encouraged people undergoing HIV testing and counselling
• Provided prizes for a student nutrition essay competition
• Trained 21 teachers in first aid and provided 15 schools with first aid kits and rubbish bins
• Formed 23 health committees and trained 110 people
  
  
Water and sanitation

• Held 150 community meetings about water and sanitation
• Dug a well and renovated three others
• Provided materials for 1,500 families to construct sanitary latrines
  
  

Teachers learn about first aid and preventative healthcare.

Education

• Formed and trained 24 education committees
• Supported 2,250 children to attend school
• Established and supported non-formal education centres for students who cannot attend formal schools; the classes teach literacy, numeracy, traditional dancing and singing, hygiene, HIV and AIDS and the dangers of child trafficking
• Trained volunteers to teach non-formal education classes
• Renovated two schools and constructed latrines at five schools
• Provided 20 school desks
• Constructed a school playground
• Constructed 17 bridges so children can safely walk to school in the rainy season
  
  
Leadership development

• Taught 27 people about child rights
• Educated 5,000 community members about preventing trafficking of women and children
• Formed 19 childcare teams
• Trained volunteers to care for elderly people in the community; 31 aged people are now involved
• Supported 12 people to establish income-generating activities
• Repaired the homes of three families

Challenges
The people of Myeik still have a number of challenges ahead of them. During the next year, World Vision will focus on increasing education opportunities, awareness of health issues and community leadership skills.