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Supporting and empowering local partners to provide humanitarian and development assistance that addresses the needs and rights of displaced andconflict affected people of Myanmar.

United States Agency for International Development

Over 40 local, government and NGO partners

Health, Education, Food Security andLivelihoods, Protection, Women’s Protection and Empowerment, and Organizational Development

4 states and 2 regions in South East Myanmar; 4 provinces in Thailand (including 9 refugee camps)

December 1st, 2011 to September 30th, 2017$60m

W H O W E A R EPLE is a USAID funded, six-year project built on the learning and success of the USAID-funded and IRC-led SHIELD project, a six-year (2005 -2011), $49.6 million initiative that served approximately one million displaced and conflict affectedpeople from Myanmar.

PLE is a partnership between the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mae Tao Clinic (MTC), The Border Consortium (TBC) and World Education (WE) which supports a network of over 40 community-based organizations(CBOs) to provide life-saving health and education services, food security and livelihoods assistance, protection assistance including women’s protection and empowerment (WPE), and organization development.

HOW WE WORKPLE builds the technical, management, and leadership capaci-ties of CBO partners towards strengthened local capacity to deliver quality services and support resulting in lasting posi-tive change for displaced and conflict affected people from Myanmar.

Through advocacy and other interventions, PLE also directly addresses roadblocks in the legal and policy environment that limit access to rights and services. By promoting collaboration between CBO partners and the Government of the Union of Myanmar (GoUM) as well as by international and local organizations in Myanmar, PLE helps build on local capacities and promote peace building leading tosustainable outcomes beyond the life of the project.

PLE is guided by the core principles of partnership, complementarity, convergence, evidence-based approaches, innovation, advocacy, and protection and gender mainstreaming.

WHERE WE WORKPLE works with displaced and conflict affected people living in four states and two regions in South East Myanmar, as well as migrants and refugees living in four provinces and nine camps on the Thai side of the Thai-Myanmar border.

PROJECT FOR LOCAL EMPOWERMENT (PLE)

O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N TK E Y I S S U ES A N D R ES P O N S ES• Limited opportunities for professional

organizational developmentRecognized organizational development, including participation in certified courses

• Lack of formal organizational policies and systemsTailored organizational development support based on participatory assessments

KEY Health

Education

Food Security & Livelihoods

Protection Women’s Protection & Empowerment

Organizational Development

RachaburiProvince

Mae Hong SonProvince

Tak Province

CHINA

LAOS

THAILAND

GULF OFTHAILAND

ANDAMANSEA

BAY OF BENGAL

INDIA

Shan State

MYANMAR (BURMA)

YANGON

Kanchanaburi Province

Kayin State

Kayah State

Mon State

E D U C AT I O N

K E Y I S S U ES A N D R ES P O N S ES• Lack of recognition of skills/education of refugee,

migrant and ethnic minority students and teachersCertification opportunities, through accredited institutions and increased access to non-formal education, school entrance exams and enrollment

• Limited resources and opportunities for education service provision

Increased access and improved quality of education through parent-teacher associations (PTAs), community engagement and enrollment campaigns, teacher development, and data management

• Limited engagement between government and non-government service providers in Myanmar and Thailand

Organizational strengthening and advocacy to promote increased education service delivery coordination and collaboration

H E A LT H

K E Y I S S U ES A N D R ES P O N S ES• Lack of recognition of skills/education of refugee,

migrant and ethnic minority health workers Certification opportunities, including through partnerships with accredited institutions in Thailand and Myanmar

• High maternal, neonatal and infant mortality ratesImproved quality of antenatal care (ANC) through regular field based continuous medical education (CME) sessions, including high risk pregnancy identification and referral

• Limited capacity of ethnic health facilities/staff and limited coverage of government health facilities/staff in contested areas

Technical capacity building of ethnic partners and facilitated joint interventions between ethnic and government health service providers

WHAT WE DO WHERE WE WORK

T H A I L A N D

H EA LT H• Beneficiaries: 222,900• 2 local partners*

E D U C AT I O N• Beneficiaries: 40,000 students • 1 RTG and 5 local partners*

P ROT EC T I O N • Beneficiaries 11,800 • 1 local partners*

WO M E N’S P ROT EC T I O N A N D E M P OW E R M E N T• Beneficiaries: 31,000• 2 local partners*

M YA N M A R

H EA LT H• Catchment population: 400,000• 7 local partners*

FO O D S EC U R I T Y A N D L I V E L I H O O D• Beneficiaries: 308,000• 14 local partners*

E D U C AT I O N• Beneficiaries: 82,000• 8 local partners*

P ROT EC T I O N• Beneficiaries: 6,000• 4 local partners*

WO M E N’S P ROT EC T I O N A N D E M P OW E R M E N T• Beneficiaries: 25,240• 6 local partners*

FO O D S EC U R I T Y & L I V E L I H O O D S

K E Y I S S U ES A N D R ES P O N S ES• Limited knowledge of sustainable agricultural

practices and lack of basic equipment Training on sustainable agriculture practices and provision of basic equipment for enhanced food production

• Limited access to sustainable livelihoods opportunities

Rehabilitation activities for rebuilding livelihoods• High degree of instability and vulnerability following

decades of conflict and natural disastersEmergency assistance, including food distribution to internally displaced populations

P R O T E C T I O N

K E Y I S S U ES A N D R ES P O N S ES• High degree of vulnerability and limited awareness

of rights Awareness raising initiatives for vulnerable individuals and communities

• Limited access to legal servicesIncreased access to services for vulnerable individuals and communities

• Limited coverage and capacity of service providersTechnical capacity building of partners and support for increased coordination and cooperation

W O M E N ’ S P R O T E C T I O N & E M P O W E R M E N T

K E Y I S S U ES A N D R ES P O N S ES• High incidence of violence against women and girls

Response mechanisms, including increased survivor access to safe houses, counseling, livelihoods, legal and health referral services

• Limited individual and community awareness rights and services related to violence against women and girls

Prevention activities focused on increased under-standing of gender based violence, legal rights, communication skills and specifically concerning violence against women and girls

• Limited capacity of ethnic women’s protection service providers and limited coverage of government service providers

Technical capacity building of ethnic partners and facilitated joint interventions between ethnic and government service providers

* Partners are those who are currently working with PLE and may be listed in both locations.

C O N V E R G E N C E

K E Y I S S U ES A N D R ES P O N S ES• Limited trust and coordination between ethnic and

government service providersFacilitated opportunities for coordination and cooperation between ethnic and government service providers at all levels

P L E S E C TO R L E A D S & I M P L E M E N T I N G PA R T N E R S

DONOR PROJECT

PLE PARTNERS FLOWCHART

R E S U LT S

*Thailand only +Thailand and Myanmar ^Myanmar only | Beneficiaries are actual for PY1-4 and projected for PY5-6 | Icons by Noun Project

Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT)^

Burma Medical Association (BMA)^

Karen Department of Health and Welfare

(KDHW)^

Karenni Health Department (KnHD)+

Mon National Health Committee (MNHC)^

Shan State DevelopmentFoundation (SSDF)^

Suwannimit Foundation(SNF)*

MYANMAR THAILAND

TOTAL #: 622,900

HEALTH

HEALTHBENEFICIARIES

400,000 222,900

Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)^

Legal Clinic Myanmar (LCM)^

Rahmonnya Peace Foundation (RPF)^

Rattana Metta Organization (RMO)^

Suwannimit Foundation(SNF)*

MYANMAR THAILAND

TOTAL #: 17,800

PROTECTION

PROTECTIONBENEFICIARIES

6,000 11,800

Karenni National Women’s Organization

(KNWO)^

Karen Women’s Organization (KWO)+

Mon Women’s Organization (MWO)^

Social Action for Women (SAW)+

Women Organization Network (WON-Kayin)^

Yangon Kayin Baptist Women Association

(YKBWA)^

MYANMAR THAILAND

TOTAL #: 56,240

WOMEN’S PROTECTION & EMPOWERMENT

WPEBENEFICIARIES

25,240 31,000

Burmese Migrant Workers Education

Committee (BMWEC)*

Karen Education Department (KED)^

Karen Refugee Committee Education

Entity (KRCEE)*

Karen Teacher Working Group (KTWG)^

Kayan New Generation Youth (KNGY)^

Migrant Education Coordination Center

(MECC)*

Mobile Education Partnership (MEP)^

Mon National Education Committee (MNEC)^

Myanmar Literacy Resource Center (MLRC)^

Suwannimit Foundation(SNF)*

Wide Horizons (WH)*

Youth Connect (YC)+

Note: Suwannimit Foundation is not

managed by, or under WE

MYANMAR THAILAND

TOTAL #: 122,000

EDUCATION

EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES

82,000 40,000

FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS

Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT)^

Committee for Internally Displaced

Karen People (CIDKP)^

Karen Department of Health & Welfare (KDHW)^

Karen Environment and Social Action Network

(KESAN)^

Karen Office of Relief & Development (KORD)^

Karen Women’s Organization (KWO)^

Karenni Evergreen (KEG)^

Karenni Social Welfare & Development Center

(KSWDC)^

Karuna Mission Social Solidarity-Loikaw (KMSS-Loikaw)^

Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)^

Mawduklarmae Social Development Association

(MSDA)^

Mon Relief & Development Committee (MRDC)^

Tenasserim River & Indigenous People

Networks (TRIP-NET)^

Shan State Development Foundation (SSDF)^

FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS BENEFICIARIES

MYANMAR THAILAND

TOTAL #: 308,000

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