Myanmar

Acted launched operations in Myanmar in August 2008, focusing on providing emergency relief whilst actively building towards resilience. Since then, it has expanded operations into Rakhine State, Yangon Region, and Southern Shan State, working on food security, livelihoods, and social cohesion.

Myanmar’s complex and multi-faceted humanitarian crisis is characterized by armed conflict, inter-communal tensions, and vulnerability to natural hazards. The events of 1 February 2021 have exacerbated these pre-existing vulnerabilities, leaving 18.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2024 (or over a third of the country’s total population) and over 2.6 million people displaced by the end of 2023.

Compounding these vulnerabilities, Myanmar is consistently ranked as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, being particularly vulnerable to flooding and cyclones – Cyclone Mocha affected over 3.4 million people in May 2023, and over 28 million people continue to live in areas with high flood exposure risk.

All of the above has undone over a decade of progress on poverty reduction, with conservative estimates stating 60% of the population is living below the poverty line, and this figure is likely even higher. Combined with high inflation (over 15% in 2023), this has left 12.9 million people in Myanmar without sufficient access to food, as well as increasing barriers to basic services such as healthcare and education.

Acted in Myanmar

En 2023

58,837
individuals supported in 2023
60
staff
6
projects

Since 2008, Acted has been delivering life-saving assistance to crisis-affected communities whilst contributing to their recovery and future resilience, implementing projects to improve food and nutrition security as well as sustainable access to income at household-level.

Moreover, Acted is working to promote peaceful coexistence in crisis-affected areas by enhancing positive social interactions between communities. This is done by building the capacity of youth to lead as actors of change in their communities through a series of trainings on gender equality and intercommunal dialogue, bringing together different community groups for art workshops or communal projects such as cleaning campaigns and infrastructure rehabilitation.

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Current projects

Enhancing social cohesion in Rakhine State through community-based projects and protection training
Enhancing social cohesion in Rakhine State through community-based projects and protection training for CSOs
Supporting sustainable economic development in vulnerable communities of Myanmar

Vocational training for a better future