Basic Information

  • Time Frame

    2011 – 2016

  • Location

    Yenan Chaung Township, Magwe Division

    Area: 216,266.93 rai (34,603 hectares)

  • Beneficiaries

    3,249 households;
    12,814 people

Overview

Yenan Chaung Township lies in the center of Myanmar, and suffers from arid conditions and poverty. MFLF therefore targeted the promotion of livestock and crops that require less water, followed by the development of a water system for future utilization and consumption.

MFLF also conducted training workshops for community representatives on integrated livestock care that would provide food security and generate an income for the community. Today, the Yenan Chaung project has become a knowledge center for livestock and sustainable development for government officials and other communities.

What do the people get?

  • The anti-venom serum bank saved

    85 lives

    and has a sustainable revolving fund.
  • Water retrieving time has been reduced from

    71 minutes/day

    to

    31 minutes/day.

  • Animal mortality rates have been reduced from

    7 %

    to

    5 %

    culminating in savings of 58,591,841 baht
    (US$1,885,801).
  • The goat bank was increased by

    8,529 goats

    valued at

    14,089,350 baht

    (US$453,471),
    generating an income of 7,132,950 baht (US$229,577) for the community.
  • The number of households under the poverty line was reduced from

    97%

    to

    52%

    within 6 years.
  • 68

    development volunteers
    led their own long-term community development efforts.
  • The community became an integrated livestock knowledge center, welcoming

    297

    representatives
    from the Myanmar