BASIC INFORMATION
Time Frame
2013 – 2017
LOCATION
Tachileik and Mong Hsat districts, Shan State
Area: 154,836 rai (24,774 hectares)
BENEFICIARIES
2,510 households; 12,844 people
Overview
Public health, food security, as well as capacity building formed the main three-pronged thrust of the development plan to boost the community’s immunity against drug threats and encourage self-sufficiency.
MFLF introduced quick fix measures to ensure survival for the community by sending in mobile medical units to conduct tests for malaria, dengue fever and tuberculosis, and improve the condition of the local health station. Next was to develop water systems, agriculture and livestock systems to help the community achieve self-sufficiency and sustainable development.
WHAT DO THE PEOPLE GET?
12
village public health volunteers
172
tuberculosis victims
were sent for immediate treatment until fully recovered, and successfully prevented other contagious diseases.
84%
Households with enough rice for consumption for the entire year increased from
71%
to
98%.
Households with secure habitats increased from
16%
to
37%.
Economic forests increased by
3,372 rai
56
development volunteers
were ready to take on long-term development of their own community.
