When the project started in 2004, this seaside community in Myanmar was facing many challenges. Children lacked access to safe housing, sanitation, good nutrition and clean water.
Thanks to your support, children in the Than Byu Zayat community have improved access to quality education, sanitation, healthcare and quality child protection programs. Early Childcare and Development programs are improving school readiness and out-of-school children can attend vocational training. This would not have been possible without the generosity of child sponsors like you.
Disclaimer: The before and after achievements are from World Vision reports and other related government documents. The achievements represent change over various time periods within the program lifecycle when our work to address each specific development challenge took place.
Four primary schools were built and 12 were upgraded
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New and renovated schools were equipped with toilets, hand-washing facilities and clean water.
Safe, healthy learning environments and access to early learning facilities means a better quality of education for children.
99 percent of children are now enrolled in school, up from 72 percent.
99 percent of children are now vaccinated, up from 58 percent
4,095 children gained access to improved medical care such as vaccinations.
Nutrition programs including growth monitoring helped 981 children aged under five to recover from malnutrition.
91 percent of households now practice good hygiene such as hand-washing, after hygiene and sanitation education and the installation of sanitary facilities like toilets and basins.
14,443 people participated in child protection programs to stop violence and trafficking
The project addressed the high rate of child abuse, violence and trafficking in the community through awareness raising programs and community education.
30 child protection volunteers were trained and 15 advocacy groups were formed and trained to help protect children, along with 15 community based organisations and 20 children's groups.
The number of adolescents who consider themselves to be "thriving" increased by 55 percent.
- Moe, a tailor who received training and a sewing machine through the project