Emergency Response
Since our founding, CPI has supported communities coping with chronic emergency caused by protracted armed conflict. However, CPI also provides emergency relief to communities caught up in acute humanitarian emergencies caused by conflict and natural disasters. CPI’s approach in all cases focuses on developing community-led responses to these crises where possible to reduce dependency and build longer-term resilience.
Key Projects
Essential Health and Nutrition Service Provisions for IDPs in Kachin State (ESPI) Project
Period: January 2019 - January 2020
Donor: Myanmar Humanitarian Fund - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
Implementing Partners: Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT), Kachin Development Group (KDG)
Geographic Coverage: 7 townships in Kachin State
Approx. Population Coverage: 43,616 internally displaced people
In partnership with the Back Pack Health Worker team (BPHWT) and the Kachin Development Group (KDG), Community Partners International (CPI) is supporting the provision of essential health and nutrition services for 43,616 internally displaced people (IDP) at 18 IDP camps in conflict-affected areas of Chipwi, Hpakant, Injanyang, Mansi, Momauk, Sumprabum and Waingmaw townships. Through a network of community-based clinics and mobile health teams, the project will increase access to emergency health services through providing an Integrated Package of Health Services (IPHS) encompassing expanded maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), nutrition, sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), mental health and immunization. The project will also focus on strengthening the capacity of BPHWT and KDG to deliver the IPHS in line with Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) guidelines through joint training and technical support provided by CPI and the MoHS.
Period: January 2019 - January 2020
Donor: Myanmar Humanitarian Fund - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
Implementing Partners: Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT), Kachin Development Group (KDG)
Geographic Coverage: 7 townships in Kachin State
Approx. Population Coverage: 43,616 internally displaced people
In partnership with the Back Pack Health Worker team (BPHWT) and the Kachin Development Group (KDG), Community Partners International (CPI) is supporting the provision of essential health and nutrition services for 43,616 internally displaced people (IDP) at 18 IDP camps in conflict-affected areas of Chipwi, Hpakant, Injanyang, Mansi, Momauk, Sumprabum and Waingmaw townships. Through a network of community-based clinics and mobile health teams, the project will increase access to emergency health services through providing an Integrated Package of Health Services (IPHS) encompassing expanded maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), nutrition, sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), mental health and immunization. The project will also focus on strengthening the capacity of BPHWT and KDG to deliver the IPHS in line with Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) guidelines through joint training and technical support provided by CPI and the MoHS.
Myanmar-Bangladesh Refugee Response
Period: August 2017 - Ongoing
Geographic Coverage: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Approx. Population Coverage: 50,000 people
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Period: August 2017 - Ongoing
Geographic Coverage: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Approx. Population Coverage: 50,000 people
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Kayin State Flooding
Period: July-September 2018
Geographic Coverage: Kayin State, Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 2,000 people
In July 2018, heavy rains across Myanmar caused the Thanlwin (Salween) River to burst its banks and flood areas of Kayin State, Myanmar. More than 16,000 people in Hlaingblwe, Hpa-an, Kawkareik, Kyainseikgyi and Myawaddy townships were displaced, and thousands more affected by the rising floodwaters. Among those impacted were nearly 6,000 residents of camps in Myaing Gyi Nu, Hlaingbwe township, already displaced by conflict. In late July, Community Partners International (CPI) responded by organizing deliveries of emergency food supplies to displaced communities in Myaing Gyi Nu. CPI delivered 600 bags of rice, 1,440 lbs of meal substitutes, 190 gallons of cooking oil, 4,320 lbs of potatoes and 20 bags of salt to displaced communities around Myaing Gyi Nu.
In August, CPI distributed Dignity Kits to 500 women of reproductive age, including pregnant women and adolescent girls, affected by ongoing flooding in Kayin State, Myanmar. The Dignity Kits contained a range of items to support female hygiene and protect the health and safety of women facing displacement and other challenges due to the floods. These include a sarong, a bra, underwear, sanitary pads, a blanket, soap, laundry detergent, a toothbrush and toothpaste.
Later in August, CPI joined with the Ministry of Health and Sports Maternal and Reproductive Health Department, the Kayin State Public Health Department and Marie Stopes International to visit four flood relief camps around Hpa-An township and meet with displaced women and girls of reproductive age. The team organized sessions to raise awareness and distribute information materials about sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence. They provided details of the nearest facilities where camp residents could access family planning, and medical services in case of gender-based violence, including emergency contraception, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and post-exposure prophylaxis for potential exposure to HIV. A total of 367 women and girls attended the sessions.
Period: July-September 2018
Geographic Coverage: Kayin State, Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 2,000 people
In July 2018, heavy rains across Myanmar caused the Thanlwin (Salween) River to burst its banks and flood areas of Kayin State, Myanmar. More than 16,000 people in Hlaingblwe, Hpa-an, Kawkareik, Kyainseikgyi and Myawaddy townships were displaced, and thousands more affected by the rising floodwaters. Among those impacted were nearly 6,000 residents of camps in Myaing Gyi Nu, Hlaingbwe township, already displaced by conflict. In late July, Community Partners International (CPI) responded by organizing deliveries of emergency food supplies to displaced communities in Myaing Gyi Nu. CPI delivered 600 bags of rice, 1,440 lbs of meal substitutes, 190 gallons of cooking oil, 4,320 lbs of potatoes and 20 bags of salt to displaced communities around Myaing Gyi Nu.
In August, CPI distributed Dignity Kits to 500 women of reproductive age, including pregnant women and adolescent girls, affected by ongoing flooding in Kayin State, Myanmar. The Dignity Kits contained a range of items to support female hygiene and protect the health and safety of women facing displacement and other challenges due to the floods. These include a sarong, a bra, underwear, sanitary pads, a blanket, soap, laundry detergent, a toothbrush and toothpaste.
Later in August, CPI joined with the Ministry of Health and Sports Maternal and Reproductive Health Department, the Kayin State Public Health Department and Marie Stopes International to visit four flood relief camps around Hpa-An township and meet with displaced women and girls of reproductive age. The team organized sessions to raise awareness and distribute information materials about sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence. They provided details of the nearest facilities where camp residents could access family planning, and medical services in case of gender-based violence, including emergency contraception, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and post-exposure prophylaxis for potential exposure to HIV. A total of 367 women and girls attended the sessions.
Kachin State Refugee Emergency
Period: May 2018
Geographic Coverage: Tanai Township, Kachin State, Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 1,000 people
An escalation of armed conflict in Kachin State, Myanmar, displaced more than 5,000 people from their homes in May 2018, with many more remaining trapped in conflict zones. In partnership with the Humanitarian Coordination Initiative (HCI), Community Partners International (CPI) provided emergency food packages to 200 displaced families sheltering in Tanai township. The packages contained rice, oil, salt, chickpeas and sardines to ensure that families have access to adequate nutrition during this emergency period.
Period: May 2018
Geographic Coverage: Tanai Township, Kachin State, Myanmar
Approx. Population Coverage: 1,000 people
An escalation of armed conflict in Kachin State, Myanmar, displaced more than 5,000 people from their homes in May 2018, with many more remaining trapped in conflict zones. In partnership with the Humanitarian Coordination Initiative (HCI), Community Partners International (CPI) provided emergency food packages to 200 displaced families sheltering in Tanai township. The packages contained rice, oil, salt, chickpeas and sardines to ensure that families have access to adequate nutrition during this emergency period.
Myanmar Flood Relief
Period: 2015
Geographic Coverage: Ayeyarwady Region, Bago Region, Chin State, Rakhine State, Sagaing Region,
Approx. Population Coverage: 45,000 people
In early August 2015, Cyclone Komen struck Myanmar unleashing torrential rains across the north and west of the country. Rivers broke their banks and dams were breached, inundating the surrounding regions with floodwaters up to 20 feet high. Entire villages were washed away, along with livestock and crops. Roads, bridges, and other key infrastructure were destroyed or badly damaged. As the water drained south into the Ayeyarwaddy Delta, additional serious flooding occurred in those regions. In total 1.6 million people were affected by the floods, with an estimated 385,000 people displaced and 1.4 million acres of farmland destroyed just after the beginning of the key planting season.
CPI mobilized to support local partners to deliver essential supplies and services to affected communities in several states and regions. CPI supported mobile medical teams to provide basic health care including minor surgery, food, water filter, water purification pack and cooking equipment distribution, provision of shelter materials, construction of latrines, and the supply of pumps to help drain water sources contaminated by floodwater.
Period: 2015
Geographic Coverage: Ayeyarwady Region, Bago Region, Chin State, Rakhine State, Sagaing Region,
Approx. Population Coverage: 45,000 people
In early August 2015, Cyclone Komen struck Myanmar unleashing torrential rains across the north and west of the country. Rivers broke their banks and dams were breached, inundating the surrounding regions with floodwaters up to 20 feet high. Entire villages were washed away, along with livestock and crops. Roads, bridges, and other key infrastructure were destroyed or badly damaged. As the water drained south into the Ayeyarwaddy Delta, additional serious flooding occurred in those regions. In total 1.6 million people were affected by the floods, with an estimated 385,000 people displaced and 1.4 million acres of farmland destroyed just after the beginning of the key planting season.
CPI mobilized to support local partners to deliver essential supplies and services to affected communities in several states and regions. CPI supported mobile medical teams to provide basic health care including minor surgery, food, water filter, water purification pack and cooking equipment distribution, provision of shelter materials, construction of latrines, and the supply of pumps to help drain water sources contaminated by floodwater.
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