One year after her mother died of liver cancer, Ma Myint went for a hepatitis B test at a clinic in Yangon, Myanmar, supported by Community Partners International (CPI). The test came back positive.
In Htoke Kaw Koe Village in Karen State, Myanmar, the wells traditionally used for water supply are drying up. A new gravity-flow water system, supported by Community Partners International (CPI), is helping to ensure access to essential water for this and five other villages.
As conflict and instability force nearly half of Myanmar’s population below the national poverty line, with another quarter close to the edge, we visit a project supported by Community Partners International (CPI) in Karen State that is helping families grow food to support their nutrition and livelihoods and increase resilience in uncertain times.
With support from Community Partners International, the Myanmar Anti-TB Association is helping push back tuberculosis (TB) in Yangon’s low-income communities. We talk to health care providers and a TB patient about preventing and treating this potentially life-threatening disease.
Since 2017, Houston’s Muslim community has come together to raise funds for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh. Recently, children from the Houston community illustrated cards with colorful pictures and messages of love for Rohingya children living as refugees.
Conflict and instability are fuelling a rapid rise in malaria cases in Myanmar. Community-based health providers are working against the odds to hold back the tide. However, this resurgence could have global implications for public health.
On March 22, 2024, Rohingya and Bangladeshi host communities in and around Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh, marked World Water Day with creativity and enthusiasm. Ensuring access to adequate safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is an ongoing challenge in these high-density communities, particularly during the dry season. World Water Day activities highlighted the essential role of community engagement and cooperation in solving water challenges.
Amid an economic and political crisis in Myanmar, Kyi Kyi Sein is working to build a small business offering food and beauty products derived from natural ingredients. A social impact investment supported by Community Partners International (CPI) is helping her explore new products.
To mark International Women’s Day, we hear from seven Bangladeshi and Rohingya women supported by Community Partners International, who provide essential services to Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi communities in and around Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh.
On International Women’s Day, we hear from Naw Mar Mar Cho, Director of the Thandaunggyi Women’s Group, about the challenges facing women in remote and conflict-affected communities in southeastern Myanmar and how her organization is helping push back against gender-based and domestic violence and exclusion.
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