Myanmar

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Where We Work > Myanmar

Home to more than 50 million people, Myanmar (Burma) shares borders with Bangladesh, China, Laos, India and Thailand. Myanmar's people comprise more than 130 ethnic nationalities and speak more than 100 languages and dialects. Since gaining independence from British rule in 1948, the country's politics have been dominated by a series of military regimes.

After a period of democratization that began in 2010, the military again seized power in February 2021, plunging the country into renewed conflict and triggering a humanitarian crisis. More than one million people are displaced and at least 14 million are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, including five million children. Armed clashes across the country continue to affect and displace communities and many now struggle to access basic essential needs such as health care, safe water, shelter and adequate nutrition.

Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. The United Nations has predicted that, by the end of 2022, nearly half of the population of Myanmar will be living in poverty. The country is also among the most vulnerable to the climate crisis.

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Community Partners International in Myanmar

Community Partners International (CPI) has worked in Myanmar since 1998. We empower vulnerable communities to meet their essential health, humanitarian and development needs. We focus on communities affected by conflict, violence, and displacement, in remote and hard-to-reach contexts, and marginalized through poverty and exclusion. We serve more than one million people throughout Myanmar each year.

How You Can Help

Together, we can bring lifesaving humanitarian relief to vulnerable children, women and families in Myanmar affected by conflict and displacement. Community Partners International's teams and partners on the ground are providing emergency assistance including health care, safe water, nutritious food, shelter and essential items, and meeting other critical needs.

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OTHER WAYS TO GIVE

Community Partners International (CPI) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Contributions to CPI are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Tax ID Number: 94-3375666

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Your donation can:

Provide essential health care to pregnant women and young children.

Provide nutritious food, shelter and other essential items to children and families.

Help displaced families access safe water, hygiene and sanitation.

Support children affected by conflict and displacement to access education.

...and much more!

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Myanmar’s Humanitarian Crisis: “Because of conflict, people can’t move freely."

In Kayin State, Myanmar, conflict has displaced thousands of people amidst a rising wave of COVID-19. Community Partners International is helping local partners to provide essential nutrition support, safe water, and hygiene and sanitation to children and families in desperate need.

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