Basic Information

Time Frame

2011 – 2016

Location

Yenan Chaung Township, Magwe Division

Area: 216,266.93 rai (34,603 hectares)

Beneficiaries

3,249 households;
12,814 people

Overview

Yenan Chaung Township lies in the center of Myanmar, and suffers from arid conditions and poverty. MFLF therefore targeted the promotion of livestock and crops that require less water, followed by the development of a water system for future utilization and consumption.

MFLF also conducted training workshops for community representatives on integrated livestock care that would provide food security and generate an income for the community. Today, the Yenan Chaung project has become a knowledge center for livestock and sustainable development for government officials and other communities.

What do the people get?

The anti-venom serum bank saved

85 lives

and has a sustainable revolving fund.
Water retrieving time has been reduced from

71 minutes/day

to

31 minutes/day.

Animal mortality rates have been reduced from

7 %

to

5 %

culminating in savings of 58,591,841 baht
(US$1,885,801).
The goat bank was increased by

8,529 goats

valued at

14,089,350 baht

(US$453,471),
generating an income of 7,132,950 baht (US$229,577) for the community.
The number of households under the poverty line was reduced from

97%

to

52%

within 6 years.

68

development volunteers
led their own long-term community development efforts.
The community became an integrated livestock knowledge center, welcoming

297

representatives
from the Myanmar