This page includes the details of the EU-funded project 'Strengthening a responsive, diverse and democratic civil society in Myanmar'. You can also download key resources related to the project at the foot of the page.
Project title: Strengthening a responsive, diverse and democratic civil society in Myanmar
Project period: 1 March 2016 – 29 February 2020 (48 months)
Project budget: € 2,300,000 (€ 1,725,000 from EU, € 575,000 from other sources)
Consortium members: Action Aid Myanmar (AAM), Phan Tee Eain (PTE), Capacity Building Initiative (CBI)
Main target groups: 83 CSOs, 10 networks, 6 state governments
Coverage: All 14 states and regions of Myanmar
Overall objective: To build a more equitable, democratic and just society in Myanmar.
Specific objective: CSOs from rural and ethnic areas and the networks that represent them, are effectively contributing to the formulation and implementation and monitoring of public policy and programming at township, state/regional and national level.
Result/Outcome 1: Strengthened organisational and technical capacity of CSOs in rural and ethnic areas to actively participate in local governance processes and policy dialogue with Local Authorities (LAs).
Main activities
- Organisational capacity assessments
- 46 days of training to 83 CSO
- Peer support session
- Strategic planning workshops
- Sub-grants
- Advocacy campaigns.
Result/Outcome 2: Strengthened organisational and technical capacity of CSO networks to collectively undertake evidence-based advocacy and campaigning work and monitor government implementation and spending.
Main activities:
- Network capacity assessments
- 56 days of training to 10 networks
- Stakeholder meetings
- Strategic planning workshops
- Sub-grants
- Advocacy campaigns.
Result/Outcome 3: Enhanced communication and cooperation between CSOs, the media, and national, regional/state, township and local authorities in public policy processes.
Main activities:
- 5 days of training to 100 community journalists
- Training of village tract and township authorities
- Preparation of 284 village tract and 6 township development plans
- Establishment of CSO Platforms
- Service provider forums
- Research papers.
