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Czechia contributes to the development of Chin State

One of the regions where Czechia focuses its development cooperation is Chin State. On 2nd May 2019 a new project was launched and its aim is to build a new school building in Taungzalat village. However, the scope of Czech activities in that mountainous area is much wider, including the relief after disasters. They contribute to the development and growth of Chin State.

The project launched in early May is implemented by our local partner the New Eden Charity Foundation and is financed from the Local Small Scale Projects Programme. The aim of our joint efforts is to provide a new school building for the Taungzalat village in Chin State. The contribution of CZK 286,000 will help the Taungzalat children to start the new school year in a brand new school. It is not the first project of the New Eden supported by Czechia: In 2018 the charity furnished an elementary school in Tisen village, Chin State, with new equipment.

But the Czech presence in Chin State has many more forms. Since 2018 we deliver humanitarian aid to Chin that contributes to relief after the monsoons and that strengthens the local communities´ resilience against such disasters in the future. Chin State is a mountainous area experiencing heavy landslides every year during the rainy season. The humanitarian project delivered by the Czech and Myanmar branch of ADRA helps the mountain villages to recover their infrastructure after the monsoons, including repair of 32 km of roads and building 7 new bridges. Part of the project is implemented using the cash for work method that enables the beneficent communities to directly involve to reconstruction works.  An important component of the project is also training in skills thanks to which the villagers can cope better with future monsoons.

Chin State is the poorest region of Myanmar. The state used to be a very isolated place but it has become more accessible and its economy started to grow. The development cooperation of Czechia also contributes to that growth.

Signing the project agreement with the New Eden Charity Foundation

Signing the project agreement with the New Eden Charity Foundation