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             Social Services In Myanmar

             

 

Child Welfare Services

Location

- Yangon 2, Mandalay 1, Magwe 1, Mawlamyaing 1, Kyaingtone 1

No.of Residential Nurseries

- 6

No. of Children

- 236

Procedures

- Orphans, abandoned children both males & females from 0-3 are received at Shwegondine Residential Nursery and the same category of children from 3-5 are transferred and admitted to Htauk Kyant Residential Nursery. In the remaining residential nurseries, children from 0-5 are admitted.

 
Pre-primary Schools and Day-care Centres

Gov Pre-primary Schools

- 20 covering 4782 children

Gov Day-Care Centres

- 41 covering 3951 children

Age Group

- pre-primary (3-5)

- day-care (2 1/2-5)

Procedures

- Provisions of pre-primary education for all around development of the children

 
Pre-primary Schools and Day-care Centers run by Voluntary

No. of schools by Voluntary

- 660

Gov Granted Centres

- 424

No. of Children

- 38571

No. of Schools run by MMCWA

- 89

No. of Children

- 4616

* MMCWA = Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association

 
Youth Welfare Services Training Schools for Boys

Location

- Yangon 3, Mandalay 1,  Mawlamyaing 1, Lasho 1

No.of Schools

- 6

No. of Inmates

- 896

Client

- According to 1993 Child Law, Juvenile offender/destitutes/uncontrollables

Procedures

- Opening access of children to primary and secondary formal education, provision of vocational training, reintergration into family.

 
Youth Welfare Services Training Schools for Girls

Location

- Yangon 2, Mandalay 1, Magwe 1, Mawlamyaing 1, Kyaingtone 1

No.of Schools

- 2

No. of Inmates

- 404

Client

- According to 1993 Child Law, Juvenile offender/destitutes/uncontrollables

Procedures

- Opening access of children to primary and secondary formal education, provision of vocational training, reintergration into family.

 
Voluntary Homes for Orphans

No. of Homes

- 129

No.of Inmates

- 4629

Client

- Orphans, destitutes

Initiative

- Voluntary Organizations

 
Youth Centres

No. of youth centers

- 131

Beneficiaries

- 12412

Volunteers

- Students, civil servants, youth workers and those who take interest in youth welfare services

Activities

- Sports, Liberary, Other Social Activities

 
Voluntary Primary Night Schools

No. of Schools

- 92

No.of Students

- 7317

Beneficiaries

- Children who cannot attend formal school due to various reasons

Initiative

- Voluntary Organizations

Procedures

- Provision of primary education using the same curriculum of State Primary Schools

 
State/Division-wise Training Programmes

Name of Training Programme

- Training of Teachers of Day-care Centres

- Training for Domestic Sciences

- Training for Community Voluntary Social Services

 

Women Welfare Services

Vocational Training Schools for Women

Location

- Yangon 1, Mandalay 1, Myeik 1, Kyaingtone 1

No.of Schools

- 4

No. of Adult women

- 198

Admission

- According to 1949 Prostitution Suppression Act and Court Orders

Procedures

- Institutional Care, Counselling, Health Care, Vocational Training

 
Women's Development Centre

Location

- Yangon 1, Mandalay 1

No.of Centre

- 2

Inmates

- 196

Admission

- Referral over 18 years of age from girls Training School, destitutes identified by Department of Social Welfare

Procedures

- Institutional Care, Counselling. Health Care, Vocational Training, Creation of jobs for participation and sharing of income, reintegration into family, job placement

 
Voluntary Women,s Home

Location

- Yangon , Mandalay , Mawlamyaing , Myeik, Toungoo, Kyaiklat

Total No.

- 6

Inmates

- 417

Intiatives

- Voluntary Organizations

 
 

Care of the Aged

Home for the Aged

Location

- Yangon  Division 3, Bago Division 7, Mandalay Division  5, Magwe Division 2, Mon State 3, Kachin State 1, Ayeyawady Division 4, Rakhine State 1, Sagaing Division 2, Taninthayi Division 1

Total No.

- 32

Inmates

- 1500

Beneficiaries

- Destitute Aged (Male and Female) 60 Years and above

Initiatives

- Voluntary Organizations

Procedures

- Institutional care, health care, religious activities

 

Rehabilitation of the Disabled

Vocational Training School for Adult Disabled

Location

- Yangon

Total No.

- 1

Beneficiaries

- Disabled Between (18-45) [Male and Female]

 
The School for the Disabled Children

Location

- Yangon

Total No.

- 1

Beneficiaries

- Disabled children with single or multiple disability (6-12) age group

Procedures

- Special education by using special teaching methods for disabled. ADL training during school hours

 
The School for the Blind

Location

- Yangon (Kyimyindine)

Total No.

- 1

Beneficiaries

- Blind (partial/total)   Between (6-18) years of both male and female

Admission

- Referral from medical professional, social worker, local authorities and members of the community

Procedures

- Residential accomodations, teaching with ADL training methods, vocational training

 
The School for the Deaf

Location

- Mandalay

Total No.

- 1

Beneficiaries

- Deaf (severe deafness)   Both Sexes (6-18) age group

Admission

- Referral from medical professional, social worker, local authorities and members of the community

Procedures

- Special education according to ADL method vocational education

 
Institution for the Disabled run by the Voluntary Organizations

Location

- Myitkyina, Pakokku, Khaweichan (Insein Township)

No. of Schools for the blind

- 3

No. of Inmates

- 185

No. of Schools for the Deaf

- 1

No. of Inmates

- 135

Location

- Dagon Township, Yangon.

 

Rehabilitation of Ex-drug Addicts

Rehabilitation Centres

Location

- Yangon 1, Mandalay 1, Wettigan 1, Phekon 1, Namlat 1, Lashio 1, Kyaingtone 1, Myitkyina 1

No. of Centers

- 8

Admission

- Detoxified and treated drug-addicts referred from Drug Treatment Centre under the Ministry of Health

Procedure

- Social rehabilitation, counselling, car repairing and servicing, silk-screen printing, offset printing, photography, tailoring, carpentry, agriculture and animal husbandry

 

Training Schools

Social Welfare Training School

Location

- Yangon

No. of School

- 1

Course Training

- In-service training for Social Welfare Officers

- In-service training for heads of pre-primary school and day-care centre

- In-service training for pre-primary school and day-care centre teachers

- Training of voluntary day-care teachers

- Training of voluntary social workers

- Training of voluntary probation officers

- Training of Home Making

- Awareness Training on Child Law

 
Schools for Home Sciences

Location

- Yangon 1, Mandalay 1, Mawlamyaing 1, Pathein 1, Toungoo 1, Myitkyina 1

No. of Schools

- 6

Duration

- 3 months

Admission

- Both male and female, age between 16-35

Procedures

- Sewing, Cookery

 

 

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