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Ministry Of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
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| The Ministry of Social Welfare.
Relief and Resettlement is implementing the following services systematically:
- Child Welfare Services, Youth Welfare Services, Women's Welfare
Services, Care of the Aged, Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Grants in Aids to
Voluntary Organizations, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Vagrants,
Rehabilitation of Ex-drug Addicts. |
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Residential Nurseries
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| Client |
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Orphans and abandoned children of both sexes, (0-5) age group. |
| Services |
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Institutional care, pre-primary education, health and nutrition and other
essential services for children such as adoption under the Registration of
Kittima Adoption Act. |
| Location |
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Yangon 2, Mandalay 1, Magway 1, Kyaingtone 1,Mawlamyaing 1. |
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Per-primary School and Day-care Center
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| Age Group |
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3 - 5 |
| Services |
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Early childhood development activities, nutritional care and pre-school
education. |
| Government |
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Pre-primary Schools (200 capacity) 20
Day-care Centres (100 capacity) 41 |
| Community |
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Pre-primary Schools and Day-care centres 746
Centres receiving government grants 424 |
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Youth Centers
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| Total Centres |
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118 |
| Client |
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Students, working youth and interested individuals |
| Activities |
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Sports, library and other social activities in the community |
| Initiative |
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Community |
| Management |
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Supervising Committee formed at the community level |
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Voluntary Primary Night Schools
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| Total Number |
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81 |
| Client |
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Children who cannot attend normal schools for various reasons |
| Services |
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Primary education as prescribed by the Ministry of Education. |
| Initiative |
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Community |
| Management |
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Supervising Committee formed at the community level |
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Training Schools for Boys/Girls
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| Total Number |
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8 |
| Statue
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The Child Law (1993) |
| Inmates |
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Children who are in need of protection |
| Services |
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Primary and secondary education in normal schools, vocational training within
the institutions, training of physical, mental and moral development and
placement in family/employment |
| Area Distribution |
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Yangon Division 4, Mandalay Division 2, Shan State 1, Mon State 1. |
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Voluntary Homes for Orphans
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| Total Number |
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126 |
| Inmates |
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Orphans/Destitute children |
| Services |
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Institutional care, education, vocational training and training of physical,
mental and moral development |
| Initiative |
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Community (most religious groups) |
| Management |
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Supervising Committee formed at the community level |
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Vocational Training t Centre for Women
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| Total Number |
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4 |
| Intake
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Court orders |
| Services |
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Institutional care, counselling, health care, vocational training through
income generating activities and teaching of 3 Rs |
| Area Distribution |
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Yangon 1, Mandalay 1, Myeik 1, Kyaingtone 1. |
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Women's Development Centres
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| Total Number |
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2 |
| Inmates
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Destitutes women (18 and above) age group |
| Intake |
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Referral from Girls Training Schools, destitues indentified by the DSW |
| Services |
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Institutional care, counselling, health care, vocational training through
income generating activities and placement to family/employment. |
| Area Distribution |
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Yangon 1, Mandalay 1. |
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| The Government provides assistance for the care of the
aged through grants in aids to Voluntary Homes for Aged.
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Voluntan Homes for the Aged
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| Total Number |
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33 |
| Beneficiaries |
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Aged (male/female) to age 60 and above who are destitute or have no family
member to depend upon. |
| Services |
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Institutional care, health care, religious activities. |
| Initiative |
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Community |
| Management |
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Supervising Committee formed at the community level |
| Area Distribution |
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Kachin State 1, Magway Division 2, Mon State 3, Yangon Division 4, Ayeyarwaddy
Division 4,Taninthayi Division 2, Bago Division 8, Mandalay Division 5, Rakhine
State 1, Shan State 1, Sagaing Division 2.
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Rehabilitation of the Disabled
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| School for tile Disabled Children |
| Total Number |
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1 (Yangon) |
| Beneficiaries |
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Disabled children with single or multiple disability (6-12) age group.
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| Services |
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Special education, A.D.L training in days school timing. |
| Intake |
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Disabled who has completed medical rehabilitation in the Hospital for the
Disabled and entrusted by parents.
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| Total Number |
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1 (Yangon) |
| Inmates |
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Blind (partial/total), Both sexes, (6-18) age group. |
| Services |
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Special education, vocational training
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| Intake |
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Referral from medical professional, social workers, local authorities and
members of the community.
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| Total Number |
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1 (Mandalay) |
| Inmates
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Deaf (severe deafness) Both sexes (6-18) age group |
| Services |
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Special education, vocational training in residential na- ture
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| Intake |
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Referral from medical professionals, social workers, local authorities and
members of the community.
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Vocational Training School for Adult Disabled
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| Total Number |
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1 (Yangon) |
| Beneficiaries |
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Person with physical disability (18-45) age group |
| Services |
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Vocational training in Tailoring, carpentry, off-set printing,silk-screen
printing, massage and photography. |
| Intake |
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Referral from the Hospital for the Disabled and Military Hospital. |
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Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Vagrants
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Rehabilitation Programme for Social Outcasts
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| Client |
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Social outcasts who have been ostracized due to their functions in
life as pagoda slave, grave diggers and vagrants. |
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Ex-patients of Leper in Htauk-Kyant. |
| Services |
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Establishment of Producers Co-operatives for the target
group |
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Placement in suitable jobs and opening of Youth Centres
and Voluntary Primary Night Schools for the benefit of
their children. |
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Resettlement of ex-leper and provide requirement for them. |
| Location |
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Some townships in Mandalay and Magway Division. |
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Mayanchaung village, Hlegu Township. |
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Grants in Aids to voluntary Organizations
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Organized anized covered
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| Voluntary Homes for the Aged |
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33 |
| Voluntary Homes for the Orphans |
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126 |
| Voluntary Homes for the Blind |
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3 |
| Voluntary School for the Deaf |
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1 |
| Voluntary Homes for the Women |
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8 |
| Voluntary Pre-primary Schools and Day-care Centres |
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424 |
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Other Activities
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| Total
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6 |
| Inmates
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both male and female (age between 16 to 35) |
| Duration |
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3 months |
| Services
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Sewing, Cookery. |
| Location |
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Some townships in Mandalay and Magway Division. |
| Location
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Yangon 1, Mandalay 1, Mawlamyine 1, Pathein 1, Taungu
1, Myitkyina 1. |
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Activities carried out by DSW as a Focal Point
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Activities carried out by National Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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Activities carried out by Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs.
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Activities carried out for Social Development.
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Training Programmes in States and Divisions
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Day-care Teachers Training Course
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Home-making Course
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Voluntary Social Worker Course
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