Project Description
- The UNDP-funded Community Development Project (CDP) was implemented from 1 January to 31 August 2025 in central Rakhine State, Myanmar.
- The project aimed to improve livelihoods, empower women, strengthen food security, and build community resilience while reducing disaster risks.
- Using a participatory approach, the project will support 400 households through home gardening, agricultural inputs, pond renovation, fencing, and Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) workshops.
Program Objectives
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Provide direct home gardening and agricultural in-kind support to households in central Rakhine State, Myanmar.
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Improve safe water access through pond renovation and fencing activities in targeted villages.
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Conduct Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP) workshops and produce reports to support grant funding for risk reduction activities.
Key Achievements
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The project distributed 6,300 additional packages of vegetable seeds after finding over 400 households engaged in agriculture and home gardening, exceeding the initial plan.
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A total of 1,700 households (HHs) received vegetable seeds for home gardening across 22 targeted villages (up from the initial 5 villages).
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300 HHs received quality paddy seeds for farming