Child Protection in Kachin State, Myanmar
by Global Family Myanmar Project

Needs Statement

Many children and families living in refugee camps in Kachin State, Myanmar are at great risk due to the unrest caused by the military coup across the country of Myanmar. Parents fear for the safety of their children as they are vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation at a high level.

Description

Due to the current military coup and unrest in Myanmar, our teams are working harder than ever to protect children from trafficking, forced labor, and abuse in areas such as Kachin State. It costs approximately $20 to bring awareness, prevention training, and emergency services to a family living in a refugee camp. This total represents 100 families who will be supported during this very critical time. Please give directly and support today!

Update from our Myanmar Lead Coordinator, March 1, 2021: “Our Country Myanmar is now in critical and deep difficult situation under Military Regime. Families need to do security for their own families especially in the night time. We do not dare to sleep well in the night time. Now all banks are closed starting from February 1, 2021 until today and we do not know when they will open the banks. We strongly think that child abuse, child labor and child trafficking will be worse in Myanmar under Military Regime. Now we people are in deep difficulty for food, especially people who are staying in refugee camps in Kachin state. Please continue to pray for the work of Global Family Myanmar and for our country Myanmar. But I am very happy that people in refugee camps are now very strong and actively working together for their own camps to do awareness of child Trafficking and child Abuse to protect their children. Thank you for your love, concern and support Global Family in Myanmar, we need your continual support.”