What we do
Emergency response to provide immediate support to the population affected by the earthquake in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Countries
Fields of intervention
- Opening date: July 2025
- Closing date: September 2025
WHERE
Mandalay Region, Townships of Kyaukse, Sintgaing and the city of Mandalay
CONTEXT
The project is implemented within the humanitarian emergency context generated by the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025, with its epicenter in the Mandalay region. The earthquake caused thousands of casualties, widespread destruction of homes and essential infrastructure, and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. The crisis has unfolded in an already extremely fragile context marked by the armed conflict that began with the military coup in 2021, severe socio-economic deterioration, and previous natural disasters such as the floods caused by Typhoon Yagi. In the affected areas, severe shortages of food, safe drinking water, health services and shelter have been reported, while many families continue to live in displacement conditions. In this scenario, the intervention aims to provide emergency assistance to the most vulnerable communities in the Mandalay region, supporting access to basic necessities and assisting schools that provide education and daily meals to children from vulnerable families.
OBJECTIVES
General objective
To improve the resilience of the population affected by the earthquake in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar.
Specific objective
To provide post-earthquake emergency assistance to priority vulnerable groups in the townships of Kyaukse and Sintgaing and in the city of Mandalay, Mandalay Region.
ACTIVITIES
Distribution of hygiene kits and food kits to displaced families residing in two camps in the city of Mandalay
Distribution of rice and oil to 8 monastic primary schools in the townships of Kyaukse and Sintgaing
RESULTS
198 families currently residing in two displacement camps in the city of Mandalay have access to basic food and hygiene items.
8 monastic primary schools are able to meet the daily nutritional needs of approximately 1,271 students (aged 5–10) during the two months following ASIA’s distribution.
BENEFICIARIES
Direct: 2,063 people, including 1,171 students aged 5–10
Indirect: approximately 8,000 people (families of direct beneficiaries)
Final direct beneficiaries at project completion: approximately 2,922 people, including 295 vulnerable families (1,332 individuals) and 1,590 students from 10 monastic primary schools.
PARTNER
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