AVSI

Association of Volunteers in International Service - AVSI Foundation Myanmar (AVSI) has been implementing relief and development programs in Myanmar since 2007. As of today, AVSI carries out recovery and community-driven development projects in conflict-affected areas focusing on Education, Protection, Food security and Livelihood, Women’s protection and empowerment, Nutrition, WASH (water sanitation and hygiene) and disaster risk reduction.

AVSI in Myanmar is working in collaboration with local partners to strengthen community-based mechanisms, as well as ensure ownership and program continuity. AVSI provides technical support to implementing partners in project design, implementation and monitoring.

Our work is based on several axes:

Food security and livelihood :
AVSI supports homestead gardening, Farmer Field Schools (FFSs), the establishment of seed banks and the introduction of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). AVSI aim is to increase widespread awareness of climate change effects on agriculture and to promote value-added production and income generation activities.
For the most vulnerable people, AVSI provides cash transfer following the World Food Programme’s food aid guidelines.

Technical support to local partners in protection cases :
AVSI supports local partners in protection projects. We provide technical advice, training and constant monitoring, using a “Training of Trainers” model. We help planning awareness campaigns, identify and manage cases, also by providing cash assistance for the most vulnerable ones.

Protection and empowerment of women :
AVSI supports the healing process and confidence-building of survivors of gender-based violence through complementary-funded gender-based violence response and psychosocial support services. AVSI promotes women’s leadership in Village Development Committees and other community meetings, to foster the participation of women and girls in the life of their community.