Child Focused Local Social Plan, Chin State A policy document supporting Chin State’s Comprehensive 5-year Development Plan and Annual Planning 2016 – 2021 October 2014 Acknowledgements The Local Social Plan (LSP) is an initiative tha t UNICEF has been successfully developing and implementing in a number of countries. The work carried out in Chin State by the Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID), with UNICEF’s financial and technical assistance, is designed to develop a LS P for Chin State – as part of the State Comprehensive Development Plan - and establish a LSP methodology that may be replica ble in other states and regions of Myanmar. Danida has provided generous financial support. Myanmar Institute for Integrated D evelopment 41/7 B, Golden Hill Avenue Bahan Township Yangon Myanmar Contact:
[email protected] Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS I MAP OF CHIN STATE II 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. THE CURRENT SITUATION IN CHIN STATE 1 2.1 DEMOGRAPHICS 2 2.2 GENDER ROLES 3 2.3 CHIN STATE – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 4 3. KEY FEATURES OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN CHIN STATE 5 3.1 CAPACITY FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION 5 3.1.1 INSTITUTIONAL SET -UP 5 3.1.2 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 6 3.2 SOCIAL PROTECTION AND VULNERABLE GROUPS 7 3.2.1 CHILDREN 7 3.2.2 WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY 10 3.2.3 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 12 3.2.4 ELDERLY PEOPLE 14 3.3 EDUCATION SERVICES 16 3.3.1 SCHOOL ENROLMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES 17 3.3.2 LIMITED ACCESS TO PRE -SCHOOLS 18 3.3.3 DROP -OUTS 18 3.3.4 NO EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES 19 3.3.5 POOR LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS AND VERNACULAR TEACHING 19 3.3.6 QUALITY OF TEACHING AND THE EFFECTS OF ISOLATION 19 3.4 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTH SITUATION 20 3.4.1 ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES 20 3.4.2 LACK OF FOOD SECURITY 23 3.4.3 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 24 3.4.4 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS 26 4.