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CHIN STATE, MYANMAR WHO/WHAT/WHERE Organizations' Projects in July - December, 2011 Myanmar Information Management Unit CHIN STATE, MYANMAR WHO/WHAT/WHERE Organizations' Projects in July - December, 2011 Cikha Ü !( TONZANG (10) (AYO, GRET, MCC, PSI, UNDP, UNICEF, UNICEF(TBC), WFP(KMSS), UNOCHA) Tonzang !( Tedim Rihkhawdar !( !( TEDIM (11) India (CARE, GRET, KMSS, MCC, PSI, UNDP, UNICEF,UNICEF(TBC), WV, WFP(KMSS), UNOCHA) FALAM (7) (GRET, MCC, PSI, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNOCHA) SAGAING Falam !( Thantlang !( Hakha THANTLANG (10) .! (CAD, CARD, GRET, MCC, MERLIN, PSI, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP(CAD), UNOCHA) HAKHA (13) (CAD, CARD, GRET, MERLIN, PSI, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP(ADRA), WFP(CAD), WFP(KMSS), YMCA, UNOCHA) Rezua !( Bangladesh MATUPI (8) (CAD, NGDO, PSI, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP(ADRA), UNOCHA) Matupi !( MINDAT (8) PALETWA (6) (CARE, MCC, PSI, (MEET, PSI, UNDP, UNICEF, IRC, UNDP, WFP(ADRA), UNOCHA) UNICEF, UNOCHA) Mindat !( MAGWAY Paletwa !( Kanpetlet !( KANPETLET (8) MANDALAY (MCC, MEET, PSI, SOLIDARITIES, UNDP, UNICEF, WFP(SOLIDARITIES), UNOCHA) RAKHINE Kilometers 0 10 20 40 .! State Capital Data sources: Boundaries - WFP/MIMU Map ID: MIMU238v05 Legend Place names - Ministry of Home Affairs (GAD) translated by MIMU. !( Main Town Who/What/Where data collated by the MIMU. Creation Date: 02 August 2011. A3 Number of Organizations !( Other Town 6 - 8 Note: This map represents information as it has been reported to MIMU by the Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS84 Township Boundary organisations concerned. Inclusion of an organisation on this map does not imply 9 - 11 District Boundary endorsement by the (HTC) Humanitarian Country Team or its projects. Note that this map only shows presence of organisations in a broad sector; it does not portray detailed 12 - 13 State Boundary information such as the volume of assistance, the number of benefeciaries, or the extent to Map produced by the MIMU - [email protected] which needs are met or unmet. http://www.themimu.info International Boundary Disclaimer: The names shown and the boundaries used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Chin State ‐ Organizations' Projects in 2011 (July ‐ December) Township_pCo Agriculture & Disaster Risk State Township Coordination Education Environment Food Health Infrastructure Nutrition Protection Wash Count de Livelihoods Reduction UNICEF, MCC, PSI, UNFPA, Chin Falam MMR004001 GRET, UNDP UNOCHA GRET, UNDP UNDP UNICEF UNDP 7 UNDP UNICEF, UNDP WFP(ADRA), UNICEF, Merlin, PSI, UNFPA, UNICEF, Chin Hakha MMR004002 CARD, GRET, UNDP UNOCHA GRET, UNDP WFP(CAD), UNDP UNDP 13 UNDP UNDP, UNICEF, YMCA CAD WFP(KMSS) MEET, Solidarities, UNICEF, MCC, PSI, UNDP, Chin Kanpetlet MMR004008 UNOCHA UNDP WFP(Solidarities) UNDP UNICEF UNDP, UNICEF 8 UNDP UNDP UNICEF UNICEF, UNICEF, Chin Matupi MMR004007 NGDO, UNDP UNOCHA UNDP WFP(ADRA) PSI, UNICEF, UNDP UNDP NGDO UNDP, UNICEF 8 UNDP CAD UNICEF, CARE, MCC, PSI, CARE, UNDP, Chin Mindat MMR004006 CARE, UNDP UNOCHA CARE, UNDP WFP(ADRA) UNDP UNICEF 8 UNDP UNDP, UNICEF UNICEF UNICEF, PSI, UNICEF, UNDP, Chin Paletwa MMR004009 MEET, UNDP, IRC UNOCHA UNDP UNDP UNICEF UNDP 6 UNDP IRC GRET, KMSS, UNDP, UNDP, GRET, KMSS, CARE, MCC, PSI, UNICEF(TBC), Chin Tedim MMR004004 UNOCHA WFP(KMSS) UNDP UNICEF UNDP 11 WV UNICEF, WV UNDP UNDP, UNICEF, WV WV CAD, CARD, GRET, UNICEF, MCC, Merlin, PSI, UNICEF, Chin Thantlang MMR004003 UNOCHA GRET, UNDP WFP(CAD) UNDP UNDP 10 UNDP UNDP UNDP, UNICEF CAD UNICEF, MCC, PSI, UNDP, Chin Tonzang MMR004005 AYO, GRET, UNDP UNOCHA GRET, UNDP WFP(KMSS) UNDP UNICEF UNICEF (TBC) UNDP 10 UNDP UNICEF The organization in brackets is an implementing partner. (eg. WFP (CAD) ‐ WFP is implementing a project with CAD.).
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