This update covers the period from 1 to 31 July 2010 and is issued on 20 August 2010. I. Highlights compared to approximately 50 percent in other • Chin State is exposed to landslides during the areas. As a result, the communities in Mindat are rainy season, especially in July, August and likely to face serious food insecurity in the coming September. This results in transportation months. difficulties which impact on the food price in the During the month of August, CARE and OCHA will region. be collecting data on rat infestation in Mindat, • The number of reported cases of rodent Madupi and Kanpetlet Townships with the support infestation has increased in Southern Chin of the Township Peace and Development Council State particularly in Mindat Township. (TPDC) and Myanmar Agriculture Services (MAS) Emergency food assistance is needed in the to build a complete picture of the problem. areas, including Mindat, Madupi, Kanpetlet and WFP will conduct Food Security Monitoring Tiddim Townships, affected by rat infestation. Exercise for two weeks across Chin State. The • WFP is conducting a Food Security Monitoring exercise is tentatively scheduled to be undertaken Exercise which is expected to be completed in from 25 August to 5 Sep 2010 in 25 sampled September. villages. The results will be shared in September. II. Situation Overview Paung Ku, through GRET Office in Chin, started operating in July and plan to allocate grants to Heavy rains throughout Chin State trigger implement agricultural activities in the villages landslides which are a major concern in the region across Chin State. The grants are expected to especially in July, August and September. As a encourage the locally-managed projects and civil result, transportation becomes difficult during that society organizations (CSO) are eligible to apply. time resulting in an increase in the prices of food and goods imported from other townships, states III. Sectors and divisions. Food – In June, WFP has distributed 57.538 MT of In late July, landslides occurred in Limkhai and rice along with Merlin, Karuna Myanmar Social Leidawh Village in Tiddim Township due to the Service (KMSS) and ADRA in four townships heavy rains. This resulted in severe damages to the through Food for Work/ Food for Training road connecting the two villages and the water (FFW/FFT) and Mother and Child Health Nutrition supply system in Limkhai Village. (MCHN) activities. Health – UNICEF, in collaboration with Tiddim Baptist Convention (TBC) and the Township Medical Officer (TMO), are exploring ways to support over 100 children suspected of suffering from tuberculosis (TB) in five villages in Tiddim Township. The treatment of 11 children found TB positive in June is ongoing. During the month of July, Merlin provided three-day refresher trainings on malaria awareness to Basic Health Staffs (BHS) in 32 villages in Hakha. Merlin also distributed over 1000 treated nets in six extended villages. In collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH), World Vision (WV) provided Auxiliary Landslides in Tiddim following heavy rains – July 2010 Midwife (AMW) and Basic Health Staff (BHS) Rodent infestation is more worrying in Mindat than trainings in Tiddim Township. The six month in other townships, according to CARE Mindat Auxiliary Midwives (AMW) training organized by Office. Approximately 75 percent of the cultivated UNDP is ongoing in Tiddim, Tonzang and Falam lands were destroyed in some villages in Mindat Townships. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - (Myanmar), 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Twonship, YANGON, Myanmar. Tel: +95-1-544500 Chin Humanitarian Update (July) Issued on 20/8/2010 CARE conducted a Reproductive Health (RH) participated in the workshop. On 28-29 July 2010, training of trainers for 14 staff and 8 peer educators WV conducted an awareness raising training on in collaboration with DOH in Tiddim on 10 July. human trafficking in Tiddim Town with the CARE distributed 2500 units of mosquito nets in 17 participation of 56 persons from 28 villages. villages in Rezua sub-township. UNICEF assisted 50 community leaders to receive a three-day Child Right/ Child Protection training. Nutrition – UNICEF continued to support the MOH’s nutrition surveillance system in Hakha and Agriculture and livelihood –World Vision (WV) Htantlang townships. Provision of Vitamins and provided perennial trees in 28 villages in Tiddim micro-nutrient supplements to under 5 children and Township. CAD plans to help the farmers develop pregnant mothers in all townships is ongoing. 200 acres of terracing in Hakha in September. A two-day training on animal disease was organized Wash – A UNICEF-assisted gravity flow water on 8-9 June by CARE Mindat Office with a resource supply system was completed in Suangpi village, person from the Department of Livestock and Teddim Township, in July. UNICEF also supported Veterinary. a post primary school in Suangpi village with pipes, latrine pan set and a recycled emergency water GRET/MFI (Micro Finance Institution) extended its storage tank. micro finance activities to two new villages in Htantlang Township in July. CARE provided a total In Tiddim Township, WV financially contributed to of 5 million kyats (approx. 500 US$) to 30 villages in the community-initiated mini hydro projects in Mindat under micro credit activities. Cingpikot and Tuicinlui Villages in July. WV provided technical and financial assistances for UNDP submitted a proposal for the budget water supply systems in Thing Lei and Mual Lum. amounting to roughly US$ 240,000 for DANIDA projects in Tiddim, Falam and Tonzang Townships. Education – In Tiddim, WV completed the Up to the end of July, roughly US$ 15,000 has been distribution of exercise books and school supplies approved for implementing agriculture activities in for 2200 students. Tiddim Township. The activities will include the CARE completed the construction of nine provision of crops and agriculture inputs, community development centers for community establishment of rice banks, farm development for capacity building in Mindat and three in Rezua sub- soil and water conservation, market linkage and township. The Country Agency for Rural provision of trainings related to agriculture. Development (CAD) is planning to set up a human resource development center in Hakha Town in IV. Upcoming Events September to conduct courses on leadership, team Inter-agency meetings will be held in Hakha on 24 building, social mobilization and development. August and in Tiddim on 26 August. Htantlang inter- In July, 276 students in 10 primary-level monastic agency field coordination meeting will be held for schools in Falam, Tedim and Tonzang Townships the second time on 30 August at the GRET office. benefited from the UNICEF-assisted life skills V. Coordination education programme. UNICEF also supported 27 teachers to complete a one-month Early Childhood The monthly inter-agency coordination meetings Care and Development (ECCD) training of trainers are taking place regularly in Hakha, Tiddim, and conducted by KMSS. Mindat Townships. In Htantlang, the inter-agency meeting is held once in every two months but the Protection – UNIAP, in collaboration with the Anti- meeting with the local authorities and line trafficking Task Force (Myanmar Police Force - departments is held on a monthly basis. In Tiddim, MPF), organized a two-day workshop on CARE organizes a quarterly information sharing awareness raising on human trafficking in Hakha meeting during which the humanitarian actors and Township on 14-15 July. A total of 41 participants local authorities participate. from MPF, Myanmar Women Affairs Association (MWAF), UN agencies and I/LNGOs actively Contact Information OCHA Chin Office OCHA Yangon Office No. Ma/060, Pann Chan Lane, Myo Thit Quarter, 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon, Hakha, Chin State Myanmar 95 95196934, 95 98602829 95 1 544500 @gmail.com [email protected] Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - (Myanmar), 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Twonship, YANGON, Myanmar. Tel: +95-1-544500 .