Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association

The Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association
Founded 1948, Reinstated April 1991
Type advocacy group
Focus promoting the health and well being of mothers and children
Location
Area served
Burma
Method Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns
Political lobbying
Key people
 President
Volunteers
8 million (2006)
Website www.mmcwa-myanmar.org

The Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ မိခင်နှင့်ကလေး စောင့်ရှောက်ရေး အသင်း, abbreviated MMCWA) is a non-governmental organisation in Burma which aims to protects mothers and their children in the country.

Although it dates back to 1948, it was supported by the Burmese government when it was established in its new centre in April 1991 particularly because the organisation aimed to cover much of the country in protection. As of 2008 the MMCWA now functions with 324 township associations, and 11,233 branch associations formed to undertake health and welfare activities nationwide. It now has over 2,000,000 volunteer workers serving the organisation throughout Burma.[1]

The headquarters are based at the corner of Thanthuma Road and Parami Road in South Okkalapa Township, Yangon.

History

After Burma gained independence, maternal and child welfare associations were set up in towns and cities. But those association lacked a central organisation and existed only as local entities. From the time independence was gained to 1964, up to 120 materanal and child welfare associations were formed. The Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association (Centre) was formed on 30 April 1991 and has subsidiary bodies such as the Centre, State/Division, District Supervisory Committees, Township Associations and Branch Associations.

Aim

The aim of the association is to contribute to the emergence of a peaceful modern developed nation by improving the health, education, social affairs and economic affairs of families including mother and children, with the priority towards the rural population.

Activities

Currently the Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association is carrying out the following activities:

References


  1. ↑ Official website
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