UNITED NATION MYANMAR
Posted 2 Jan 2023
© UN Women/Melanie Jarvis
Soon after receiving a training in business, Daw Mya Mya Aye, 60, was presented with 17 piglets to kick-start her business in March 2022 © UN Women/Melanie Jarvis
Rakhine State, Myanmar – Daw Mya Mya Aye, 60, could not hide her joy as she joined fellow villagers in sharing how the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) breathed hope into their vulnerable families.
Speaking at the launch of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November in Matkalar village in Rakhine state, Daw Mya Mya Aye and her fellow beneficiaries explained how through the assistance from CERF they are now slowly rebuilding their lives after the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalation of the armed conflict following the military takeover in February 2021.