LIFT expresses its sympathy and concern for the communities being affected by the extreme rain and flooding. We are monitoring the situation closely, with eleven partners working on projects in the main flood-affected areas in the Dry Zone, Chin and Rakhine States.
LIFT is keeping in contact with the wider UN effort, identifying how LIFT can best position itself within that response, also considering government and other initiatives.
In the meantime, LIFT is taking the following measures to ease the strain on partners who are involved in providing emergency assistance:
- Extension of the Uplands Call for Concept Notes deadline: this is extended from Monday August 10th and will now close on Monday August 24th i.e. a two week delay
- Extension of the Dry Zone short-listing process: revisions will now take place with a one week delay
We are also exploring the possibility of supporting some of the rehabilitation needs faced by affected communities to re-establish their food security, within our existing projects.
LIFT is a rural development initiative to improve the lives and prospects of poor and vulnerable people in rural Myanmar. Building their long-term resilience to shocks and stresses, such as the flooding, is one of its four key strategic outcomes.
LIFT is funded by Australia, Denmark, the European Union, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. From the private sector, the Mitsubishi Corporation is a donor.
For more information, please contact Jacquetta Hayes, LIFT’s Communications Officer jacquettah@unops.org and Hsu Mon Aung, LIFT’s Communications Analyst hsumona@unops.org
