2015 Human Rights and Development: Building Civil Society Advocacy Capacity – Myanmar

The information and exercises in the program were relevant grassroots-based, and have given me confidence to continue promoting human rights in my community.

Yangon, Myanmar

May, 2015

This program has concluded

The Diplomacy Training Program’s (DTP) regional capacity building program on human rights and development was held in Yangon Myanmar from May 4-13, 2015 with 25 participants from eight countries. The participants were drawn from NGOs across the region.

The program addressed issues central to Myanmar’s future – the need for economic development that respects and realises human rights. Civil society has been a key driver of political and democratic change in today’s Myanmar, meaning there is more space for advocacy in Myanmar than previously, particularly in Yangon, although dissent is still risky. In this environment civil society advocates are facing many new challenges, including challenges that new economic investment is bringing, as communities challenge the seizure of their land by companies with the support of officials, environmental damage that threatens their livelihoods, corruption and violence.

Alumni

Anthony Crafter
Australia
Harold Ludwick
Australia
Imam Shofwan
Indonesia
Jermayne Williams
Australia
Lay Chantha
Cambodia
Manjuni Chakma
Bangladesh
Metchella Metha
Malaysia
Peter Nathan
Australia
Ravi Tissera
Sri Lanka
Sayeed Ahmad
Bangladesh
Sreynom Cheng
Cambodia
Teina Te Hemara
Australia

Partners

The program was organized in partnership with the Smile Education and Development Foundation and Equality Myanmar.

Thanks

This is made possible through funding from the Australian government, the Ford Foundation and Oxfam Australia – as well as the Friends of the Diplomacy Training Program.

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