About DRC

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is one of the organization in the world.it was founded in Denmark in 1956.It assists refugee and internally displaced persons(IDPs) 40countries across the globle.It has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with 9000employeers and 7500 volunteers .They work conflict-affected areas,along the displacement routes in the country where refugge settle.It has been operating in Myanmar since 2009 and is currently supporting operations in four different states (Kachin, northern Shan, Kayah and Rakhine). DRC aims to provide immediate relief and protection to displaced people and vulnerable host communities in an impartial, inclusive and neutral manner.

Our country office is located in Yangon with field bases in Rakhine,Kachin, Kayah and Northern Shan states.

DRC in Myanmar currently employs 361 national staff, 30 international staff and 883 camp-based incentive workers.

DRC has been operating in Myanmar since 2009 and in Rakhine state since 2010,assisting more than 1.5 million people of different ethnicities and religion. DRC myanmar is founded by the Denish international development Agency(DANIDA),swiss development cooperation(SDC),the Europe commission(EUHO),USAID,LIFT and UN agencies,including UNHCR and UNICEF.

In Rakhine state,DRC office is located in Sittwe,it operate from two offices in Sittwe,Mrauk-U and Maungdaw and are present infive townships ,Sittwe,Mrauk-U,Kyauktaw,Pauktaw and Maungdaw.This role covers the whole of Rakhine state, including all protection activities managed from Sittwe, Mrauk'Oo and Maungdaw.

School attendance among Rakhine children was high, at over 94 per cent for primary and middle school-aged girls and boys. It was lower for high school-aged girls and boys, at 80 per cent in Rakhine villages and 55 per cent in Rakhine relocated sites. In Muslim camps, over 80 per cent of primary school-aged girls and boys were attending school or temporary learning spce.

It have two project in livehool which GIZ and LIFT but activity similar .Skills development trainings , Rakhine’s public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions are in a poor condition with a lack of qualified trainers and modern equipment. the TVET system will need to be put in a position to equip youth with the knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve their career aspirations and contribute to regional economic growth.

Rakhine State in the coming years, including agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, livestock, fisheries and tourism.

TVET structures is focus to increasing knowledge and competencies of vulnerable youth of all ethnic groups to become active members of their community and proactive contributors to their own individual advancement and the wider socio-cultural development

GIZ project pursues a conflict-sensitive approach based on the context of the target groups’ lives to improve access to labour market-oriented training opportunities and employment-promotion measures for young people from vulnerable population groups in Rakhine State including those living in IDP camps.

The GIZ project will focus on the provision of (mobile) life-skills (e.g. oral communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving and team work) and market-oriented skills trainings (e.g. sewing, carpentry, masonry, small engine repair) as well as employment promotion measures like the provision of start-up kits, internships and small grants to start micro-businesses. This will be done in cooperation with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and local civil society originations (CSOs). Therefore, the GIZ-SDY project will work together with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population (MoLIP) as well as the Government Technical High School (GTHS) in Sittwe to strengthen government capacities and to update the TVET infrastructure in selected areas.