Improving education, health and livelihoods in the Irrawaddy Delta
Helping the Burmese Delta (HTBD), registered UK charity 1124774, is a small, personal and efficient charity working in Myanmar. We work collaboratively using an integrated model focusing on education, health and livelihoods to help improve villagers’ quality of life in the Irrawaddy Delta Region.
Our work
Our objective is to provide support to help build capacity, improve lives and reduce poverty. We focus on the three areas where the communities have greatest need. Each area is fundamental in its own right. When combined, this approach can multiply the benefits for the communities.
Education
In the Delta region, children lack access to schools. By building, staffing and maintaining schools to cater for all grades, our aim is to provide a continuous learning journey from primary school to further education and beyond.
Health
There is an absence of primary health care in the Delta villages. We aim to address these gaps by building the villagers skills, knowledge and resources to improve access to basic healthcare.
Livelihoods
Most people in the Delta region survive in great poverty, earning about $3 a day as labourers in the paddy fields and through fishing. We aim to help people with the key necessities when they need it most, from emergency aid to income generating projects.
Where we work
Impact to date* (* Between 2008 –2015)
Total people helped
Total schools built
Children receiving education
Health training received
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Case studies
HTBD was founded in 2008 in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, which caused enormous damage across the entire delta, but especially in the districts near the sea, such as the one where we mostly work.
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The story of the pigs of Ywa Thar Aye
Ywa Thar Aye is one of our favourite villages: it's very well run by an excellent head, and was a…
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The story of Ei Ei Soe
Read about the educational success of Ei Ei Soe who suffered great loss as a result of Cyclone Nargis and…
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The story of Daw Mya Mya Oo
Daw Mya Mya Oo lives in Ya Kyaw Wa village near Thar Paung. She completed community healthcare worker training with…
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The Story of Kyi Lè Lè Oo
This little girl lives near Thar Paung, and suffered from a very bad facial cleft – some of the unkind…
In the news
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Vocational Training
We have been providing vocational training for young people for some time now. This consists of a number of options:…
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Education
Our High School has reopened!
We're delighted to say that after a long closure due to COVID, our High School has reopened with 49 students.…
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June 2021 Update
The situation in Myanmar has continued to deteriorate, with widespread fighting between the military and the ethnic armies, and economic…
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The current situation in Myanmar
You will have heard and seen the news about Myanmar. As Helping The Burmese Delta, we have three prime concerns:…
