Oxfam Canada

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March 2013 - Despite the recent positive political developments in Burma, the humanitarian situation in many border areas of the country remains very difficult. Since June 2011, between 75,000-100,000 people (chiefly women and children) have been displaced due to the conflict and are living in makeshift camps in Kachin and Shan States. With CIDA support, Oxfam Canada is addressing the basic needs of conflict-affected internally displaced people living in displacement camps in Kachin and Northern Shan states. Project activities include: providing hygiene kits and training on hygiene practices; distributing water storage containers; supporting water systems during the dry season; and, providing livelihoods training and cash grants to selected displaced people to meet their basic needs, with a focus on women living in the camps.