Projects are ranging from immediate life-saving response (water scarcity in Rakhine, Emergency response to new displacements etc.) to the search for more sustainable solutions to protracted crisis (handover to communities and local organizations, capacity-building, community empowerment etc.) Projects are currently funded by FCDO, ECHO, CIAA, CDCS, AFD and UN agencies with potential for development in terms of geographical coverage and activities’ scope to address emerging needs. In 2023, 14 international staff and 304 national staff are working with SI Myanmar to implement projects focusing on Wash, FSL and Emergency response. While continuing to support the vulnerable communities suffering from a long-term protracted crisis, SI is also developing a stronger and more responsive Emergency component, either directly or through local partners, to tackle the growing needs spreading across the country. The operations are supported by the Coordination team based in Yangon. SI is currently mainly operating in Rakhine and in Kachin States with outreach emergency capacities through its local partners in Chin, Sagaing and Magway States. In 20, SI expanded to new regions focusing on Livelihoods, Food Security, Shelter, and WASH. SI has been in Myanmar since 2008, first responding to the devastating Nargis Cyclone. Present in some twenty countries, the SI teams – 2500 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at HQ, and a few volunteers - intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultural norms. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for food, water and shelter. Duration of the mission: 6 months, potentially renewable
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