Kani Orphanage

Loca­tion:               Kani, Irrawaddy Delta area, near Yan­gon, Myanmar

Key dates:             Com­menced March 2010; Project work still ongoing

Local part­ners:      Man­age­ment Com­mit­tee of orphanage

Project back­ground:  In con­sul­ta­tion with the orphan­age Man­age­ment Committee, The Man­dalay Projects has helped to estab­lish a voca­tional train­ing pro­gramme at the orphan­age, focus­ing on the devel­op­ment of skills which the boys will be able to use in the local rural community.

Main activ­i­ties:  The Man­dalay Projects has arranged for the con­struc­tion of a mechan­i­cal work­shop, com­plete with a metal-working lathe, drills and other equip­ment, which has allowed the orphan­age to become an impor­tant source of mechan­i­cal sup­port for the sur­round­ing rural agri­cul­tural community.

Sta­tus of project:  Ongo­ing.  The work­shop is com­plete and the orphan­age has secured a steady stream of work from farm­ers and busi­nesses in the local com­mu­nity.  A num­ber of the res­i­dent boys have now received train­ing, and we have extended the appren­tice­ship pro­gramme to include trainees from the local vil­lage (ie non-residents of the orphan­age itself)