Local Development Assessment in Dagon Seikkan Township, Myanmar
In order to understand the economic situation of vulnerable households in selected wards of Dangon (Myothit) Seikkan Township in Myanmar and to analyse economic sectors which provides income and employment opportunities, ILO’s My-PEC had conducted an assessment and provide pragmatic recommendations that will help designing and implementing the project’s direct livelihood interventions.
This report outlines the findings of field visits conducted in September 2016 in ward 87 and 93 of the respective area. It showed and explained the economic situation of marginalised households, in which business segment family members and children are working and under which circumstances. In this report, the income situation is analysed first followed by detailed analysis of different economic sectors. It highlights the strengths and weaknesses of these sectors to provide employment and income opportunities before making recommendations for direct interventions which could benefit marginalised low-income households.