[{"bbox": [83, 105, 1146, 156], "category": "Text", "text": "by the military resulting in hundreds of deaths (as of 11th June 861 civilians killed). Many thousands of people have been detained."}, {"bbox": [83, 164, 1146, 296], "category": "Text", "text": "All government run schools and educational institutions have been closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and there has been no formal learning for an estimated 9.5 million students. Parents and communities have been forced to arrange learning for their children on their own. Many parents are refusing to enrol their children in governmental schools due to safety fears and their support for CDM. Millions of students will be without access to education in the foreseeable future."}, {"bbox": [83, 304, 1146, 358], "category": "Text", "text": "**The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to protect Myanmar's next generation human capital with education and training.** The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [83, 362, 1146, 417], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Improve access to quality technical and vocational training targeted communities in ethnic and crisis-affected border areas, including Rakhine;"}, {"bbox": [83, 421, 1146, 476], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Enhance options for online learning and mobility for students and young professionals, who are affected by recent interruptions of university education and employment."}, {"bbox": [83, 481, 1146, 615], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific Objective 1 of the proposed action will address the current situation where millions of young people have lost access to education and technical and vocational training. Students and youth in ethnic and crisis-affected areas are one of the most vulnerable groups, especially those displaced by conflict and young women and girls. Youth in conflict-affected areas are at higher risk of being trafficked by criminal networks, exploited in harsh, low-paid manual labour, and recruited to fight with little or no training."}, {"bbox": [83, 620, 1146, 727], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific Objective 2 of the proposed action will address the current situation where an entire generation of students have lost access to formal post-secondary learning. Hundreds of thousands of university students have been unable to pursue higher education or professional development opportunities. Thousands of youth have fled to border areas and neighbouring countries."}, {"bbox": [83, 732, 1146, 866], "category": "Text", "text": "This action will support implementation of the EU Draft NEXUS Plan of Action for Myanmar (2018) and it is strongly aligned with the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development Strategic Plan (2020-2024) contributing to human development. This action will support achievement of Myanmar's education sector Humanitarian Response Plan (2021) and the National Education Strategic Plan (NESP) 2021-30 Summary completed for official cabinet submission immediately prior to the military coup."}, {"bbox": [83, 871, 1146, 1004], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific objective 1 of this action aligns with long-term technical and budget support provided by the EU over the last five years to the secondary and TVET sub-sectors across Myanmar. The EU education team has an in depth understanding of Myanmar's education sector and it is widely recognised as one of the lead development partners supporting secondary and TVET reforms and improved service delivery, especially for marginalised and disadvantaged youth in communities in ethnic and crisis-affected areas."}, {"bbox": [83, 1010, 1146, 1144], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific objective 2 of this action brings unique EU added value by offering students and young professionals access to universities and organisations in the EU's 27 member states. This action will enhance effectiveness of EU Member States' scholarship schemes, offer beneficiaries access to the systems under the European Higher Education Area, mobilise EU development funding in the education sector and, connect to the existing systems and networks of the EU SHARE programme in the ASEAN region."}, {"bbox": [83, 1149, 1146, 1229], "category": "Text", "text": "This action will contribute to the achievement of 5 SDGs in Myanmar: SDG 1 – Poverty Reduction, SDG 4 – Quality Education, SDG 5 – Gender Equality, SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries."}, {"bbox": [72, 1263, 301, 1297], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2. RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [83, 1326, 312, 1355], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.1. General Context"}, {"bbox": [83, 1402, 1146, 1509], "category": "Text", "text": "**Overview of the Myanmar country context:** On 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military declared the results of the November 2020 general election as invalid and took control of the government. It declared a year-long state of emergency and stated its intent to hold a new election at the end of the state of emergency period. A State Administrative Council (SAC) was formed to manage state and public affairs."}, {"bbox": [83, 1514, 1146, 1595], "category": "Text", "text": "In the days following the coup activists quickly organised a nation-wide civil disobedience movement (CDM) and coordinated street protests and strikes. Youth activists, specifically Generation Z, have played a major role in organising and leading these protests."}, {"bbox": [1051, 1651, 1157, 1675], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 24"}]