[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1134, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "of COVID-19 points out that 42% of female headed households stated that they do not have enough to eat compared to 31% of male headed households. Persons with disabilities are also at a higher risk to be affected by crises and violence, and are often facing significant barriers to access aid and humanitarian services. They are as well often neglected in conflict resolution or peace building initiatives are implemented at community levels"}, {"bbox": [96, 263, 1134, 372], "category": "Text", "text": "Meanwhile, new restrictions in Myanmar's banking system are making access to cash increasingly difficult for the population and organisations. The military government is also dramatically restricting access to information through internet shutdowns and cracking down on media outlets and information providers - further restricting the ability of the international response to react."}, {"bbox": [96, 376, 1134, 511], "category": "Text", "text": "Civil Society Organisations are the key actor of this process. After the coup EU work with CSOs has become even more important as support is now channelled mainly through civil society organisations. During 2021, the Nexus Response Mechanism established a network of almost fifty - and still growing - Civil Society Organisations with a twofold focus: on the one hand to provide direct support to communities (CSOs as preferred channel of service delivery), one the other hand to support civic participation and peacebuilding (CSOs as actor for change)."}, {"bbox": [96, 515, 1134, 623], "category": "Text", "text": "There is an urgent need to focus on reducing vulnerabilities and increasing resilience of conflict affected populations, including IDPs, by addressing immediate needs and human rights, through the provision of basic services, livelihood opportunities, the protection of human rights and a medium/long term goal of creating a space for a possible peaceful resolution of the crisis."}, {"bbox": [96, 629, 1134, 683], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [96, 688, 1134, 848], "category": "Text", "text": "Civil Society Organisations, first line responders and local communities are the ultimate managers of resources as well as beneficiaries of its improved management. Therefore the main stakeholders, both as rights holders and as action actors, are civil society organisations and community based organisations that are representing the rights of different groups such as women, youth, and persons living in vulnerable situations (persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and IDPs). The action will build the capacity of civil society organisations while at the same time relying on them to localise and implement the activities identified under this action."}, {"bbox": [96, 853, 1134, 1091], "category": "Text", "text": "The vast majority of INGOs operating in Myanmar partner with the more than 300 local NGOs and CSOs who are particularly strong in ethnic areas, where many local organisations have links to ethnic armed groups and on this basis are the only actors able to access large areas where people live in vulnerable situations. Many of the EU funded projects have supported this INGO/NGO partnership to deliver support to the local communities and the population. In order to deliver this direct support at local level, networks and collaborations with the more than 200,000 community-based organisations have been set up. These organisations originated from religious and ethnic groups at local level and implemented traditional social welfare/ basic services activities and supported the daily needs of communities, especially in remote, ethnic and conflict-affected areas with weak central government control."}, {"bbox": [85, 1159, 604, 1193], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 1224, 509, 1256], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [96, 1271, 1134, 1353], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective (impact)** of this action is to contribute to peace building efforts, security, stability and sustainable development in Myanmar/Burma with a focus on vulnerable groups of population, including forcibly displaced persons."}, {"bbox": [96, 1356, 1134, 1411], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objective (outcome)** of this action is to improve the resilience of the people of Myanmar, including vulnerable groups and IDPs."}, {"bbox": [96, 1416, 977, 1445], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this action contributing to the Specific Objective (outcome) are:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1444, 758, 1470], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Vulnerabilities are reduced among the target population groups;"}, {"bbox": [135, 1470, 843, 1497], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Improved local capacities to prepare for and reduce risk of future shocks;"}, {"bbox": [135, 1497, 1134, 1550], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Improved capacities of and established mechanisms for local actors, CSOs, women, youth and internally displaced persons for protection of their rights and supporting inclusive peace building efforts."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 20"}]