Youth Welfare Service

1.       Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Department of Social Welfare opened ten youth training schools for the children who need to protect and care such as orphans, destitutes, street children, children sending from court to treat their moral character and children who need to protect and care according to the Child Law. Basically, our department provides these children food, clothes and shelter, giving social methods to develop their moral character, teaching basic education and vocational training, contacting other INGOs and NGOs for their education, national registration card and health care assistance. Now there are (1590) children at these training schools.

2.       Moreover, DSW cooperating with Tdh-l has been implementing  reintegration process of  children  from  training schools and street children. There are (427) children to reintegrate with their familes/guardians from 2011 to 2017, (443) children who  attended  formal education, (292) children trained  vocational training such as hair stylish training, flower decoration training, bamboo training, motor vehicle service training, electrical skill training and sewing training. And then, DSW in cooperation with UNICEF, Tdh-l, CFN (Child Focus Network) has been implementing  Foster  Care  System in Dala townships ,Yangon Region and Maha-Aungmyae township , Mandalay Region. In this system, children who can get family type and love and affection from foster parents.