Programs

Emergency Relief & Rehabilitation

CIDKP responds to urgent needs with life-saving support and stays with communities through all stages of recovery.

(Humanitarian Response for the Relief and Recovery of IDPs, WASH, Protection, Livelihoods (access to finance, agriculture, animal raising trainings), Social Infrastructure (governance), Emergency Response (food, shelter, health), Psychosocial Support, Protection (including First Aid), Early Warning

CIDKP responds to urgent needs with life-saving support and stays with communities through all stages of recovery. Cash-based assistance, food, and non-food items, Shelter support (tarps, plastic sheets, emergency repairs), Hygiene kits and household supplies, Early warning systems, radios, and protection mechanisms for IDPs, Psychosocial first aid through children’s play activities and community sports, Rebuilding essential infrastructure: schools, dormitories, water systems, roads, and bridges, Psychosocial recovery projects that rebuild confidence and stability in the aftermath of violence or displacement

-CIDKP works to reduce preventable disease and ensure that communities have access to safe water and basic health support (WASH).

Health and Wellbeing, Hygiene promotion and disease prevention education (malaria, dengue, HIV, hepatitis) Maternal and child health referral services through local health partners

-Water Sanitation: Emergency water distribution and water source testing (field and laboratory), Gravity-fed water systems, wells, and solar-powered water pumps, Water purification and clean water education

Hygiene and sanitation infrastructure for displaced and host communities

Emergency Relief

• Cash-based assistance, food, and non-food items
• Shelter support (tarps, plastic sheets, emergency repairs)
• Hygiene kits and household supplies
• Early warning systems, radios, and protection mechanisms for IDPs
• Psychosocial first aid through children’s play activities and community sports

Rehabilitation

• Rebuilding essential infrastructure: schools, dormitories, water systems, roads, and bridges
• Psychosocial recovery projects that rebuild confidence and stability in the aftermath of violence or displacement

Mine Issue Program

Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to endanger lives across South-East Myanmar. CIDKP addresses this threat by raising awareness, developing policy, and supporting survivors.

• Mine Risk Education (MRE/EORE/CPP): awareness sessions for civilians before food or cash distributions, including risk reduction and conflict preparedness training
• Policy Development: working with civil society organizations to hold armed actors accountable for mine use and to prepare for future demining efforts
• Victim Assistance and Prosthetics: two prosthetics workshops in Karen State provide artificial limbs for landmine survivors, helping amputees regain mobility and independence; CIDKP also refers survivors for additional support where available
• Awareness and Advocacy: promoting safer practices in conflict-affected areas and building long-term strategies for mine action, despite difficult terrain and security barriers

Capacity Building

and Community Governance  

CIDKP strengthens inclusive leadership and good governance at the community level so that recovery and development are locally owned and sustainable.

 (Humanitarian Response for the Right-Based and Skill-Based of IDPs, Conflict Affected Community and Host Community)

CIDKP strengthens inclusive leadership and good governance at the community level so that recovery and development are locally owned and sustainable. Training for local leaders on democratic and responsible governance, Establishing and supporting Village Development Committees (VDCs) to manage grants and loans, Ensuring women, youth, and minority groups are represented in decision-making, Survivor- and community-led responses (SCLR) where communities design their own recovery projects, Preparing communities for governance education and capacity building

• Training for local leaders on democratic and responsible governance
• Establishing and supporting Village Development Committees (VDCs) to manage grants and loans
• Ensuring women, youth, and minority groups are represented in decision-making
• Survivor- and community-led responses (SCLR) where communities design their own recovery projects
• Preparing communities for governance education and capacity building