Mandalay CSO Consultation: Key Priorities for Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity The numbers in brackets are the number of respondents that selected each priority) Individual Responses (Note: Education (6) Agriculture (2) Access to Markets (2) Health (2) Access to Transportation Electricity Finance (1) (1) (1) The poor community are unable to To have access to market Lack of health Ordinary people Would be a le sto This is key General (2) complete basic education, which (e.g. although there are knowledge need financial facilitate the flow to Agricultural development results in a lack of knowledge and lots of gems in Myanmar, support to start will increase job of products improving wisdom. we do not have markets Monetary problem to their own opportunities and result in smoothly the good enough) access health services businesses more holistic development. economy Education standards are very low. There is a need to support Unable to build The country is in a poor For business man inclusive education. community trust due situation as the many development of critical to lack of medical weaknesses in the There is a need to improve thinking for children and staff and services agricultural sector hace an the quality of products. youth. Rely on traditional enormous impact. training of educational staff. method Human Resource Development To raise health Agricultural Practices (1) awareness To transform from There is a need to upgrade basic traditional methods to education, higher education To have sufficient mechanization and vocational education medicine and medical services There is a lack of knowledge to apply advanced technology Markets(1) Improve access to markets for farmers
Education (6) Agriculture (2) Access to Markets (2) Health (2) Access to Finance (1) Transportation (1) Electricity (1) The poor community are unable to complete basic education, which results in a lack of knowledge and wisdom. Education standards are very low. There is a need to support inclusive education. development of critical thinking for children and youth. training of educational staff. Human Resource Development There is a need to upgrade basic education, higher education and vocational education There is a lack of knowledge to apply advanced technology General (2) Agricultural development will increase job opportunities and result in more holistic development. The country is in a poor situation as the many weaknesses in the agricultural sector hace an enormous impact. To have access to market (e.g. although there are lots of gems in Myanmar, we do not have markets good enough) For business man There is a need to improve the quality of products. Lack of health knowledge Monetary problem to access health services Unable to build community trust due to lack of medical staff and services Rely on traditional method To raise health awareness To have sufficient medicine and medical services Ordinary people need financial support to start their own businesses Would be a le sto facilitate the flow of products smoothly This is key to improving the economy Agricultural Practices (1) To transform from traditional methods to mechanization Markets(1) Improve access to markets for farmers Mandalay CSO Consultation: Key Priorities for Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity Individual Responses (Note: The numbers in brackets are the number of respondents that selected each priority)