Myanmar is one of SONNE’s focus countries.

	State:	Myanmar
	Capital:	Pyinmana Naypyidaw
	Area:	678.500 km²
	Population:	48.137.741 (2009)
	Population density:	70.4 inhabitants per km²
	Corruption	Corruption is a major problem in Myanmar. In 2010, Myanmar came second to last (of 178 states) according to Transparency International’s corruption index.
	Local partner organizations:	Ratana Metta Organisation (RMO) Shwe Myint Zu Convent School

The long-standing political and economic isolation of the country has led to the extreme impoverishment of the population. The continually rising costs of living together with an acute lack of income-generating possibilities constitute a challenge that the people find increasingly difficult to cope with.

Our projects in Myanmar:

• Project for Street Children / Drop-In Center in Yangon

• Support for the Buddhist Shwe Myint Zu Convent School

• Medical care for the children of the Shwe Myint Zu Convent and of a village in the Irawaddy delta area