Government and civil society groups meet for flood aid
Ensuring better coordination was the objective of an August 11 meeting between government officials and civil society groups in Magwe Region. The goal was to strengthen the network of civil society groups to ensure the proper distribution of aid supplies for flood victims while avoiding duplication of effort. “We invited local CSOs and INGOs,” said organiser Ko Thant Zaw Aye of the Civil Society Organisations Network for Reducing Natural Disaster. “When natural disaster comes, groups deliver aid according to their own plan, without communicating with each other, which can lead to duplication. To avoid this, today’s meeting aims to strengthen the networking among groups.”
