“Job opportunities were created in five administrative units after the ceasefire agreement was signed,” he said on July 3, referring to an October 2015 peace pact inked with the government and several ethnic armed groups. “Women suffered very much during the clashes. Now, they can support themselves without having to rely on support from others during the restoration period.”
The new jobs – so far more than 1000 households have benefited, the KNU says – are mainly in the agriculture and livestock-rearing sectors.
Activist Ma Sinthiyar Win from Hpa-an township said the initiative may help women recover from trauma due to the fighting. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
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