Myanmar

Considered the last frontier of Southeast Asia, Myanmar has transitioned towards a more market-oriented economy since the opening of the country in 2011. Yet, the leapfrog needed for a sustained and inclusive economic development is challenged in particular by limited human capital, one of the underlying factors being the chronic lack of access to improved livelihood opportunities for the underprivileged working age population.    
About myanmar

Country Facts

  • Area in km2: 653,290
  • Population: 54,480,044
  • Capital: Nay Pyi Taw

Swisscontact in myanmar

  • since 2013

Projects

Myanmar
Trade
Myanmar-Swiss Intellectual Property Project (MYSIPP) 
MYSIPP is a project funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to contribute to the establishment of an IP system in Myanmar, which is an essential component to create favourable conditions for sustainable trade. 
Myanmar
Initial vocational education and training, Sustainable tourism
Vocational Skills Development Project
The project provides skills development opportunities to learners from disadvantaged background to enhance employment and self-employment opportunities and establishes access for MSMEs to finance, advisory and business development services to improve their overall business performance and to become more resilient.

News

Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar
19.07.2021
Paving the road for Inclusive Systems Development
As the portfolio of Swisscontact South Asia is expanding, employees from different schools and organisations are joining Swisscontact more frequently. These new are often unaware of the key thinking approach of Swisscontact. Therefore, to develop their understanding and to refresh the knowledge of the existing employees, a team from Swisscontact Bangladesh took the opportunity to share their experience related to Inclusive Systems Development (ISD) approach with their colleagues from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar through a virtual workshop.
Myanmar
Initial vocational education and training
01.03.2021
Ensuring equal participation of women and men in vocational skills development
The Vocational Skills Development Programme in Myamar implements various measures to ensure that women and men from disadvantaged groups have equal access to training opportunities.
Myanmar
16.10.2020
Harnessing the Power of Shared Values: Linking Labutta to Markets
Linking Labutta to Markets (LLM), which was implemented by Mercy Corps and Swisscontact from 2015 to 2020 improved the performance of smallholder farmers in the rice value chain and provided diverse off-farm employment and economic opportunities for landless and other vulnerable women and men in Labutta villages. A market development approach was...
Director South Asia
Manish Pandey

Swisscontact in Myanmar

Our work in Myanmar focuses on addressing the most critical issues impacting the local economic development through strategic partnerships with private sector, governments and local communities. We create programs that enable labour market access and provide basis for employment and income generation for disadvantaged women and men. 

Embodying sustainability at every level, we integrate in our initiatives capacity building of local actors in development and strengthening private sector engagement to leverage a unique set of connections and network. We are committed to achieving scalable solutions via market-led approaches while understanding local priorities, local context and promoting local ownership.

Swisscontact Myanmar: 
Our services
Sustainable growth, driven by an innovative private sector, adding value to underdeveloped regions and engaging disadvantaged populations as active market participants is the foundation of Swisscontact’s project work
Insights 1 - Why Local Vocational Training?

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Swisscontact Myanmar

437(B), Pyay Road,
(behind Summer Palace Hotel)
Kamaryut Township,
11041 Yangon