20 Jan
The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement signed an agreement with the Mainly I Love Kids (MILK)-Myanmar at the ministry in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning for cooperation in vocational training programmes as an initial part of Dreams University project in Rakhine State.
The agreement is aimed to help young people to interact with social communities and to train them for valuing diverse cultures, social harmony, leadership skills and coordination capacities through education programmes.
At the ceremony, Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye said that the government is working for internal peace and national reconciliation, and that mutual respects and equality among different communities are crucial for lasting peace.
He continued saying that the government’s Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine (UEHRD) is being operated with the financial and technical assistance of local and foreign individual donors and organizations, the United Nations and the neighbouring countries. The MILK is one of these organizations.
The Union Minister also called for participation of local people, local government, the State Hluttaw, NGOs and civil societies for the all-inclusive development of region, and the education programme is very instrumental in bringing about a better future for respective communities, including Rakhine State.
The agreement was signed between Director-General of Department of Disaster Management Dr Ko Ko Naing and Director of MILK Mr Tan Pohleng Stanley.—MNA (Translated by Aung Khin)
