Toward Gender Equality in
Kachin State Society

Know About Us

“ We aimed Toward Gender Equality in Kachin State Society. ”

HTOI Gender and Development is one of the local Non-Government Organization based on Kachin State, Myitkyina and have register organization. Which was founded in June 2005, with the goal of “Toward Gender Equality in Kachin State Society” the objective of understand and aware of gender and peace concept to be able to build just-peace society, to empower women in order to do advocacy on the women empowerment, income generation, support humanitarian activities, and develop capacity building and to identify the real situation and update the current issues of the Kachin State community, networking both national and international level. HTOI Gender serves as a change agent for the venerable women and men, widows, marginalize IDPs women and girls in Kachin State.

What We Do

The programs we provide for our community.

Women Empowerment Program

HTOI Gender is forming local women's networks in five districts (Myitkyina, Bhamo, Moe Nyin, Tanai and Putao) of Kachin State to eliminate discrimination, address the lack of equal rights, combat the oppression that women face due to harmful social norms in our environment, and empower women in decision-making roles.

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GBV, and Humanitarian Program

HTOI's Gender, GBV, and Humanitarian Program works to protect women and girls by promoting gender equality, preventing gender-based violence and human trafficking, and supporting survivors to access justice, environment protection and sustainable livelihoods across villages and IDP camps in Kachin State.

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