Myanmar: Oxfam staff discussion about the devastation at the areas they are visiting in Mandalay. Photo: Aung Khant Zaw/Oxfam
Myanmar
Oxfam supports communities in Myanmar to overcome poverty and inequality.
Myanmar is experiencing an ongoing humanitarian crisis. Due to conflict, millions of people have been displaced from their homes and are unable to earn any money. There is limited access to clean water, healthcare and other essential services. For people living in remote or conflict-affected areas, reaching support can sometimes take days.
Oxfam works in collaboration with World Vision and local partner organisations to provide essential humanitarian assistance. Things like: clean water and sanitation services, protection support (especially for women), and practical tools that strengthen people’s ability to cope and rebuild their lives.
When you make a donation to countries like Myanmar, you’re supporting community-led action that helps families stay safe, meet their basic needs, and build a more secure future — even in the midst of crisis.
Why your support matters in Myanmar
Myanmar’s humanitarian needs continue to grow. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), tens of millions of people require assistance and over six million of those are children.
Many face ongoing displacement and major barriers to basic services. For families who have had to leave their homes, finding stable income, safe shelter and clean water is an ongoing challenge.
Health facilities have been damaged or are difficult to reach. Markets open and close unpredictably. Transport routes can be unsafe or blocked, making it harder for people to access food, medicine or reliable work. People are living through acute food insecurity and the near collapse of essential public services.
Women, girls and gender diverse people are particularly affected. They carry increased care responsibilities and face heightened protection risks during crises. Supporting women’s safety, wellbeing and economic stability is essential for community resilience.
Armed conflict isn’t the only thing making life difficult in Myanmar. It also ranked #6 in the World Risk Index 2025, meaning it’s highly exposed to climate disasters and, critically, lacks the capacity to cope and rebuild from disaster. World Risk Index 2025, meaning it’s highly exposed to climate disasters and, critically, lacks the capacity to cope and rebuild from disaster.
Despite these challenges, local organisations continue to show highly capable leadership. They are coordinating community responses, sharing information, and helping families stay connected to essential support. With the right resources, these locally led efforts can reach more people, more consistently (even in a protracted crisis).
Your support strengthens this work. Your donation can help Myanmar and other countries around the world to access clean water, sanitation, protection services and practical assistance when they need it most.
How Oxfam is working in Myanmar
Oxfam works in collaboration with World Vision and seven local partner organisations to deliver essential humanitarian assistance across several states in Myanmar. Our focus is on meeting urgent needs while strengthening people’s ability to cope and plan for the future.
This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP).
Providing essential humanitarian assistance
Through the AHP Myanmar Consortium, Oxfam supports communities with clean water, sanitation services, hygiene supplies and other essentials. These activities help people living in crisis to maintain health and dignity.
Supporting displaced communities
Many families have had to leave their homes and are living in temporary or informal sites. Oxfam works with local partners to increase community access to basic humanitarian services. That includes protection support for women and children.
Strengthening self-reliance in protracted crises
Humanitarian support is paired with practical tools that help people build stability. This includes information about safe hygiene practices, community-based protection activities and basic livelihood support where possible. The goal is to help families make informed decisions and maintain a sense of control over their daily lives.
Reaching more communities through trusted partnerships
The consortium’s local partners work across 80 villages and 27 displacement sites, reaching approximately 131,950 people — 61% of them women. Their deep community knowledge helps ensure assistance is culturally appropriate, accessible and responsive to changing needs.
Donate to countries like Myanmar to stand with people facing an ongoing crisis head-on.
Supporting inclusive decision-making about water and land
Through the Mekong Inclusion Project, Oxfam works with local partners right across the Mekong region with one major goal: to ensure the people most affected by planning decisions can participate in the process and influence outcomes.
Our focus is on inclusion. Women and river-dependent communities are routinely excluded from discussions about water, land and natural resource management. With your support, this is changing. The project strengthens their ability to influence policy and development decisions.
The Mekong Inclusion Project is supported by the Australian Government and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Strengthening women’s leadership and participation
Women have historically been excluded from governance and planning in the Mekong region. Changing this is a major focus of the Inclusion Project. Working alongside experienced local partners, Oxfam supports women to take part in community planning, local governance and regional advocacy.
Partners work to improve women’s access to information and create leadership pathways so they can influence local and regional planning decisions — decisions that affect livelihoods, food systems and long-term resilience across the river basin.
Key focus areas
Humanitarian Assistance
Providing clean water, sanitation, hygiene supplies and essential services for people affected by crisis.
Protection And Safety
Supporting women and children with protection information and community-based activities that strengthen wellbeing and dignity.
Crisis Resilience
Working with local partners so people have the tools, information and support needed to cope in a prolonged emergency.
Why choose Oxfam
We work alongside experienced local organisations who understand the realities of life in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach areas. When you make a donation to Oxfam, you’re backing:
Local partnerships
Every program is grounded in community knowledge and led by local organisations.
Reliable humanitarian action
Our work focuses on essential services (clean water, sanitation, hygiene and protection) delivered safely and with dignity.
Proven accountability
As a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), Oxfam meets the highest standards of transparency and effectiveness.
Strong collaboration
We operate through a coordinated consortium with World Vision and local partners, helping assistance reach more people, more consistently.
Justice over charity
We support communities to lead their own future. It’s not about charity. It’s about justice, dignity and equal rights.
How your donation helps
Your donation to countries like Myanmar can support community-led humanitarian work. Here’s what your support can help make possible:
- Clean water and sanitation — ensuring families in crisis can access clean drinking water, toilets, handwashing facilities and essential hygiene supplies.
- Support for displaced families — helping people who are living in temporary or informal sites access basic services, safe shelter and reliable information.
- Protection for women and children — strengthening community-based protection activities and increasing access to safe, confidential support.
- Hygiene and health education — practical tools that help families stay healthy and reduce preventable illness during prolonged displacement.
- Livelihood stability — basic support that helps people maintain independence and make informed decisions about their daily needs.
Your donation does more than respond in the moment. It helps people retain dignity, stay safe, and build stability in communities facing long-term crises.
Donate to countries like Myanmar now
By donating today, you’re backing the leadership of Myanmar’s communities and countries around the world as they face crises head-on. Your contribution can help meet urgent needs and strengthen self-reliance.
Donate now to support Myanmar.
Learn more about Oxfam’s work in the region
Want to understand the broader picture? Explore how Oxfam works across the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen community-led action and push for more just systems that protect people during a crisis.
You can discover more about Oxfam’s humanitarian work — how we support local partners, prioritise women’s leadership, and advocate for responses that centre dignity and long-term stability.
Or, if you’d like to see where your support can make an impact right now, explore our current appeals, or read more about how we work in Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.
Oxfam’s partners
Oxfam Great Britain, Oxfam in Myanmar, Nump Khone Tai Charitable Organisation (NKT), Bridging Rural Integrated Development and Grassroots Empowerment (BRIDGE), Morn Korn Karn (MKK), Phyu Sin Saydanar Action Group (PSSAG), Kachin State, Rakhine State, Northern Shan State, Southern Shan State, World Vision International Myanmar
