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Burmese in the Irawaddy Delta struggle to rebuild their lives in this culturally rich and infamously reclusive nation. Mercy Corps helps vulnerable communities rebuild their livelihoods, learn to effectively manage natural resources and rehabilitate critical infrastructure.

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Population: 47.8 million
Size: Slightly smaller than Texas
Human Development Index rank: 149 (of 187)
Mercy Corps has worked here since 2008

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blog Changing times by Erin Gray November 30, 2011	blog Buffalo dominoes by Erin Gray July 18, 2011	blog Small animals bring big dreams by Nilar Win February 11, 2011	news Helping Myanmar, One Year After the Storm May 21, 2009
news Field Interview: Michael Gabriel by Jeremy Barnicle December 15, 2008

Cookstoves to the rescue by Benny Manser December 8, 2011	Responding to Cyclone Giri by Dan Sadowsky November 15, 2010	Regrowing the Garden June 18, 2009	Helping Myanmar, One Year After the Storm May 21, 2009
Field Interview: Michael Gabriel by Jeremy Barnicle December 15, 2008	Taking Charge of the Recovery by Jeremy Barnicle December 8, 2008	Kitchen Gardens in Bo Kone by Jeremy Barnicle December 8, 2008	Work on the Playground by Jeremy Barnicle December 8, 2008
A Welcome Harvest by Jeremy Barnicle December 8, 2008	Bold Woman Makes a Difference by Jeremy Barnicle December 8, 2008	Navigating Change in the Delta by Jeremy Barnicle December 8, 2008	Mercy Corps Assists Hard-Hit Delta Residents August 19, 2008

Making our land green again by Sann Htet Lin January 19, 2012	Changing times by Erin Gray November 30, 2011	Improving harvests in a cyclone's wake by Benny Manser November 28, 2011	Buffalo dominoes by Erin Gray July 18, 2011
Small animals bring big dreams by Nilar Win February 11, 2011	Burmese farmers caught in poverty trap by Chelsea Wieber May 13, 2009

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Daw Than Than Shwe, rice farmer

by Benny Manser November 28, 2011

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Water buffalo in Myanmar

by Erin Gray July 18, 2011

blog Making our land green again by Sann Htet Lin January 19, 2012	photo Myat Soe with his family and a fuel-efficient stove by Benny Manser December 21, 2011	news Cookstoves to the rescue by Benny Manser December 8, 2011	photo Woman making stove in Myanmar by Benny Manser December 8, 2011
blog Changing times by Erin Gray November 30, 2011	photo Hla Nu, noodle shop owner by Erin Gray November 30, 2011	photo Daw Than Than Shwe, rice farmer by Benny Manser November 28, 2011	blog Improving harvests in a cyclone's wake by Benny Manser November 28, 2011
photo Tun Myint's rice seed by Benny Manser November 28, 2011	photo Tun Myint in his rice field by Benny Manser November 28, 2011	photo Closeup of Tun Myint, rice farmer by Benny Manser November 28, 2011	photo Water buffalo in Myanmar by Erin Gray July 18, 2011