CDD Project Socialization Workshop was held at Kyun Thar Yar Hall, Chaung Zon Township, Mon State at 9 am on 19 June, 2014. The project was implemented by the Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development and funded by the World Bank.
Director U Hla Khaing (DRD-Head Office), Deputy Director Daw Mee Mee Htwe (DRD-Head Office), world bank representative Daw Theingi Min, State,District and Township DRD officials, other government officers, District Administrative Officer, Township Administrative Officer, Village Administrative Officer and village headman, responsible officers from Non-Government Organizations, political parties, media, committee members to support development and other invitees were in attendances. (Over 350 total attendances to the meeting).
At the workshop Deputy Director U Win Naing addressed the opening speech and explained that there are many projects with State financial fund and the projects financed by the foreign assistance; he encouraged the public to participate and corporate in implementing the project in Chaung Zon Township so that the community and their village will be developed.
After that Daw Theingi Min (representative from the World Bank) said that he is very proud on behalf of the World Bank to support Myanmar National Community Driven Development Project which will be implemented by the community itself. He also expected that project implementing process would be conducted systematically by participating in consultation CDD project socialization workshop.
At the second session of the meeting, U Hla Khaing ( Director for the Department of Rural Development) explained the project implementation process in details and Daw Mee Mee Htwe (Deputy Director) explained the contents of the project handbook. At the same time, the attendees asked the questions and responsible officers from the Department of Rural Development answered all the questions. Then, U Hla Khaing (Director for the Department of Rural Development) gave a thank you speech and the meeting ended.
