Forced to form Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association in the village

Independent Mon News Agency

April 9, 2004

Yesterday, in the township village’s headman workshop and meeting the government authority forced to form Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association.

In two days workshop meeting in Mudon town ship, southern Mon State city, Mawlamyine the authority ordered the village men to form Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association in each village.

According to the headmen who attended the workshop said that the authorities forced them to collect 100 members of Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association. If the bigger village it must has more than 100 members of the organization even the villager wanted to be the member or not the village headmen said.

The village headmen workshop and meeting were organized by the local military authorities and township authorities in the Mudon township hall.

In two days workshop the authorities also trained the village headmen basic military, basic firemen, how to run management, how to growing, and other military job.

The village headmen attended the workshop said the authorities also compared rank of village headmen with the soldier rank. “Village headman rank is equal to soldier warrant office ranks,” the village headmen added.

Like Mudon Township, Thanpyuzayart Township and others Mon State township were ordered by the government to form Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association. The government also gave power to this association member.

In the other side, the government has already formed Myanmar National Women Affair Committee and gave power to it member can do such an economical job.

In Tanintharyi division, if the women were not member of the Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association, that women were ignored in women affair and cannot go to court if they problem, a villager in Tavoy township.

The government formed in the village that they made royalty village. The Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association member can go free at traveling while the other people are examining by the checkpoint authorities.

The government was only formed Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association on town and city and the organization have activity for opening nursing school and attending the military government meeting and conference. Even the government said the Women, Child organization helps, and stops women and child who go to seek work in the neighbor countries, but there are no active. Some of their Women and Child member also went to Thailand to seek work.

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