F.a: Women's livelihood empowerment project WLEP 1. Project:11755 Womens Livelihood Empowerment Project (WLEP)#2. Project area and Country: Delta region, Yangon region, Rakhine state in Myanmar #3. Project justification: #According to the census data in March 2016, almost 50% of the population aged 10 ye
ars and over is employed in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors. The employment-to-population ratio is much higher for males at 81% than for females at 48%. In almost all states and regions, female unemployment rate is higher. The discrepancy was
 largest in the Rakhine State. Fewer job opportunities exist for women and they mostly work in the informal sector. Most women owned and managed businesses lack access to finance and other necessary inputs, and access to tailored capacity building initiati
ves and on-going support.  #4. The main objective and the expected results:#Womens Livelihood Empowerment Project (WLEP) will  build on the lessons learnt from the previous Project for Improving Womens Livelihoods (PIWL), which was piloted in 28 villages i
n Pyapon and Dedaye Townships in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta Region from 2014 to 2016. WLEP project will work with another 100 villages in 10 Townships. The projects main objective is to promote improved and sustainable socio-economic livelihoods for the targete
d women. This will be accomplished through sustainable IGA/small business development, enhancing the womens skills in managing their own household and village development activities and increasing their participation in decision-making processes. The proje
ct will also facilitate linking the Womens Groups up to urban markets. The key activities include entrepreneurship training, saving and credit scheme management training, learning visits to cooperatives, identifying and establishing urban-rural market link
ages and facilitating access to financial assistance to establish businesses/income generation activities.#5. Right-holders/ beneficiaries: 49,500 direct beneficiaries#Duty bearers: Village Development Committees, Women Groups, Youth Groups, Ministry for S
ocial Welfare, FCA, ACT alliance members, and Urban Setting: Hla Day social enterprise #6. Implementing partner: LWF Myanmar