Fin Myanmar

About

Building resilient communities through partnership and community-led action

Who We Are

FIN (Friend in Need) Myanmar is a national not-for-profit social enterprise based in Yangon,Myanmar. FIN Myanmar was established in 2023 and is registered under Directorate ofInvestment and Company Administration (DICA). Our work focuses on supporting marginalizedcommunities in peri-urban and informal settlements of Yangon.

Our mission is to work with communities to improve their quality of life through
improved livelihood, access to basic services, and capacity to withstand natural and manmade
shocks.

An empowered and resilient society that can continue to pursue for improved life and
withstand any shocks and disasters

If If peri-urban and marginalized communities are equipped with the leadership, tools, resources, and partnerships to identify priorities, make decisions, and lead local action; and if children, adolescents, women, caregivers, and other community members gain access to safe spaces, practical knowledge, essential services, livelihood opportunities, and improved education, care, protection, WASH, and environmental systems; then communities will be better able to address immediate needs, reduce risks, protect vulnerable members, improve local services, and create opportunities for children, young people, and families to thrive; which will contribute to stronger, safer, more inclusive, and resilient peri-urban communities where local people have greater voice, ownership, and power to make decisions and take actions that shape their lives
True generosity lies in striving so that these hands-whether of individuals or entire peoples-need to be extended less and less in supplication, so that more and more they become human hands which work and, working, transform the world.” ― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Our Journey

Growing impact through partnership and community trust

August 2023

FIN Myanmar registered

Friend in Need Myanmar was established and registered with the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) as a national not-for-profit civil-society organization.

Early 2024

Water supply system

We opened our first community resource centers in peri-urban Yangon, providing safe spaces for children, health referrals, and community activities.

Mid 2024

Livelihood microgrants

Established collaborations with leading organizations including WaterAid Myanmar, UNDP, Thant Myanmar, PATH, BRAC, and Plan International to amplify our impact.

2025

CDC

Through integrated programs across WASH, health, livelihoods, environmental sanitation, and menstrual health, we reached over 28,000 people in peri-urban Yangon communities.

2025

CRC solid waste management

Through integrated programs across WASH, health, livelihoods, environmental sanitation, and menstrual health, we reached over 28,000 people in peri-urban Yangon communities.

Serving vulnerable communities across peri-urban Yangon

Where We Work