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Institute of Chin Affairs Inc.

The Institute of Chin Affairs Inc. (ICA) is a non-profit organization committed to uplifting the Chin people of Myanmar (Burma) through dedicated efforts in education, humanitarian support, and research.

Founded in May 2021 by members of the Chin diaspora from the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, India, and Malaysia, the ICA strives to address the pressing needs of communities affected by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar.

The ICA currently has programs in research, education, healthcare and humanitarian relief for displaced and local people impacted by the crisis.

Research Program

ICA’s research has been focused on human rights, humanitarian, federalism and displacement issues in Chin State and surrounding areas, producing different reports for interested parties.

Health

ICA has been running 2 mini hospitals in Chin State, 1 clinic in Mizoram State of India and mobile clinics in both locations for displaced persons and those affected by the conflict in Myanmar.

Education

ICA has been supporting teachers with salaries or stipends, providing teaching materials, textbooks and others for IDPs, refugees and local children in Chin State, Myanmar and Mizoram State, India.

Humanitarian

In response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Myanmar, ICA has been raising funds and providing food items, clothes, water storage tanks, medicines, emergency shelter materials for refugees and IDPs.

Chin State map

Chin State and the Chin people

Located in western Burma (Myanmar), Chin State borders Manipur State in the north and Mizoram State of India and Chittagong Division of Bangladesh in the west. According to the 2014 census, the state has a population of 478,801, while an estimated 1.5 million Chin people live outside the state. Recognized as the least developed region in Myanmar, Chin State has the highest poverty rate among all states and regions, as highlighted in the UNDP’s Myanmar Living Conditions Survey 2017.

Help Displaced Chins

There has been a humanitarian crisis in Chin State due to intense fighting between Chin resistance forces and the Myanmar Tatmadaw. Over two thousand houses have been destroyed and approximately half of Chin State’s population have been forced to flee their homes.
If you can help, please donate from this page

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