Myanmar
Myanmar is ranked among the worst in the world in terms of human rights, poverty and economic mismanagement. Under Military rule for sixty years, the country is on its knees, with any economic benefits going to a few in the senior ranks, whilst the vast majority of the 51 million population ( UNData) live on less than $2 per day. With no welfare, this results in high unemployment, little skill development, and poor health in the general community. The recent uprising last year was the result of tensions boiling over. Government spending on education and health combined are currently less than $1/year per capita ( DFID 2004).
It is estimated by the UN that a third of the population in Yangon live below the poverty line due to high unemployment. Jobs and skill training in various vocations are required. Medical facilities are virtually non existent or of a condition deemed so inadequate that a visit would be detrimental to their health. The number of households living under acute socio-economic strain is increasing. ( UN 2005).