Youth
Welfare Service
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As regards youth welfare services, the DSW has been carrying out remedial and preventive aspects of services for socially handicapped young persons between the age of 5 to 16 who are deserted by natural parents on socio-economic grounds and who are in need of physical, emotional and social development. The DSW has been operating institutional care services with eight training schools (of which six are for boys and two are for girls) in the country. |
The girls from Yangon Girls’ Training School learning formal education |
The boys from Kabaaye Boys’ Training School practically learning carpentry at the Vocational Training Centre |
These youth training schools provide children a normal education, health care and welfare, vocational training to prepare them for reintegration into the society. The department organizes Youth Centres and Voluntary Primary Night Schools for the needy children in various parts of the country with active involvement of the commuity. So far 118 Youth Centres and 83 Voluntary Primary Night Schools have been opened on community based. |
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