100 temporary shelters for people whose homes were burned down by junta troops are being built by S&C, a local civil society organisation (SCO), in Sagaing Region’s Tabayin Township.

The shelters will cost 200,000 kyats each.

The population of Tabayin Township is approximately 2,000 and 566 households had their homes torched and destroyed or damaged by junta forces.

Soe Moe Aung, a representative of S&C said: “At the moment, we can only build 100 houses for the most vulnerable people among the 566 fire-affected households. I would like to ask people to support and donate as much as they can for those who have been displaced.”

He said that junta soldiers had launched an offensive in Tabayin Township on 5 December and set fire to five villages: Inpin, Konetae, Ohn Gar, Thiton, and Banbwe. This resulted in 1,000 people being displaced and having to move to one of 10 internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Tabayin Township run by S&C and other local CSOs