CAD (Country Agency for Rural Development) is a Catholic faith based local non-governmental organization. Its inception is propelled by occurrences of catastrophes from 1987 to 2002 in Lautu region (one of 5 big ethnics in Thang Tlang Township) where no UN agency or non-governmental organization has any development programs. Severe dysentery and food shortages were happened in our region. 75 people died of dysentery in Hnaring village in 1987. A young girl, who was a younger sister of Joseph Kung Za Hmung, died of excessive nose bleeding in 1994. In 2002, more than 8 villages (about 4000 people) faced severe food shortages and drought. Many parents stopped their children’s education. Such catastrophes hereby forced us to find humanitarian aids from different agencies and authority which however refused to intervene the suffering of our local people due to lack of accessibility. Therefore, Joseph Kung Za Hmung @ Win Hlaing Oo founded this organization on 4th May 2004 sooner he left from Catholic Major Seminary.

The founder was previously eager to be a Catholic priest. He had stayed in the Catholic seminary from 1990 to 2004 to become a priest but he was not chosen by Jesus Christ through his superiors that he was asked to leave from the seminary. No sooner he left from the seminary, he made novena to the Holy Spirit to guide him what kind of life he should live out. After 9 days of prayers, he was inspired by the Holy Spirit to do humanitarian works in Myanmar. Therefore, in guidance of the Holy Spirit and relying on the grace of God and with the paternal support and encouragement of Archbishop Charles Bo, he darely set up this organization to address the past catastrophes in his native region lest the local people will face such community problems in the future.

We build a world without poverty and disease.

CAD realizes the integrated development of rural communities in Myanmar through perfect capacity.

CAD will firmly stand as an agency with countrywide recognition materializing integrated development of rural communities in Myanmar through:

• 1. enhancing the capacity of human resources
• 2. generating opportunities for food and income
• 3. improving access to health and education
• 4. promoting rural transport and
• 5. supporting for the emergence of CBOs

• Transparency
• Accountability
• Family-type relationship
• Sacrifice
• Respect on woman capacity
• Honesty
• Mutual recognition

Strategy # 1: Enhancing the capacity of staff and communities by linking and partnering with external organizations engaging in capacity building services
Strategy # 2: Providing essential inputs and modern techniques for agriculture and income generation
Strategy # 3: Supporting children who could not afford to pay for school and staff and young people who are interested in higher education
Strategy # 4 : Constructing and renovating rural transport facilities by providing the required resources and in partnership with rural communities
Strategy # 5: Supporting rural communities to ensure improved access to primary health care services and to gain and practice health knowledge for their personal prevention and care
Strategy # 6: Supporting for the emergence and sustainability of community-based organizations (CBOs) in the project areas