Insights from the August 2025 Round of MIMU HDP Nexus 5W
MIMU HDP Nexus 5W maintains updated information on WHO (which organizations) are doing WHAT (which activities), WHERE (in which locations), WHEN (project status and time frame), for WHOM (project focus), to enable organizations and donors to improve the targeting of beneficiaries to ensure that humanitarian, development and peace-focused needs are met. This round consists of voluntarily contributed activity data from organisations, recorded as of 31st August 2025.
Methodology Note and Disclaimer
MIMU HDP Nexus 5W represents information as reported by organisations contributing to the exercise. The products do not show the presence of organisations and do not indicate the volume of assistance, the number of beneficiaries, or the extent to which needs are met or unmet. The HDP Nexus 5W Products have been prepared for operational purposes only, to support humanitarian and development activities in Myanmar. It is based on currently available information and is provided “as is”, for reference purposes only.
Note: Activities were reported line by line, with varying levels of geographic detail. Some organisations reported activities at the village tract level, while others provided consolidated data at the township or state/region level. As a result, organisations reporting at more granular (detailed) levels may appear to have more “activities” in aggregated views, as each village tract is counted separately. Therefore, “activity records” and “activities” are used interchangeably and they are to be interpreted as activity entries / lines in the data file.
All activities reported to MIMU HDP Nexus 5W include the following statuses: Under Implementation, Completed/Ended, Suspended, and Planned. For brevity, the terms “ongoing” and “under implementation” are used interchangeably, and organisations with projects under implementation are often referred to as “active” organisations.
Some activities do not include township-level details and are categorized as “Unspecified” in the township name and Pcode fields. While these activities are included in summary statistics and other visualisations, they are not shown on maps.
Total 356 townships are covered in MIMU HDP Nexus 5W as it is based on MIMU Pcodes datasets that include additional 26 townships from Wa Special Region.
Additional data sources include Myanmar Subnational Population Statistics 2025 from UN in Myanmar, and post-earthquake adjusted People-in-Need (PiN) data from OCHA.
Top 20% of townships has over half of ongoing activity records
Ongoing activity records were reported in 337 townships. 56.6% of these come from just 20% of the townships. The township with the most activity records is Myaungmya (Ayeyarwady Region) with 2,342, and the least are Mong Hpen in Shan (East), Cocokyun (Yangon Region), and Munaung (Rakhine State) with 2. The median number of ongoing activity records per township is 205.
Top 10% of organisations account for 80% of ongoing activity records
80% of ongoing activity records were reported by just 33 organisations, indicating a concentration among a small number of organisations. INGOs account for about 83% of all reported ongoing activity records while representing around 47% of 164 organisations with ongoing activities.
Median reported active organisational presence per township is 7
Out of 214 total reporting organisations in this round, there are 176 organisations with activities under implementation across 337 townships. The median number of these organisations per township is 7. Nyaungshwe township in Shan (South) has the most active organisational presence at 42 of which 21 organisations have ongoing activities related to March 28 2025 earthquake.
Active organisational presence pattern can partially be explained by Population, and People-in-Need
Organisational presence is affected by much more than total population alone and affected by factors such as access, logistics, security, and emergency priorities. Nonetheless, linear regression shows a partial relationship between active organisations and population by township, accounting for 27% of the variation. Starting from the baseline of around 4 organisations, townships gain around 3.6 more organisations for every 100k people (R² = 0.27, p < 0.0001). Points below the line show fewer organisations than expected for population, and points above show more organisations than expected.
While People-in-Need (PiN) better reflects humanitarian need, it still accounts for only 40% of variation in active organisation presence across townships. Starting from a baseline of around 4.17 organisations, townships gain about 9.3 more organisations per 100k PiN (R² = 0.40, p < 0.0001).
Some townships fall below the line (fewer organisations than the model would expect), potentially due to difficult access or security. For those above the line (more organisations than expected), this can also be explained by better access or a recent surge in activity, such as following earthquake response.
Agriculture Sector reported most number of ongoing activity records, followed by health, and protection
The Agriculture Sector accounts for about 52% of ongoing activity records, with most found in Ayeyarwady Region (around 34.5% of Agriculture Sector’s ongoing activity records are in Ayeyarwady Region).
Health Cluster/Sector reported most number of organisations with ongoing activities
The Health Cluster/Sector accounts for about 43% of reported organisations with ongoing activities, with most found in Sagaing Region (around 41.4% of active organisations in Sagaing are working on Health activities).