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Burma's upcoming 2014 Census

16/8/2013

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Before 2015 elections, the government of Burma/Myanmar plans to collect national population census in 2014.  It will be the first census to be collected in 30 years.  Data collected from this census will play a critical role in Burma’s future politics and will likely impact the lives of citizens in many ways.  It is important we provide necessary information to the rural population so that they can participate properly and represent themselves accurately in the Census, so that that the government can accurately count population by ethnicity.   In the future, beyond 2015 in particular, the government will likely be forced to measure funding levels for programs and improvements at every level of societal living based on data collected from this Census.

Government funding for education, for example, may be distributed by population, which is measured by the Census.  Which ethnic language is to be taught at which school will also be determined by ethnic population count.  Many other public policy determinations will be made and debated based on the outcome of 2014 Census.   It is about time political parties and civil society organizations in Burma begin to educate the public and prepare for holding the government accountable for the accurate count of the country’s population. 

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