After the coup d’état, the Myanmar military arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior elected government officials on 1 February 2021. In response, a number of government employees voluntarily withdrew from civil duty, denouncing the coup as unlawful and refusing to work under military dictatorship. Within a week, the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) emerged as a non-violent form of protest, aiming to paralyze the military council across all levels of government.
Myanmar Development Foundation fully supports the Civil Disobedience Movement and its commitment to peaceful protest in Myanmar. More than US $100,000 was raised through a Facebook fundraising campaign, and over US $122,221.38 has been distributed to support those suffering hardship and resisting harm and atrocities inflicted by pro-military police forces.
Funds distribution report can be found at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vxKWQfb6w0otADKtvGpF2REuVJOLBzjQTqn7GF9huKQ/edit?usp=sharing
Myanmar Development Foundation implemented additional humanitarian projects following the success of the campaigns.