Myanmar six months on: shelter from the storm

Standing strong in the aftermath

For six months now, World Vision’s emergency response work in central Myanmar has continued strong. By late September, we had reached over 450,000 people—one-third of whom were children.

In March, a shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar shook thousands of homes and businesses to the ground. It was the strongest such event globally, since the Türkiye-Syria earthquake of February 2023.

Thousands of lives and countless dreams were lost in the rubble. In the months since that terrible day, countries around the world—including Canada—have stood strong beside the people of Myanmar, refusing to abandon them.

With love from Canada

In the early aftermath, millions of people across Canada saw pictures of the destruction flash across their screens. Thousands of you stopped what you were doing to donate to our response.

Thanks to donors around the world, our earthquake response work in Myanmar can continue strong. Regular news coverage of the Myanmar earthquake aftermath has ceased. But we are committed to helping families heal, recover and rebuild in the long-term.

Myanmar impact in numbers

By September 2025, donors from Canada and around the world had helped us reach over 450,000 people, nearly one-third of whom were children. Here’s what that looked like in practical terms:

• 237,663 people fed through essential items like rice, instant noodles and dried food.

• 114,365 people reached through water, sanitation and hygiene assistance.

• 38,855 people received multi-purpose cash assistance.

• 11,096 people reached through child protection initiatives.

• 18,317 people cared for through mental health support and psychosocial support.

• 2,478 children reached through learning facilities.

Our ongoing support

Even before the March 2025 earthquake and aftershocks, nearly 20 million people in Myanmar needed humanitarian assistance. World Vision was already hard at work in communities across the country.

When it came to this most recent event, we knew our earthquake response would need to be significant and long-lasting. And we’re committed to staying for the long haul. People here in Canada are helping make that possible.

Hear directly from our teams from their time working alongside affected communities in Myanmar. In this two-part video series, they share insights on the challenges and progress in the months following the earthquake: