EMPO · Empowering People and Organizations
Unlock the future of Myanmar’s humanitarian work.
Training, consultancy, and resources tailored for development organisations — and the people who run them.
Online Training
Live, facilitator-led courses over Zoom plus self-paced courses on EMPO Academy.
In-Person Training
Hands-on workshops in Yangon and across Myanmar, arranged end to end.
Organisational Development
Strategy, policy, MEAL and the systems your team runs on.
Proposal Writing
Donor-ready proposals and concept notes, on deadline.
Organisational Profile
A professional profile that builds donor trust, done for you.
Web Development
Modern websites designed and built for NGOs and CSOs in Myanmar.
EMPO Trainer Network
Trainers who know NGO work.
EMPO’s reviewed freelance network of trainers and consultants. NGO and humanitarian subjects only. All training is delivered in Burmese.
Your organisation needs training
- NGO and humanitarian subjects only
- All training is delivered in Burmese
You are a trainer or consultant
- Only for people with NGO work experience
- Freelance work, not a job. No guaranteed work.
The EMPO ecosystem
One gateway, three doors.
Toolkits built by practitioners.
Field notes for the frontline.
A proposal writing checklist for local NGOs
Use this proposal checklist before you submit: planning, donor fit, structure, logic, budget match, annexes and final checks, built for local NGO teams.
Read the noteAccountability to affected populations in daily work
Put accountability to affected populations into daily project work: share information, enable participation, handle feedback and act on what people say.
Read the noteAdaptive management in a changing context
What adaptive management means for NGO projects, how it differs from normal good management, and a practical routine for learning and changing plans.
Read the noteSee EMPO in motion.
We explore every way to reach the frontline responders of Myanmar's humanitarian and development efforts.
Video
Theory of Change Builder for Proposal Development
A quick walk-through of how EMPO maps outcomes to activities — turning a fuzzy idea into a fundable logic.
Video
Project Risk Management
How to spot, rate and manage project risks — a practical session for NGO and CSO teams.
Trainees who came back stronger.
I am very grateful I could join the Project Management Training at EMPO. The trainer teaches really well, and I came away motivated too.
Learning was easy to follow. I gained a lot of knowledge and experience, and the session recordings were shared every day.
It is a truly excellent training. You will get far more out of it than the fee you pay.
There’s a door here for you.
Whether you lead an organisation or you’re building your own career, start with a conversation or a course.