FFF Myanmar Planned outcomes and first activities Implementing the FFF - Experiences from pilot countries India Room, Thursday, 16 May Background No NFP Facility work Implementing organizations IIED, UICN active Community Forest user groups (FUG) (44.000, target 1 million) Pillars I. Organizing producer groups a) For policy dialogue b) For business development II. Government cross-sector coordination Next steps Pillar I Organising producer groups 1. Call for proposals to support the establishment producer groups (May) Selection of the proposals done by the selection committee (End June) First payment to selected organizations and start six months implementation (August) 2. Workshop to share experiences and to nurture the establishment government cross-sectoral platform 3. Calls for proposals for the established producer groups for enhanced business development and policy dialogue Next steps Pillar II Government cross- sector coordination 1. Piloting producer group formation and organisation for smallholder producers in forest landscapes 2. Workshop to discuss the lessons learned and inputs for government cross-sector coordination It is the closing of our ceremony, but it is the beginning of a new venture to begin bringing wellbeing to rural people (MOECAF representative)