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 IOrganising 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 IIGovernment 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)