Rice farmers go back to school in Myanmar's Kachin state

Thomson Reuters Foundation | November 11, 2013 - When five farmers in this village started planting rice in a small plot in late June, they used younger seedlings and organic fertiliser, and transplanted the seedlings individually. Fellow villagers thought they had gone mad as their methods go against the grain.

Villagers expand their businesses due to affordable loans provided by LIFT’s partner, Thadar Consortium

Daw Tin Hla lives with her husband and four children in Kung Laung Ye village on the banks of the Ayeyarwaddy River in Myanmar’s central Dry Zone. She and her husband, a small-scale fisherman, make their living by selling their catch on a daily basis.

GRET in Myanmar

In support of the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1), the donors established a multi-donor Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) with an endowment of 100 million dollars to support the poorest and most vulnerable people in Myanmar.

Pyapone Integrated Livelihoods Development Project

The Pyapone Integrated Livelihoods Rehabilitation Project is designed to address the needs of 2,500 households in Pyapone Township. By providing one-time monetary assistance to replace lost productive assets and restart their pre-cyclone income generating activities, Pact aims to rehabilitate the livelihoods of the poorest and most vulnerable.

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