As the economic, political, rural development and conflict contexts in Myanmar change, so does the operational context for LIFT. LIFT’s strategy refresh for 2019-2023 incorporates a greater focus on inclusion and social cohesion, increased support to areas affected by conflict, bringing displaced people into LIFT’s development programmes and engaging with the civilian Government at all levels on targeted policies that achieve gains in these areas. LIFT strategy has at its heart ‘leaving no one behind’ in Myanmar’s rural transition.
In order to achieve its goals, LIFT works across the country in Chin, Delta, the Dry Zone, Rakhine, the South East, the Uplands and Yangon.
Where We Work
Population: 6,2 million
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 70,3 million
Total contracted projects: 55
Focus: LIFT aims to increase farmers’ incomes, their labour productivity, and capability to adapt to climate change. LIFT supports inclusiveness in Myanmar’s rural transformation and strengthen resilience of poor rural households by introducing maternal cash transfers and behaviour change for improved nutrition; improved hygiene, supporting economic activities; informing effective policy and public expenditure decisions; improving agriculture and livestock production processes; and introducing small grant opportunities to township-level civil society organisations.
Population: 1,2 million
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 578,000
Total contracted projects: 1
Focus: LIFT holds workshops, events and conferences, and works to strengthen its capacity for policy engagement with the Government of Myanmar in Nay Pyi Taw.
Population: 3,9 million
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 27,5 million
Total contracted projects: 22
Focus: LIFT supports inclusiveness in Myanmar’s rural transformation and strengthens resilience of poor rural households by introducing maternal cash transfers and behaviour change for improved nutrition; improved hygiene in villages, supporting economic activities to improve the rural economy; informing effective policy and public expenditure decisions; improving agriculture and livestock production processes; and introducing small grant opportunities to township-level civil society organisations.
Population: 6,2 million
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 31,2 million
Total contracted projects: 24
Focus: LIFT supports inclusiveness in Myanmar’s rural transformation and strengthens resilience of poor rural households by introducing maternal cash transfers and behaviour change for improved nutrition; improved hygiene in villages, supporting economic activities to improve the rural economy; informing effective policy and public expenditure decisions; improving agriculture and livestock production processes; and introducing small grant opportunities to township-level civil society organisations.
Population: 4,9 million (all Bago)
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 1,4 million
Total contracted projects: 4
Focus: LIFT aims to increase farmers’ incomes, their labour productivity, and capability to adapt to climate change. LIFT supports inclusiveness in Myanmar’s rural transformation and strengthen resilience of poor rural households by introducing maternal cash transfers and behaviour change for improved nutrition; improved hygiene, supporting economic activities; informing effective policy and public expenditure decisions; improving agriculture and livestock production processes; and introducing small grant opportunities to township-level civil society organisations.
Population: 4,9 million (all Bago)
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 3.6 million
Total contracted projects: 5
Focus: LIFT aims to increase farmers’ incomes, their labour productivity, and capability to adapt to climate change. LIFT supports inclusiveness in Myanmar’s rural transformation and strengthen resilience of poor rural households by introducing maternal cash transfers and behaviour change for improved nutrition; improved hygiene, supporting economic activities; informing effective policy and public expenditure decisions; improving agriculture and livestock production processes; and introducing small grant opportunities to township-level civil society organisations.
Population: 287,000
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 10,3 million
Total contracted projects: 7
Focus: LIFT focuses on supporting Government-led maternal and child cash transfers (MCCT) with social behaviour change communication (SBCC) for nutrition approaches. LIFT promotes resilient livelihoods for food and nutrition security with interventions focusing on climate change, forestry, land rights, internally displaced persons, natural resource governance and livelihoods for the most vulnerable.
Population: 1,6 million
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 19,4 million
Total contracted projects: 13
Focus: LIFT focuses on supporting Government-led maternal and child cash transfers (MCCT) with social behaviour change communication (SBCC) for nutrition approaches. LIFT promotes resilient livelihoods for food and nutrition security with interventions focusing on climate change, forestry, land rights, internally displaced persons, natural resource governance and livelihoods for the most vulnerable.
Population: 2 million
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 5,5 million
Total contracted projects: 5
Focus: LIFT aims to increase farmers’ incomes, their labour productivity, and capability to adapt to climate change. LIFT supports inclusiveness in Myanmar’s rural transformation and strengthen resilience of poor rural households by introducing maternal cash transfers and behaviour change for improved nutrition; improved hygiene, supporting economic activities; informing effective policy and public expenditure decisions; improving agriculture and livestock production processes; and introducing small grant opportunities to township-level civil society organisations.
Population: 5,8 million (all Shan)
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 7,7 million
Total contracted projects: 9
Focus: LIFT works to strengthen local resources in the area of agro-ecological and local development initiatives and supports sub-national planning workshops.
Population: 5,3 million
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 8,1 million
Total contracted projects: 11
Focus: LIFT works to improve people's economic resilience through microfinance loans and on supporting people’s mobility and independence through distributing assisted devices.
Population: 1,4 million
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 6,4 million
Total contracted projects: 6
Focus: support inclusiveness in Myanmar’s rural transformation and strengthen resilience of poor rural households by introducing maternal cash transfers and behaviour change for improved nutrition; improved hygiene in villages, supporting economic activities to improve the rural economy; informing effective policy and public expenditure decisions; improving agriculture and livestock production processes; and introducing small grant opportunities to township-level civil society organisations.
Population: 5,8 million (all Shan)
LIFT budget 2019-23 (actual plus forecast): USD 1,5 million
Total contracted projects: 2
Focus: LIFT supports trafficking survivors through shelter services.
