Annual Report 2013 LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD SECURITY TRUST FUND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We thank the governments of Australia, Denmark, the European Union, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America for their kind contributions to improving the livelihoods and food security of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Myanmar. Their support to the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) is gratefully acknowledged. DISCLAIMER This document is based on information from 58 projects funded by LIFT in 2013 and supported with financial assistance from Australia, Denmark, the European Union, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union or the governments of Australia, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. PHOTOS By FMO apart from: Cover: Proximity Designs/Tim Mitzman, SWISSAID, Better Life Organisation Inside: Proximity Designs/Tim Mitzman, Mercy Corps, Radana Ayar, International Rescue Committee, GRET/CORAD, Cesvi, Welthungerhlife THE LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD SECURITY TRUST FUND UNOPS Fund Management Office 12(O) Pyi Thu Street, 7 Mile, Mayangone Township, Yangon, Myanmar Phone: +95 1 65 7280-87, Fax: +95 1 65 72 79 Email:
[email protected] www.lift-fund.org | www.facebook.com/liftfund This report builds on LIFT's previous Annual Reports, which can be found at www.lift-fund.org Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms 1 Executive Summary 2 1. INTRODUCTION 6 1.1 Context 6 1.2 Background to LIFT 8 2.