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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM • Private Sector: DST Communications Sdn Bhd...... 3

CAMBODIA • NGO/CSO: Development and Partnership in Action (DPA)... 11 • Private Sector: Khmer Organic Cooperative Co., Ltd...... 21

INDONESIA • NGO/CSO: BUMDes Panggung Lestari...... 29 • Private Sector: PT Vale Indonesia Tbk...... 44

LAO PDR • NGO/CSO: Coopérative des Producteurs de Café du Plateau des Bolovens (CPC)...... 61

MALAYSIA • NGO/CSO: Yayasan Sejahtera...... 67 • Private Sector: GIATMARA Sendirian Berhad...... 77

MYANMAR • NGO/CSO: Community Development Association (CDA).... 101 • NGO/CSO: Myanmar Business Executives Association (MBEA)...... 124 • Private Sector: Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar Co., Ltd...... 145

PHILIPPINES • NGO/CSO: AGREA Agricultural Communities International Foundation, Inc...... 161 • Private Sector: One Meralco Foundation, Inc...... 176

SINGAPORE • NGO/CSO: Singapore Children’s Society...... 197 • Private Sector: CapitaLand Group...... 202

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication iiii Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees iii THAILAND • NGO/CSO: Network Development of Phayao Province...... 229 • Private Sector: Local Alike Co., Ltd...... 241

VIET NAM • NGO/CSO: Viet Nam Poultry Association (VIPA)...... 249 • Private Sector: Tan Dan Banana Cooperative ...... 254 • Private Sector: Xuyen Viet Production and Trade Fisheries Cooperative...... 258

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D DARUSSALAM A R U S S A L A M

D A R U S S A L A M

Name of Nominated Privated Sector: DST Communications Sdn Bhd B Focal Point of the Private Sector: R Name : Elixsurian Busu U Designation : Manager N Address : Group Corporate Communication Unit E DST Headquarters I Tungku Highway Bandar Seri Begawan BE3619 D Brunei Darussalam A Phone : 241888 and +6738776757 (Mobile) R Fax : 2411873 U Email(s) : [email protected]; S [email protected] S Website : www.dst.com.bn A L A Organizational Profile M

RADIN MOHAMAD SUFRI BIN RADIN BASIUNI was appointed by the Board of Directors to the position of Acting Chief Operating Officer of DST at the same time appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer of DST, effective from 24th October 2018.

Radin Mohamad Sufri, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of DST aged 47 years old has an education background in Bachelor of Law (1994) from University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. He has been with DST for 23 years, during which time he has held various position as Head of DST Corporate Communication, Legal and Regulatory, Corporate Counsel, Health and Safety.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 2 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 3 He led the Group Corporate Counsel to be on the top 5 of Technology. Media and Telecommunications in-house team of the year at the ALB SE ASIA LAW Awards 2017.

He is also a member of DST’s Executive committee and Secretary since B 2010, tasked to assist CEO to set the overall strategic and business R direction for the Company and its subsidiaries to ensure optimal growth U and expansion of the Company, Maximize return on investment for all N stakeholders in the short long run in line with growth and profit objectives E of the Company. I As a Secretary, coupled with the Group Corporate Counsel functions, D he is responsible for all submissions to the Excom for approvals and A furthering for Board approvals. Thereby managing the procurement R approval process end to end from tender to board approvals. U He was appointed as Group Company Secretary since 2007, Member S of Non-Mobile Revenue Committee as of November 2017 in which he S chaired the commitee from August 2015 to August 2017. He was also A appointed as Director of KRISTAL Astro Sdn-Bhd on 15 August 2018. L A DST Profile M Established in 1995, DST has been a service provider in mobile, broadband services, pay TV and radio services to customer nationwide.

DST’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, “Ihsan Kasih” aimed at involving DST employees on voluntary work and to do beautiful thing out of love and passion, in making a difference for a good cause in helping less fortunate Bruneians, orphans and the special needs community.

“Future Series”, is another CST initiative to create platforms to nurture promising Bruneian ICT companies through investing in the companies to generate business opportunities aimed to drive innovation and creativity in Brunei.

With booth continuous commitments in our products and services and also to the Bruneian community, DST works to our main purpose of

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 4 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 5 catalyzing Brunei’s economic diversification via ICT, whilst investing in human capital development and nurturing domestic entrepreneurship.

The milestone achievements under DST:

Year Milestone B 1st April 1985 Data Stream Technology (DST) was established in R response to government’s calls for privatization in the U communication sector with AMPS Technology. N 1996 Introduction the Global System for Mobile E Communication (GSM). I 1999 DST launched its Prepaid Mobile service under the D name “Easi”. A 2004 GPRS or 2.5 G was launched. R 2008 - The Company solidifies its market lead with the U launched of 3G services. S - GO! Broadband was launched. S A broadband service based on 3.5G technology A packaged as a Broadband service with 3G Prima and L Easy Mobile Broadband Plan. A 2011 DST unveiled its new brand identity and experience M with new tagline “The Future Now”. 2013 The company launched its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) within the Frequency spectrum of 1800 MHz.

Vision/mission: Mission : To bridge the digital divide by nurturing domestic entrepreneurship broadening in our market and technology base and investing in human capital development.

Purpose: To catalyse Brunei’s economic diversification via ICT and be its Global Champion.

Number of staff: 730.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 4 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 5 Programmes/areas of work: DST adopts good industrial practices and to nurture society and environment, to be forefront in ICT technology and catalysing the growth of ICT industry in the nation that intends to build the community to shape the future and lives of the Bruneian people. B R Under DST’s own CSR program covers area in four core components: U - DST branded CSR charity drive aptly named “Ihsan Kasih” focusing N on the Orphans, Special Needs, Less Fortunate and Community E works. I - On Sport, DST has been an avid supporter towards the development of national football in Brunei Darussalam from grassroots to the D Nation league. A - On Education, DST had engaged with schools on high speed mobile R internet connectivity, renovation of classrooms and provision on U equipment aid for individuals. S - ICT Future Series on Innovation and creativity, and creation of ICT S platform. A L A Description of Milestone Project(s) M

DST Ihsan Kasih Ramadhan (Underprivileged) The “Ihsan Kasih” Ramadhan Charity Drive is one of DST’s Corporate Social Responsibility Programme since 2007, an annual event helping the underprivileged families. The project itself usually carried out in the month of Ramadhan, aims to lessen the family’s household burden in their daily lives with provision of canned food, utensils, clothing and school items as part of DST donation. From 80 families in 2007, It as now expanded to 210 families with collaboration under the Community of Development Department (JAPEM) under the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Religious Affair and government hospitals.

Making a difference this year, DST is partnering with external agencies including government agencies (National broadcasting carries, Radio Television Brunei-RTB) and NGOs as part of DST Ihsan Kasih (IK)

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 6 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 7 initiative. Through working collaboration with external agencies, IK reach is extended to more deserving families where possible by sharing resources more efficiently on manpower, logistic and transportation.

DST also initiated working with direct local businesses community and SME in providing locally produced foods while aspiring in supporting B local business. R U DST Alleviate Orphan Lives from Poverty N One of the success stories under DST’s Ihsan Kasih (IK) CSR, was the E discovery of a family of Five sibling orphans in 2013 during DST IK’s I Ramadhan charity drive to the rural area (Merangking). Upon knowing more the background story of the family, DST made another visit to the D Family house where the children were struggling living in poverty after A sudden deceased of their parents a year apart. Muhammad Shah Hafie R Aiman bin Abdullah Shanang, the eldest in the family 20 had to drop U out of school to take care of his younger siblings. He was unemployed, S became a surrogate parent and head the family at young age. DST S made an approached by offering him a full time employment with the A condition for him to also continue his student part time while sustaining L the family livelihood and sibling education. In 2017, he graduated with A Higher National Diploma in Business and Management in one of the M privated Colleges in Brunei and is currently still employed with DST as Senior Assistant.

DST in Joint Partnership with UTB on Smart Agriculture Initiative in Brunei Darussalam (Community & ICT) An MoU signing between DST and University of Brunei Darussalam (UTB), an established University of engineering and technology, in a join partnership in line with the University’s aim to develop and cultivate the interest in the fields of Smart Environment and Smart Farming in August 2019.

Smart Environment is an idea to build an environment with technologies such as sensors and displays, to better understand and control the environment. On the other hand, Smart Farming is another idea that embeds modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into agriculture. As both of these ideas has similarities and are interrelated to

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 6 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 7 each other this will result in an exhilarating prospect for Brunei, in hopes of improving one of its sources of economical revenue in the primary sector, which is agriculture.

The collaboration will result in research that will be conducted in Brunei. B This includes the “Peatland Project”, which is monitoring of swamp at R Badas for the Networked ASEAN Peast Swamp Forest Communication U as well as the “Paddy Project”, which is the meshtopological low N power wireless network platform for smart watering system for paddy E plantation at Wasan both projects are funded by ASEAN ICT Virtual I Organisation project of 2018 from National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, NICT JAPAN. D A Positively result and analysis from the project will be used to improve R greatly the means of farming in Brunei. DST’s collaboration will play an U important by supporting through the telecommunication requirements S of the project. S With the coming of the 41R (or the industrial Age), emerging technologies A are set to change and improve on Smart Cities. Agriculture is using L these new technologies for smart farming, creating what we now call A Smart Agriculture. M DST is working within this 41R space on a new approach to implementing smart city solutions which contribute to delivering real, long term benefits to businesses and citizens alike.

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Name of nominated NGO/CSO: Development and Partnership in Action (DPA) C Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: A Name : Mr. MAM Sambath M Designation : Executive Director B Address : #03, Street 323, Sangkat Boeung Kak2, O Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia D Phone : (+855-23) 883 665, (+855-17) 832 032 I Email(s) : [email protected]; A [email protected] Website : www.dpacam.org

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 1 January 2006.

Background of establishment: International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity Organisation (CIDSE Cambodia) has its roots in the earliest development efforts, dating back to 1979, when only a handful of organisations were providing relief to war-stricken Cambodians. With a mission spanning more than 25 years, CIDSE Cambodia’s milestones and achievements are significant, not the least of which is the transition from meeting basic daily needs of beneficiaries to focusing on strategic long-term aims of building capacity and the opportunity to change lives.

Because of the evolving social climate and the strong capacity and commitment of its local staff, CIDSE Cambodia has decided to localise. From this decision has emerged Development and Partnership in Action (DPA).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 10 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 11 DPA assumes responsibility for CIDSE Cambodia’s work from the 1st of January 2006, with emphasis on community organising and rights- based approaches.

Vision/mission: C Vision: All Cambodians enjoy a high quality life with dignity, sustainably A accessing, using and protecting their rights. M B Mission: DPA partners with all relevant stakeholders, including O government, civil society and the private sector, to empower and D support poor and vulnerable Cambodians, especially in rural areas, I actively contributing to an enabling environment for sustainable and A equitable development.

Number of staff: 68 Persons (28 women).

Programmes/areas of work: DPA’s programmatic areas focus on 1) The natural resource management; and 2) Food security and financial sustainability for the communities.

Target Areas: - Mondulkiri (Oraing, Keo Seima and Koh Nhek districts). - Ratanakiri (Konmom, Ochum, Andong Meas, Lumphat, and Veunsai districts). - Stung Treng (Thalaborivath and Sesan districts). - Preah Vihear (Chheb district). - Kampong Thom (Sandan district). - Siem Reap (Chikreng district). - Banteay Meanchey (Preah Net Preah district). - Battambong (Bovel and Samlot district). - Kampot (Chumkiri district).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 12 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 13 Achievements: Key achievements as follow: - Agricultural Cooperatives (AC): In collaboration with General Directorate and provincial department of Agriculture, DPA established 25 Agricultural Cooperatives and one AC Union with 10 C AC members in five provinces (Rattanakiri, Mondulkiri, Kampong A Thom, Stung Treng and Kampot) and continues to support 25 M Agricultural Cooperatives (ACs) with 786 full-time members (437 B or 56% women) in these five provinces and AC Union with 10 AC O members in Kampot. Up to date, total running capital of those ACs D is 396,754,695 Riel (around USD 99,189). I A - Self-Help Saving Groups (SHSGs): 36 SHSGs in 35 villages in five target provinces (11 groups in Preah Vihear, 10 groups in Stung Treng, 7 groups in Kampong Thom, 6 groups in Mondulkiri, and groups in Siem Reap) with 756 members (628 or 83% women) increased amount of savings as they have regular savings and supported each other in the groups mainly for agricultural production purpose. Up to date, total amount of their savings is 192,738,280 Riel (around USD48,184.57).

- Water Management System: Eight canals were rehabilitated and one new canal was constructed with 12.117 kilometres length across five villages in Chikreng district, Siem Reap province with active participation of 723 farmers (301 women) from 40 water user groups and six community water resource management committees (38 leaders; 10 women). These canals could irrigate around 1,942 hectares of paddy rice and are benefiting 455 small- farming holder households as they can grow rice from two or three crops per year. Additionally, 626 households in 14 villages in Chikreng district have access to 50 family ponds and two community ponds for home consumption, vegetable growing, and animal rearing.

- Capacity development for farmers: In collaboration with the provincial department of Agriculture, DPA developed capacity of farmers and supported the inputs to the poorest and poor,

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 12 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 13 indigenous people, women-headed, and people living with disability households in improving the food security and income generating activities in six target provinces to escape from food- shortage and led their family having year-round food security, and earning incomes from the surplus of agricultural products such C as paddy rice, cashew nut, vegetable, soybean, and cassava. A Example, DPA in Ratanakiri and in Mondulkiri supported 465 poor M and IP households to have year-round food security; and 79 poor B and indigenous people households earned income from selling the O surplus of agricultural products. D I - Community Protected Area (CPA): One Community Protected A Area (CPA) was established and being implemented in Anlong Chrey village of Stung Treng Province that initiated by 248 Kuy IP households and the step 2 of CPA was completed.

- Communal Land Titling (CLT): In collaboration with Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (PDLMUPC), supported 12 indigenous villages in four provinces (Kampong Thom, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, and Stung Treng) to implement Communal Land Titling (CLT). To date, three villages received legal communal land title certificates from the PDLMUPC, while the others have received Interim Protection Measure that temporarily secured their communal lands for their 1,506 IP households (Kuy, Brao, Bounong, Kreung and Charay IPs).

- Community Forestry (CF): In collaboration with the Forestry Administration, supported community people to implement Community Forestry (CF) in 18 villages in three provinces (Ratanakiri, Stung Treng, and Preah Vihear) with around 2,316 households have protected and managed around 15,000 hectares of forest resources and forestland and have access to nontimber forest products (NTFPs).

- Community Fisheries (CFi): In collaboration with Fishery Administration, supported Community Fisheries (CFi) and Community Fishery Fish Sanctuaries (CFiFS) with around 800

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 14 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 15 fishing community households to implement two CFIs and four CFiFSs in seven villages (Stung Treng and Kampong Thom) to protect 1,523 hectares of two rivers aiming to increase fish brood stock and sustainable fish catch.

- Gender: In collaboration with commune councilor responsible C for women and children, DPA has empowered and engaged A women in the six target provinces to actively participate in all the M project activities as well as in the leadership position. Additionally, B encouraged married couples whose have or commit to do domestic O violence to implement Gender Road Map Project for combating the D violence and improve livelihoods. I A - Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Strengthened community response and resilience to natural disasters in 62 villages of four provinces (Kampong Thom, Ratanakiri, Siem Reap, and Stung Treng) by working directly with villagers, village disaster management teams (VDMT) and commune committees for disaster management (CCDM) to develop capacity in areas related to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and DRR Community Action Plan (CAP) development, and supported around 2,000 farmers/villagers to apply resilient agricultural techniques in order to maintain the crops yields when they face drought.

Organizational structure: Please find attached the annex of organizational structure.

Description of Milestone Project(s)

PROJECT 1 Increasing household income, food and livelihood security; strengthening community response and resilience to disasters; improving access to water and sanitation; and sustainably managing and protecting natural resources for indigenous and vulnerable rural people in North East Cambodia

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 14 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 15 • Time of implementation: October 2018 to September 2021 (36 months). • Location: Kampong Thom (25 villages) and Stung Treng (25 villages). C • Target groups: A Female and male indigenous people, small-scale farming M households, female Headed Households, landless People Living B With Disable, and school children. Total number of the target O direct beneficiaries - 19,839 (10,794 females and 9,045 men) and D total number of the indirect target beneficiaries - 30,000 (14,740 I females and 12,281 men). A • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Outputs: Output 1: Food producers has increased income, from improved agricultural practice, processing, value added products, markets and savings. Output 2: Schools and Households report annual increase in food and Income from agricultural activities. Output 3: In two districts, 10 villages DRR and Emergency response framework in place. Output 4: Target Households have access to improved water, sanitation and clean environment. Output 5: Indigenous Community NRM (forests, rivers protected and sustainably managed. Output 6: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political economic and public life. Outcomes: Women and men, and their families, will have increased household incomes and strengthened food security, a reduced risk of disasters and better climate adapted livelihoods, benefit from more sustainable community forest coverage, have equitable access to safe water and sanitation facilities, and more empowered women in families and communities. Total direct beneficiaries: 20,805 (female 11,380).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 16 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 17 Impacts: Men and women in North East Cambodia have reduced poverty levels, increased food security, improved water and sanitation, enhanced resilience to the impact of climate change, and more sustainable management and protection of natural resources in 50 villages in two provinces and four districts. C A PROJECT 2 Promoting Security, Resilience and Economic M Development for Indigenous Communities in Cambodia B O • Time of implementation: D June 2016 - May 2021 (Five years). I • Location: A Mondulkiri (18 villages) and Ratanakiri (18 villages), Cambodia. • Target groups: The project will benefit 19,707 people (9,583 male; 10,124 female) of which 4,898 are direct beneficiaries and 14,809 are indirect beneficiaries. Female-headed households are prioritised in beneficiary selection, and the Activity will ensure that women are included within all leadership and decision-making structures established. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Outputs: Output 1: Agricultural Product Processing and Marketing. Output 2: Sustainable Agricultural Production. Output 3: Water Management Systems. Output 4: Community Land Titling Processes. Outcomes: - Increased capacity to add value to market, agricultural or NTF products. - Increased production of resilient and nutritional varieties of crops. - Increased resilience to water shortages for food and cash crops. - Land ownership secured with legal titles received.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 16 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 17 Impacts: - Sustained improvements in food security and increased household income of 36 indigenous communities in north- eastern Cambodia. - Sustainable land and natural resource management, C maximising economic and social benefits, for seven indigenous A communities in north-eastern Cambodia. M B PROJECT 3 Gender Transformative and Responsible O Agribusiness Investments in South East Asia 2nd phase of the D programme (GRAISEA 2) I • Time of implementation: A July 2018 - June 2021. • Location: Preah Vihear Province. • Target groups: Farmers and women headed households. Total number of the direct beneficiaries is 132 (96 women); total number of indirect beneficiaries 5,571 (3,942 women). • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Outcomes: - Women in Agriculture Cooperatives have increased confidence, voice and position to claim their rights and leadership in value chains. - Producer groups have increased capacities to meet productivity and quality requirements set by the buyers, manage climate and market risks, and influence market systems. - Agribusiness companies put into practice inclusive and responsible models that support Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) and Climate Change Resilience (CCR). - Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) connect small producers fairly to markets and build women’s economic empowerment. - Multi Stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) at national level facilitates the wider use of business practices that support inclusivity Women’s Economic Empowerment and climate change resilience.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 18 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 19 - National policy frameworks create an enabling environment for inclusive business, Women’s Economic Empowerment and CCR and the role of agribusiness companies in Cambodian Sustainable Development Goals (CSDGs). - Cambodia’s experiences and best practices are used and shared to support regional ASEAN policy frameworks on C inclusivity, WEE, CCR and the role of companies in SDGs. A M Impacts: B - Marginalised women and men smallholder farmers are able to O participate and benefit fairly from economic opportunities in D agriculture value chains in Cambodia. I - Within the agricultural value chains, market actors deliver A opportunity that integrate small producers, promote the women’s economic empowerment and support climate change resilience. - National and regional policy frameworks drive inclusive business practice that drives inclusivity, WEE and climate resilience.

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Name of Nominated Private Sector: Khmer Organic Cooperative Co., Ltd. C Focal Point of the Private Sector: A Name : Mr. IENG Sotheara M Designation : Founder and Director B Address : #206, Street 63 corner 322, O Boeung Keng Kang 1, Khan Chamkar Mon, D Phnom Penh, Cambodia I Office Phone : +855 23 975 999 A Handphone : +855 12 312 999 Email(s) : [email protected] Website : www.khmer-organic.com

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 7 October 2015.

Background of establishment: Khmer Organic Cooperative is a social enterprise, working with farmers and farmer cooperatives through out Cambodia, initiated since 2011 and fully established in 2015. With the aims to promote and distribute organic vegetables and fruits with high quality and food safety standard, we have been working on the whole value chain from farm gate to market. We develop market, link farmers to the organic food markets through contract farming model and work toward to establish a sustainable agriculture. We have also established certified organic farms as a good practice model and knowledge sharing to farmers and farmer cooperatives.

Mission: C - Works together with all stakeholders and development agencies to A promote sustainable agriculture. M - Supports small scale farmers and farmer cooperatives in organic B farming and market development. O - Provides a linkage between farmers and consumers to access D healthy organic produce. I - Offers consumers with high quality organic produce, food safety A and better varieties of organic products from reliable sources in Cambodia.

Number of staff: Total staff: 63 (38 women).

Programmes/areas of work: Our business fields are focusing on organic farming development and agribusiness market development through out agriculture value chain. We enlarge the scope from working with farmers in the potential provinces by engaging collaboratively with community and non-government organizations to promote local community’s organic agricultural products, and scale up more agricultural production.

We provide our produce in the market included: vegetables, fruits, rice, cashew nuts, pepper, sugar palm, cereals, chicken meat, chicken egg, duck egg, fish and other local agriculture products as well as community products in Cambodia through shop outlets, wholesale, catering service, online sale, and exporting.

Achievements: Organic Standard & Food Safety - We have achieved our millstones in getting organic certificate from international certification body, Control Union, for EU & USDA organic standard. Having done and achieved the first organic

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 22 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 23 standard certification in 2017, and as of now, we have passed the third annual audit inspection this year 2019. This achievement has built trust from consumers and partners. Another remarkable achievement is the establishment of a complete traceability system in organic farming which can be used as a good practice and knowledge sharing to other farmers and cooperatives. C A - Institutionalize the quality management system and documentation M for food safety, quality assurance for compliance requirements B e.g. organic standard, GPM, HACCP and traceability system. The O company has also developed the quality and safety system for its D supplier based food safety standard requirements. I A Public Private Partnership (PPP) & Collaborative Agreement - The company works with all stakeholders to boost safe agribusiness in Cambodia and has been implementing several public private partnership (PPP) programs with the following development agencies. 1. GIZ Cambodia for the project of Standards in the Southeast Asian Food Trade (ASEAN SAFT) project. 2. GIZ ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood System for Strengthening sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in Cambodia through improved access to agricultural inputs and markets. 3. GIZ ILF (Improvement of Livelihood and Food Security) for contract farming development with farmers of social land concession. 4. World Vision MASE II and CSBD project for contract farming development with farmers producer groups. 5. Collaborative Agreement with Dan Church Aid (DCA) Cambodia project on organic and safe vegetable & market development. 6. Collaborative agreement with Heifer International Cambodia project on organic vegetable & market development (EU/ NOP International Certification) by cooperating agricultural cooperative. 7. Collaborative agreement with CAC/DGRV project on organic vegetable and rice production.

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Products and Services are Increased C We are providing different types of agrifood: A 1. Organic certified produce from our own farms and farmer M cooperatives. B 2. Organic alignment produce from small holder farmers and farmer O cooperatives. D 3. Organic rice, pepper and cashew nuts. I A We also diversity the product lines to sugar palm, cereals, honey and healthy drinks. Furthermore, we are also collaborating with our project partners in supporting their farmers on chicken meat, chicken egg, duck egg, fish and other local agriculture products in Cambodia. These agri-produce go to consumers through different channels such as our shop outlets, wholesale, green shops, hotels, catering service provider, online sale, and export as per future plan.

Our Engagement with Farmer Groups & ACs - 62 small farmer producer groups (563 farmers). - 12 Agricultural Cooperatives (250 farmers).

Support our Programs - The achievements to date has been acknowledged and supported by the Government of Cambodia and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Interior and General Directorate of Agriculture of Cambodia as they joined and enthused the company's commitments to implement the programs in promoting organic agriculture and healthy food in Cambodia. We received letters of appreciation from the President of Counter Counterfeit Committee, and National Assembly of Cambodia for our high commitments in promoting food standards and food safety in Cambodia to serve people's health.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 24 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 25 - Furthermore, we have gained trust and supports from consumers, clients, super market, retailers, producers, NGOs, private sectors and other stakeholders.

Other information: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)—The company is implementing C Sustainable Development Goal and strategic development plan of A Cambodia Government by contributing social economic development, M job creations (including part-time workers, women in agricultural value B chain, smallholder farmers), environment (green and clean agriculture, O organic farming, quality of water, biodiversity and habitat protection) D and healthy food for people in the country. I A

Description of Milestone Project(s)

PROJECT 1 Organic Farming & Market Development Project (Supported by Heifer International Cambodia) • Time of implementation: 3 years. • Location: Prey Veng Province. • Objectives: Improve vegetable productivity, food safety standard and market access. • Target groups: 1 Agricultural Cooperative. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Farmers increased income and profits, farmers have access real market, farmers have safety produce for family consumption, health environment and healthy food for people.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 24 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 25 PROJECT 2 Capacity Development & Market Access Project (Supported by Dan Church Aid) • Time of implementation: 3 years. C • Location: A Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu and Battambang Provinces. M • Objectives: B Improve vegetable productivity, food safety standard and market O access. D • Target groups: I 8 Agricultural Cooperatives. A • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Farmers increased income and profits, farmers have access real market, farmers have safety produce for family consumption, health environment and healthy food for people.

PROJECT 3 Contract Farming Development (Supported by GIZ Projects’ Improvement of Livelihood and Food Security with Technical Support from Eco-Agri Co., Ltd.) • Time of implementation: 3 years. • Location: Kratie, Kampong Thom, Tbong Khmum and Kampong Speu Province. • Objective: Promote whole-year agricultural production among land recipients and use existing water resources, producer groups are established in targeted provinces/communities. • Target groups: Agriculture cooperative of social concession land. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: The farmers can produce year-round vegetables and cash crop and access to market through contract farming.

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Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: BUMDes Panggung Lestari I Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: N Directorate General of Village Development and Empowerment, Ministry D of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Region and Transmigration. O Name : Eko Pambudi N Designation : Director E Address : Pandes RT 03 Panggungharjo Sewon Bantul, S Yogyakarta I Phone : +62 878 3958 7889 A Fax : - Email(s) : [email protected] Website : www.panggungharjo.desa.id/bumdes

Organizational Profile

A. Background History It all started with an organization named Waste Management Business Unit (KUPAS), which was founded at the end of 2012, in the Sawit and Dongkelan sub-villages, funded by the Yogyakarta Government’s Empowerment Program called CDMK. Later on, this KUPAS would be widely known as KUPAS Pedukuhan.

Later on, by the beginning of 2013, in order to provide support for the implementation of the program, the village government allocated a reserve fund intended for the establishment of BUMDes in the amount of Rp 12.000.000,- plus Rp 25.000.000,- as an investment capital so that overall, the village government's capital deposit is Rp 37.000.000,-. The capital deposit was used for the initial operation and procurement of supporting facilities (renovation of the Niten TPS, DP Tossa motorbike, etc.). The activity aimed at supporting the

In March 2013, by the Village Regulations 7 of 2013 on the Establishment of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes), the village government I established the Panggung Lestari Village Company, and KUPASDA was N designed as one of the Panggung Lestari Village Company business D units engaged in environmental management services. In its journey, O the village company has not been able to run effectively because of the N management aspect, the human resources that will be involved mainly E from elements of the supervisory board which according to the Village S Regulations are from the Regional Governmental Board elements and/ I or Village Community Institutions (LKD), which happened to be in 2013 A the management of the existing LKD will end, so that the fulfillment of human resources for the supervisory board, especially from the LKD element, is agreed to wait for the formation of new LKD management, so that during 2013, KUPASDA was only at the orientation stage as well as an effort to build BUMDes business model.

B. BUMD Sustainable Village Post Law 6/2014 on Village A year after the issuance of Law 6/2014 on Villages and a few moments after the Ministry of Village of PDTT issued Regulation of the Village Minister No. 4 of 2015 concerning the Establishment, Management and Management and Dissolution of Village-Owned Enterprises, the Panggungharjo village government in order to make adjustments to the two regulations above then publish Village Regulation No. 9 of 2015 concerning BUM Desa.

In the BUM Desa Panggung Lestari Articles of Association as explained in the Village Regulation, it was explained that the purpose of the establishment of BUM Desa Panggung Lestari was:

1. To increase the use value of village assets and potential for the greatest welfare of the village community; and 2. To improve the financial capacity of the Panggungharjo Village Government in administering the government and increasing people's income through various community economic activities.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 30 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 31 While the purpose of establishing BUM Desa Panggung Lestari is: 1. Realizing the economic institutions of rural communities that are independent to provide services to the needs of the community; 2. Supporting local investment activities, extracting local potential and increasing rural and urban economic linkages by developing I rural economic facilities and infrastructure needed to develop rural N business productivity; D 3. Encouraging the economic development of rural communities by O increasing community capacity in planning and managing village N economic development; E 4. Increasing creativity and productive economic opportunities for S low-income rural communities; I 5. Creating opportunities for business and employment; and A 6. Increasing village original income.

The support of the village government after the birth of the Village Law besides the form of regulatory support as stated above, the support of other village governments in the form of facilitation of additional capital with a total of Rp 175.000.000,- which is given in stages in two budget years, namely fifty million rupiah in 2015 and the rest given in 2016 so that the total village capital participation in BUM Desa Panggung Lestari from the beginning of its establishment is Rp 212.000.000,-.

Regulatory support and facilitation of additional capital provided to BUM Desa Panggung Lestari, makes BUM Desa Panggung Lestari capable of improving its products and services. In 2016 there were at least three business units, namely KUPAS, Swadesa and Agrobisnis. Also noted, in 2016, BUM Desa Panggung Lestari signed an agreement on used cooking oil (used cooking oil) which has been processed into diesel fuel substitutes with one of the multi-national companies, PT. Tirta Investama (Danone Aqua), Klaten in business to business.

BUMDES PANGGUNG LESTARI MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

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Fig. 1. BUM Desa Panggung Lestari Organizational Structure

In addition to running the six business units, BUM Desa Panggung Lestari also received assignments from the Village Government to become suppliers of goods for the needs of village development activities as well as arranging for visits of guests who would conduct comparative studies in Panggungharjo village.

In 2017 the procurement of goods was carried out by the chief executive assisted by the secretary, while the schedule for visiting guests was arranged by the treasurer as an additional task. And in 2018 the procurement activities were carried out by the Planning Section secretary staff.

Along with the development of the business carried out by BUM Desa Panggung Lestari and the number of guests visiting Panggungharjo Village, the burden borne by the Treasurer was increasingly heavy. In September 2017, BUM Desa Sustainable Stage appointed a trainee Sister Alifah Nuraini to serve as cashier, assisting the treasurer's duties. In November 2017, Brother Alifah Nuraini had spent the trial period (trainees) and was later appointed as the cashier of BUM Desa Panggung Lestari.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 32 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 33 At the beginning of July 2017 the Secretary of BUM Desa filed a six- month leave from July to December 2017. Therefore, in January 2018, the Director of BUM Desa Panggung Lestari then added secretarial staff to 3 parts, namely, the general section, the finance department and the planning department, to implement secretary's daily assignments. I C. Development of Business Units into Ltd. Company N The development of BUMDesa Panggung Lestari is increasingly visible D when the UCO Business Unit (Processing used cooking oil) in PT-PT O in July 2018, and is named PT. Panggung Lestari Synergy (PT. SPL), N while the business activities that exist in PT SPL are: E S 1. Used Cooking Oil Processing (UCO). I 2. Processing of Tamanu Oils (Nyamplung Seeds). A Until now, the number of employees in PT SPL is 6 people, with distribution: 1. Processing of Used Cooking Oil (UCO) : 2 2. Processing Tamanu Oils (Nyamplung Seeds) : 3 3. Operational Manager : 1

D. BUMDesa Panggung Lestari Employees With the addition of the Nyamplung and PT Sinergi Panggung Lestari seed processing business units, the need for Human Resources has also increased. As on the previous page in this report, BUMDes Panggung Lestari has absorbed as much as: 1. Management : 11 people 2. KUPAS Unit : 18 people 3. UCO & Tamanu Oils Units : 6 people 4. Agro Unit : 1 person 5. Warung Kampoeng Mataraman Unit : 45 people

So that as a whole in 2018, Panggung Lestari BUMDes absorbs 81 direct workers with 98% of them are residents of Panggungharjo village. Appointment of contract employees as a management effort to organize human resources. Those who are appointed as contract employees are those who have devoted themselves to the institution

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 32 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 33 for at least 1 year. Not all existing employees are contract employees, some of whom are employees who are status as daily employees.

E. Performance of BUMDes of Sustainable Panggung 2018 Starting in 2018, there is a Bumdesa Institution Governance which I includes performance determination that can be used as a joint N reference for both the village government and its own operational D implementers to evaluate the performance of BUM Desa Panggung O Lestari. In this section, the performance achievements that will be N delivered are performance achievements on the basis of the perspective E of the operational implementers themselves on what should be done S by BUM Desa as a business institution whose business ownership is I wholly owned by a public institution, namely the village government. A Performance achievements during 2018, at least can be seen from several performance indicators which include Organizational Performance and Business Performance.

PROGRAM 1 Environmental Management Service a. KUPAS Business Unit BUM Desa Panggung Lestari pioneered its business through a business unit called KUPAS (Waste Management Business Group). Up to 2018 KUPAS business units continue to experience developments in terms of the number of customers/communities served. Until the end of 2018 the number of KUPAS customers has reached 1100, this number is outside the community served by KUPAS partners who do pickup independently.

Although not yet 100% resolved, in 2018 KUPAS customer data validation has been carried out for the purpose of:

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 34 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 35 1. Validating the actual number of customers, because there are still people who are still registered as customers, but in practice, the concerned person no longer makes payments and does not obtain garbage pick-up services, or administratively not registered as a customer but concerned obtains pick-up service; I 2. Validating customer biodata, considering there are still many N discrepancies between recorded data and population data; D and O 3. Validating the suitability of customer category data with the N types of services provided such as customer categories E included in the category of General Households (RTU) but the S types of services provided include Special Households (RTK) I because apparently there are boarding-house activities. A

The KUPAS customer categorization and the levy rate for each category are as follows:

Kategori Besaran Tarif Retribusi Bulanan RT Umum Rp 15.000 s/d Rp 20.000 RT Khusus Rp 20.000 s/d Rp 30.000 RT Miskin Rp 13.000 s/d Rp 15.000 Rumah Sewa/Kos-kosan Rp 20.000 s/d Rp 100.000 Toko Kelontong Rp 20.000 s/d Rp 30.000 Minimarket Rp 30.000 s/d Rp 150.000 Warung Makan Rp 25.000 s/d Rp 60.000 Restoran Rp 350.000 s/d Rp 600.000

Public Services Rp 40.000 to Rp 100.000. In addition to retribution income, the KUPAS business unit also receives other income from the sale of waste sorting results in the form of: 1. Results of sales of rosok (recycled material); 2. Organic material for organic fertilizer; 3. Organic materials for animal feed; and 4. Energy sources in the form of biomass and biogas.

Whereas in some regions, especially those that have Waste Bank institutions, the waste management approach no longer uses transport patterns and separates, but has followed the patterns of transport and transportation as illustrated in the business model as follows.

This is an implementation of the implementation of Perdes No. 07/2016 concerning Waste Management and the Guidelines for Establishing a Waste Bank that sets out a map of the roles of each party, both the community, government and the private sector in the framework of responsible and sustainable waste management. The anatomy of waste management as mandated by the village regulations is as follows.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 36 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 37 I N D O N E S I Waste bank activities by BUM Desa A The following is the name and address of the waste bank that is the partner of the KUPAS unit:

No Waste Bank Name Address 1 Mekar Jaya 08 Kweni 2 Pisang Kurma Krapyak Kulon 05 3 Sido Piknik Janganan 05 4 Kamboja 08 Sorowajan Glugo 08 5 Kamboja 09 Sorowajan Glugo 09 6 Kamboja 10 Sorowajan Glugo RT 10 7 Kamboja 11 Sorowajan Glugo 11 8 Kamboja 12 Sorowajan Glugo 12 9 Kamboja 06 Glugo 06 10 Kamboja 04 Janganan 04 11 Iga Kanas Krapyal Wetan 12 Cabeyan 01 Cabeyan RT 01 13 Kurma 04 Prancak Dukuh 04 14 Kurma 06 Prancak Glondong 06 15 Gemi Nengahan 04

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 38 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 39 No Waste Bank Name Address 16 Kurma 03 Prancak Dukuh 03 17 Kurma 05a Prancak Glondong RT 05 18 Kurma 05b Prancak Glondong RT I 05 N D 19 Paluma Banguntapan, Bantul O 20 Bank Sampah SD Monggang Pendowoharjo, Sewon N 21 Bank Sampah Sewon Asri Perum Sewon Asri E S I A

Garbage bank Organic vertiliser production

Biogas installations are used to process organic materials anaerobically to produce solid fertilizers, liquid fertilizers and biogas

This is an implementation of Village Regulation No. 07/2016 concerning Waste Management and Guidelines for Establishment of Garbage Banks that set out a map of the roles of each party, i.e. the community, government and the private sector in the

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 38 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 39 framework of responsible and sustainable waste management. The anatomy of waste management as mandated by the village regulation as follows:

Here is the name and address of the waste banks partnering with I the KUPAS unit (Waste Management Business Unit). N D b. PT. Sinergi Panggung Lestari O 1. Processing Waste (Used Cooking Oils) for Fuel N The used cooking oils (UCO) processing carried out by BUM E Desa Panggung Lestari since 2016 in collaboration with Danone S Aqua, Klaten in 2018 has experienced a number of significant I development, besides the increase in supply capacity by 128.1%. A Last year, the supply capacity of 32 thousand liters increased to 42 thousand liters this year, and the involvement of the CSR program from Danone Aqua was to support the management.

The facilitation provided through the Danone Aqua CSR program includes residue waste processing units and processing of used cooking oil and one unit of three-wheeled vehicles. For insenerator units plus pyrolysisators are still in the design improvement stage after the results of the burning test conducted, it is known that there are still several aspects adjustments need to be made especially in the pyrolysis chamber which is overheating when the chamber insenerator reaches the reaction temperature at 1.3000C, it is estimated that at the end of February the device can only be operated again.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 40 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 41 2. The Production of Tamanu Oil The Tamanu oil processing business is carried out by processing dried tamanu fruit from the Purworejo and Kebumen Regencies. The steps of processing are: - Purchasing of raw materials; I - Breaking fruit skin and separating fruit from the skin; N - Drying; D - Pressing (extraction); and O - Filtering/settling. N PROGRAM 2 Village Tourism Management Service E S 1. Agribusiness Unit I Rice and vegetable cultivation is carried out by utilizing organic A fertilizer from processing the organic RPS residues. This effort is taken by doing organic vegetables and packaging of healthy rice. Organic vegetables are produced from the garden in Mataraman village. This business is still carried out on a very small scale. Both vegetables and organic rice products are used for Kampoeng Mataraman stalls.

Organic vegetable and rice cultivation aims to: - menyediakan beberapa jenis bahan pangan yang tidak mengandung residu pestisida. - mempertahankan dan bahkan meningkatkan produktivitas. - menambahkan kandungan bahan organik ke dalam tanah. - mengurangi ketergantungan dengan pupuk kimia dan mengurangi residu kimia sintetis di dalam tanah. - adanya pemanfaatan limbah ternak untuk mendukung pertanian. - produk yang dihasilkan sehat dan tidak berbahaya bagi kesehatan. - provide several types of foodstuffs that do not contain pesticide residues. - maintain and even increase productivity. - adding the content of organic matter to the soil. - reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers and reduce synthetic chemical residues in the soil.

In addition to conducting healthy food cultivation, this business unit also cooperates with farmers in Panggungharjo Village. I Collaborated cooperation is that farmers cultivate crooked land/ N land of village equipment rented by Sustainable Stage BUMDes D by providing harvested shares. Planting organic rice has not been O able to be cooperated with farmers in Panggungharjo because it is N considered burdensome for farmers. E S 2. Village Mart I In October 2016, BUM Desa Panggung Lestari had the opportunity A to occupy one of the kiosks in the Milan Persada gas station located in Pandes hamlet, in the course of its existence the Swadesa in the SPBU area was constrained by permits from Pertamina, therefore in the middle of 2017 the Swadesa was moved to the Area Parking is RM Numani, Jalan Parangtritis km 7.

The Swadesa store management was collaborated with female members of UPK unit in Panggungharjo Village. Swadesa outlets are used by female members of UP2K to sell their work. With the transfer of Swadesa outlets to the rest area of Numani, it is expected to increase sales results. Every guest of the comparative study in Panggungharjo Village who uses a large bus must park in the Numani rest area. Thus, it is expected that comparative study guests will stop by and spend their pocket money in a swadesha outlet.

The Head of the Swadesa Unit is in charge of managing the kiosks and stalls in the Numani rest area. In the Numani Rest Area there are still a number of assets whose management has been handed over to Sustainable Stage BUMDes but have not been managed optimally: 2 (two) 3 meter x 5 meter shop units and 24 bus parking spaces. These assets have not been managed because the facilities are not yet perfect. Two shop units have not been equipped with ceilings, front doors and electrical installation.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 42 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 43 3. Warung Ratengan Kampoeng Mataraman Kampoeng Mataraman is located in the South of Ringroad Selatan Road, Panggungharjo village, Sewon sub-district, Bantul district, Yogyakarta Special Region. The land used to support the development of the area is +6 hectares of village land. Kampoeng I Mataramnan is a service business engaged in tourism and culinary N activities. D Kampoeng Mataraman officially opened on 29 June 2017 with O products and services offered to consumers in the form of food N stalls with traditional Javanese traditional menus. Since opening E until the end of December 2017, sales have always been increasing. S Kampoeng Mataraman was used as a place for the National Village I Rembug event on November 26-27, 2017. From the front, on the A right side there were buildings made of wood and bamboo, in the future it will be utilized and developed into a meeting room. On the left side is the entrance to Kampoeng Mataraman and a large parking area. More deeply there are two limasan, one tobong art, one kitchen, one ratengan room, one vvip room, prayer room and fish pond. In the back area is agricultural land managed by an agro unit. There are various types of rice plants, koro beans, and vegetables.

Further, Kampoeng Mataraman will expand its business units by adding some facilities such as meeting room, cattle sheds, farm villages, and campgrounds. The Kampoeng Mataraman area will also be planted with various kinds of fruit trees.

Name of Nominated Privated Sector: PT Vale Indonesia Tbk. I N Focal Point of the Private Sector: D Name : Laode Muhammad Ichman O Designation : Coordinator Social Program, External Relations & N Corporate Affairs PT Vale E Address : The Energy Building 31st Floor, S Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 52-53, Jakarta I Phone : (021) 5249000 A Fax : (021) 5249020 Email(s) : [email protected] Website : www.vale.com/indonesia

Organizational Profile

Profile & Social Program Briefs: Established in Indonesia in 1968, PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (PTVI) is the second largest mining company in the world. Promoting a sustainable development is part of our social commitment for community welfare. Our profitable operational targets and corporate social responsibility link together. Accomplishing mutual benefit with all stakeholders – the community, government, management and employees – is our goal.

PTVI strives to accomplish an endless growth; taking local, regional, national and global challenges, as well as opportunities, into account. It is an honor for PTVI to support and encourage community developments within the Social Management Plan framework. As a significant part of the second largest mining company worldwide, PTVI is ready to implement its plan and provide more benefits and value to the community and all of its stakeholders.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 44 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 45 For community welfare of the affected area of operation, PTVI runs an Independent Village Partnership (PMDM) program which has been implemented systematically through community-based fund allocations. The company has provided basic health services, basic village economy support services, and early childhood education. PMDM management seeks future improvement to provide more I benefit for the community. N D Partnerships have been established due to the company’s O organizational strength and sustainability. A thorough guideline is N a prerequisite for community development programs as well as an E integrated health, economic, environmental and other social event S involving the company, government and community. I A Community welfare and independence will expectedly be manifested in the affected areas of PTVI’s operations. The community will, therefore, be able to fulfill their basic economic, health and early childhood education needs, also have the ability to organize itself, to sustainably manage available resources, and overcome problems. PMDM aims to: (1) promote communal capacity; (2) reinforce local institutions; (3) encourage participatory developments; (4) enhance the local government’s role and function; (5) improve the basic health, economy and early childhood education of the community; and (6) establish PTVI, East Luwu Regency government and community. PTVI number of employees is 3.092 people, consist of 2.842 mans and 243 womans.

PMDM is required to: (1) promote harmony between actors of development; (2) guarantee integration, synchronization, and synergy between regions (neighborhoods, hamlets and villages), sectors (education, health, economy, and infrastructure), and governments; (3) ensure planning, budgeting, implementation, and supervision consistency and interrelatedness; (4) optimize communal participation at both sub-district and district levels; and (5) establish an efficient, effective, equitable and sustainable use of resources.

PMDM principles include: (1) supporting vulnerable and underprivileged communities: particularly those in the affected areas of operation; (2)

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 44 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 45 empowering women: through maternal and child health services as well as household welfare; (3) developing human resources: through health, economy and institutional support; (4) communal participation: from planning, implementation to control stages; (5) accountability: where each stage of the program is managed properly as well as I morally, technically and administratively accountable to the community N and all stakeholders, in accordance with applicable regulations; (6) D transparency: in which the community has access to all the information O and decision making regarding the Programs of Mandiri Village N Partnership; (7) independence: so that the community has its own E authority to regulate itself, contribute and independently determine the S health, economic and development sectors in its area accordingly; (8) I partnership: where the community, local government and PTVI share A responsibility in improving health and economic services, particularly for the underprivileged, working in synergy to achieve goals through their respective roles and responsibilities.

Programmes/areas of work: The programs of Independent Village Partnership target villages of Nuha sub-district, Wasuponda, Towuti and Malili within PTVI region in which the communities are entitled to basic health services and economic access, particularly those in the category of Poor Households (RTM) and vulnerable groups prioritized for the beneficiaries. This includes the ones who were unable to get access to health, economic and early childhood education services.

The PTVI-funded social activities are open menu. The community has the privilege to determine the health and economic agendas accordingly in which the negative and required lists are determined to accomplish the goal of the program. It is expected that basic health and productive economic services reach vulnerable groups and poor households, including the ones who were unable to access these services.

The Independent Village Partnership Program (PMDM) is therefore designed to empower the underprivileged, particularly within the affected areas of PTVI’s operation. It includes health, economy and early childhood education.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 46 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 47 PT Vale’s Achievements in 2018: Award Organizer Environmental Management and OHS Directorate General Award: for Minerals and Coal, a. Main Trophy in the Mining Ministry of Energy and I Environmental Management Mineral Resources N Category. (ESDM). D b. Aditama (Gold) in the Mining Safety O Category. N c. Aditama (Gold) in the Mining E Environmental Management S Category. I Sustainable Business Award (SBA): Global Initiatives, A a. Winner of Best Overall. Pricewaterhouse b. Winner of Business Respoinsibility Coopers (PwC), and and Ethics. Indonesia Business c. Winner of Workforce. Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD). Top CSR Award in The Best National Committee on Independent Integrated Village Indonesian Governance Development Program category. and Community CSR. President Director of PT Vale Indonesia National Committee on Tbk as the Top Leader on CSR Indonesian Governance Commitment in 2018. and Community CSR. Indonesia Mining Award Best Safety Indonesian Mining Management Company. Association. Public Relation Indonesia Awards (PRIA) PR Indonesia. 2018 a. Best Website (Gold) in the Digital Channel Category, Private Company Website. b. Best Sustainability Report (Gold). c. Organic SRI (Silver) Agriculture Program.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 46 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 47 Award Organizer SWA Green Company Award. SWA Magazine, SWA NETWROK, and KEHATI Foundations. I Subroto 2018 Award Environmental Ministry of Energy and N Management Category. Mineral Resources D (ESDM). O Asia Sustainability Reporting (ASR). National Center for N a. Rating 2018. Sustainability Reporting. E b. Rating Platinum. S CG Conference & Award 2018 50 Big Indonesian Institute for I Capitalization Public Listed Company. Corporate Directorship A (IICD).

Organizational Structure of PT Vale Indonesia Tbk.:

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 48 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 49 PROGRAM 1 Farmers Empowering for Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Program through System of Rice Intensification Cultivation • Location: East Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi. I • Time of implementation: N 2015 - present. D • Background & objectives: O Farmers mindset is generally dominated around conventional N farming (using chemical fertilizers) even when it often does not E benefit them. These are some of the reasons: S I - They solely depend on unstable chemical fertilizer supplies, A causing scarcity and high price. - Low production (only 3-5 tons/hectare). - Farmers often experience health problems (diarrhea, headaches, skin aches and shortness of breath) due to intense chemicals exposure. - The intensive use of chemical fertilizers causes damaged and arid lands.

Organic farming, particularly rice (System of Rice Intensification- Organic) and vegetables, have contradictory results to conventional farming; it yields a healthier harvest, more environmentally-Friendly, and also benefits the farmers due to its zero health hazards, and of course, higher selling prices. • Implementation The program started when one PT Vale fostered village was established for a pilot project (Libukan Mandiri Village, Mahalona, Towuti Subdistrict) followed by an intensive training and assistances to a group of 39 farmers. Then, gradually, similar conducts were carried out in other villages and sub-districts in East Luwu District, especially in four sub-districts in the PT Vale empowerment area. To this day farmer training and assistance is still ongoing.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 48 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 49 • Results & impacts - The farmer’s pilot project in Libukan Mandiri Village, Mahalona, covering an area of 22.75 hectares had 100% organic certification, on February 27, 2017, from INOFICE, an Indonesian organic agriculture certification agency. I - Libukan Farmers Mandiri became the pioneer supplier of the N first organic rice in East Luwu District. Its organic rice, under D the brand name “Matano Rice”, has managed to form green O consumers and sold in PT Vale’s cooperatives, grocery stores N and resellers in East Luwu and its surroundings. E - Farmers financially benefits more as the price of organic rice S is conveniently higher compared to the conventional one, I IDR14,000 - 20,000/kilogram to IDR8,000 - 12,000/kilogram. A Increase in income reached 42% compared to planting conventional rice. - For some village such as Parumpanai in District of Wasuponda, farmer’s average gross farmers for 1 hectare up to 70%. - There are 198 farmers who cultivate organic rice. Including 12 field extension workers (PPL) in 9 sub-districts throughout East Luwu who have participated in this program. PPL is more active in assisting farmers, especially when approaching the planting season. - Harvests increases by a minimum of 6.8 tons/hectare through organic farming while the conventional only yields 4.7 tons/ hectare. - SRI Organic land area in East Luwu Regency covers 83.9 hectares; zero hectare in 2015. • Challenges and learning - It’s not always easy to change the farmer’s mindset and commitment to consistently cultivate the organic SRI. They have previously performed practical conventional farming for years. On the contrary, Organic SRI Organik requires extra treatment, time and efforts, particularly at the initial stage of sowing. - Organic farming which depends on natural engineering and ecological balance is considered as ineffective for crop- damaging pest anticipations.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 50 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 51 • Opportunity for replication - Organic SRI is a familiar farming method dating back to the 1940s and has been applied worldwide. It even covers 4 million hectares of land in South East Asia. - Indonesia has tens of thousands of farmers with a land almost 80 thousand hectares. I - The farming method is simple and reasonably cheap but yields N safe and large crops. D O N E S I A

“System of Rice Intensification” (SRI) rice “Matano Rice”, organic rice product. grains observation, 85 days after planting, Cultivation result from healthy & Desa Libukang Mandiri Kecamatan environmentally friendly agriculture Towuti, April - September 2018 planting season

Coordination Meeting for Healthy & Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Implementation Plan, Kabupaten Luwu Timur - 2018

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 50 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 51 PROGRAM 2 Communal Health Improvement within the Company’s Empowerment Region • Location: Four sub-districts of PT Vale Malili empowerment region, I Wasuponda, Nuha and Towuti in East Luwu Regency, South N Sulawesi. D • Time of implementation: O 2014-2018. N • Background & objectives: E - The program was designed and implemented to improve the S basic health service for the community in the affected area of I PT Vale’s operations. A - The purpose of the program was to support basic health service improvements; maternal and child mortality rates as well as infectious disease reduction; and health service access for the underprivileged and vulnerable groups. - There are still many villages requiring facilities, infrastructures and health access for a better standard of sanitary living. - There are still relatively many unsanitary neighborhoods in 38 PT Vale empowerment regional villages where people defecate carelessly due to the lack of toilets. Besides weak economy being the cause, the citizens also have a lack of awareness for sanitations. As a result, local residents often suffer diarrhea, or skin disease. • Implementation: - Basic health service improvement as well as maternal and childhood mortality rates reduction are realized through Community Health Centers (Postu) and Integrated Health Service Posts (Posyandu) construction, development, and rehab, as well as medical devices procurement. - Meanwhile, providing access to health services for the poor and vulnerable is manifested through developing, rehabilitating and maintaining the Posyandu. - Health infrastructure procurement to support a sanitary living. - All the details were manifested from the stakeholders’ ideas and suggestions. PT Vale was merely the facilitator and donator.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 52 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 53 • Results and impacts: - The realization of Stop Open Defecation Free (ODF) program that supports the government’s program. - The construction of 1,686 units of toilets and the rehabilitation of the other 369 owned by the locals (5,077 beneficiaries). - The construction of a 9.4 kilometer clean water pipe. I - The procurement of 5 units of ambulance boats to reach N remote areas across Lake Towuti, Towuti sub-district, in order D to assist the work of Puskesmas staffs, targeting 4,120 people O living on the shores of Lake Towuti. N - The construction of 13 units of new posyandu. E - The procurement of 12 units of garbage tricycles. S - The provision of 1 km water drainage for environmental I sanitation. A • Challenges and learning: - The community health service improvement program will not succeed solely through the construction and procurement of infrastructures and facilities as well as health access. Nevertheless, the community should also be educated through sanitary living. • Opportunity for replication: - The program is replicable as there are still a lot of citizens in many regions nationwide with lack of awareness in healthy living. - It’s easy to gain government’s support, as communal healthy living has been the government’s main agenda. - Comprehensive coordination and assessment with stakeholders for maximum results, in accordance with target beneficiaries and sustainability.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 52 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 53 I N D O N Boat ambulance, support for medical Eyes healthiness examination services services in Lake Towuti coastal area, for students in PT Vale Indonesia, Tbk E Kecamatan Towuti, Luwu Timur 2018 operarion area S I PROGRAM 3 One Village, One Early Childhood Education A (PAUD): PT Vale’s supports Early Childhood Education (PAUD) • Location: It had taken place in the four sub-districts of PT Vale empowerment regions in Malili, Wasuponda, Nuha and Towuti, East Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi. • Time of implementation: 2014-2017. • Background & objectives: - To implement PTPM in education sector. - To improve the quality of education, particularly early childhood education within PT Vale empowerment region. - The limited number of decent early childhood education and learning facilities within the area. • Implementation: - Improving the quality of education; educational relevance and competitiveness; management quality and accountability. - Developing/rehabilitating PAUD building, complementing its facilities in alignment with One Village One PAUD vision, which was initiated by the Ministry of Education. - Accepting inputs and contributions from potential beneficiaries, including suggestions from the local government.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 54 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 55 • Results & impacts: - PAUD building development within four sub-districts of PT Vale empowerment region in East Luwu Regency. - 22 units of new PAUD classes. - 21 renovation packages for PAUD classes and facilities. - 77 units of PAUD supporting facilities. I - The total budget for the realization is IDR 7.1 billion (2014- N 2017). D O • Challenges & impacts: N - One Village, One PAUD learning facilities improvement is the E private sector’s form of stimulation and incentive. S - Teacher’s quality and PAUD management improvement to I escalate competitiveness, competence and professionalism. A • Opportunity for replication: - The program is replicable, particularly in regions with very few PAUD. - It is easy to win government’s support, as it is part of the government’s education improvement program. - Comprehensive coordination and assessment with stakeholders for maximum results, in accordance with target beneficiaries and sustainability.

Monitoring dan evaluation of PAUD infrastructure, 2018

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 54 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 55 PROGRAM 4 Increasing Community Income through Development of Roads for Farmers • Location: Four sub-districts within PT Vale Malili empowerment region, I Wasuponda, Nuha and Towuti in East Luwu Regency, South N Sulawesi. D • Time of implementation: O 2014-2017. N • Background & objectives: E - The Economic Sector, particularly agriculture, is a major part S of PT Vale’s Integrated Community Development Program I (PTPM) in which agriculture in this region is highly potential with A vast and fertile areas of land. - Agriculture and plantations are the commodities and livelihoods of the four regions. - Farmers have had difficulty in accessing their agricultural/ plantation land due to inadequate roads. As a result, farmers experience difficulty in obtaining fertilizers or even transporting their crops. • Implementation: - The farm road construction involved initiatives, ideas and inputs from the beneficiary farmers as well as the program committees for greater benefits. - The road construction had the support from the farmers who had worked side by side in completing the road construction. - There are 20,880 kilometers of built roads in more than 20 villages in PT Vale empowerment regions. • Results & impacts: - Increased farmers’ income due to easier access which encourages easy farming, ease of transportation and, therefore, easier reach of markets. - Reduced operational costs in which the farmers previously used a lot of energy and equipment to transport their produce.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 56 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 57 • Challenges & impacts: - Building farm roads involve landowners who do not always readily give their consent. - Low maintenance due to mismanagements. - This public facility usually gets impaired due to frequent mishandling and misuse. I N • Opportunity for replication: D - Replication of programs is very likely to be carried out, O particularly in vast areas of agricultural lands, or which are N largely determined by communal needs in the region. E S I A

Evaluation of farm roads construction for agricultural product mobilitation, 2018

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Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: Coopérative des Producteurs de Café du Plateu des Bolovens (CPC) L Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: A An organization to improve living conditions of Lao coffee smallholders. O Name : The Bolaven Plateu Coffee Producers Cooperative (CPC) P Designation : - D Address : PO Box 614, Pakse City, Champasack Province, R Lao PDR Phone : + 856 31-214 126 Fax : + 856 31-214 126 Email(s) : [email protected] Website : www.cpc-laos.org

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 07 July 2007.

Background of establishment: in 2007 creation of AGPC (The Coffee Producer Group Association) with the support of the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and AFD and AGPC officially become CPC, the Bolaven Coffee Producer Cooperation on 2014.

Vision/mission: Members service to improvement the quality coffee and doing marketing both in local and abroad.

Programmes/areas of work: - Do promotion and improve the small coffee producers on coffee L quality with Fairtrader and Organic standards. A - Keep relationship both customer for domestic and international O markets. - Implement the coffee chain belong to international standards. P - Ensure with the QC standards before movement cargo onward. D - Implement to proceed the farmer incomes with accounts standard R of Lao PDR. - Do community project with the social premium of Fairtrade.

Achievements: Since established in 2007 CPC has been doing many activities to improve the quality coffee and living hood of small coffee producers on the Bolaven plateau. Both coffees Arabica and Robusta got organic certified and also for Fairtrade certification to be first export to Europe in 2009 and in 2010 has builded the dry mill in Bachieng district with the support of AFD in order to master the whole supply chain and increasing the volume of coffee in each fiscal years until now, CPC able to supplied to main buyers in Europe and USA more than 1.000 tons per years.

Other information: CPC Coffees have certified International Fairtrade by FLO-Cert in Germany and 3 standards of Organic by ACT in Thailand (IFOAM: Asia, EU: Europe and NOP-COR: USA and Canada).

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Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: Yayasan Sejahtera M Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: A Name : Syarfina Junaida Bolhan L Designation : Senior Officer A Address : Level 2, Block E, No.10, Wisma RKT Y Jalan Raja Abdullah off Jalan Sultan Ismail S 50300 Kuala Lumpur I Phone : 03-2602 3399 A Fax : 03-2602 3388 Email(s) : [email protected]; [email protected] Website : www.sejahtera.my

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 7 August 2009.

Background of establishment: Key issues of poverty in the Malaysian context includes lack of sustainable income, unfulfilled basic food needs, lack of basic community services, and poor housing conditions. These are especially evident in rural and isolated areas. While Malaysia is a success story in the area of poverty reduction, the low-income communities still rely on handouts which do not contribute towards long term impact and independent existence. We believe that resources are available in every community. This includes human capital, unique expertise and land. To achieve our goal of sustainability, our beneficiaries must be empowered through the development of both hard and soft skills, in other words, capacity-building.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 66 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 67 At Yayasan Sejahtera (Sejahtera), poverty is more than just about low incomes – it is a multidimensional issue. Since its establishment in 2009, Sejahtera has assisted more than 8,000 families across the country and aspire to continue bringing more stories from the engagements that were done through its programmes. Sejahtera’s M holistic approach to poverty alleviation and empowerment of the low- A income communities or the Bottom 40 (B40) in Malaysia is premised L on three building blocks: A - Supporting Sustainable Livelihood; Y - Supporting Basic Food Needs; and S - Providing Basic Community Services. I A Vision/mission: Vision: To be the champion in building sustainable communities to alleviate poverty in Malaysia

Mission: - Manage high-impact projects for selected communities; - Collaborate with strategic partners to jointly and holistically support the needs of the poor and hard-core poor communities; - Become a central hub for resource contribution on poverty; and - Become a leading platform for experiential learning for poverty alleviation and sustainable communities.

Programmes/areas of work: Programme Module - Supporting Sustainable Livelihood as a means to end poverty through education, employment, skills building, training, and access to capital for social business. We believe in alleviating poverty through encouraging independent economic activities, building capacity through skills and employment, or providing access to capital for small business owners. - Supporting basic food needs and proper nutritional intake through innovative community/home-based farming, and ensuring access to health facilities and/or supplies.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 68 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 69 - Providing basic community services like water, sanitation, energy, education and other health for rural locations. For the low-income families, life is harder without basic amenities like water, health services, education and sanitation.

Achievements: M - Best Industry Partner 2015 by Community College Department, A Ministry of Education. L - Charity Partner for Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016. A - Implementation Partner for PETRONAS Corporate Social Y Investment Sabah 2016-2017. S - Collaboration Partner for World Poverty Day 2018 with United I Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Bank. A - 2019 Outreach Partner for Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera for underprivileged school children and youth.

Other information: - Member of Poverty Eradication and Community Wellbeing Committee organized by Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) under Prime Minister’s Department.

Description of Milestone Project(s)

PROJECT 1 Planting Tomorrow Mukim Simpangan, Kota Marudu, Sabah • Time of implementation: April 2016 to April 2018. • Location: 3 villages (Kampung Kotud, Kamping Patiau and Kampung Pulutan) in Mukim Simpangan, Kota Marudu, Sabah. • Objectives: The overall objective of this project is to improve the overall quality of life of the community in Mukim Simpangan, Kota Marudu through provision and improvement of basic community services

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 68 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 69 i.e. water supply and conducive community center and support for income-generating activities (sustainable livelihood programme) i.e. support for ginger planting (equipment and training) and marketing. • Target groups: - 385 families from 3 villages (water gravity solution). M - 80 adults for sustainable livelihood programme. A L • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: A - Improved quality of daily activities such as cooking, washing Y and personal hygiene with clean water supply from water S gravity system. I - Conducive environment and strengthened cohesiveness A among the community members with an improved common facility from the rehabilitation of the community centre in Kampung Patiau - this community centre is also utilized for training sessions and other community activities. - Generating additional income on top of baseline income through agriculture via better yield and productivity - What is the average income earned per month (comparing before and after this programme).

Yayasan Sejahtera conducted a final evaluation of the project at the end of the project period and gathered data to be compared to the baseline (before the project). Before the project, 88.7% of the beneficiaries were earning below RM500 per month. After the project, 91.9% of the beneficiaries managed to generate monthly income of between RM500 – RM1,000 per month and 5.1% of them earned RM1,000 – RM1,500 per month.

- Exposure to similar industry of ginger planting and processing. - Potential for new business e.g. production of organic compost fertilizers, processed food from ginger, etc. to further improve incomes - any progress on the potential new business?

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 70 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 71 Yayasan Sejahtera is currently proposing for an extension of the project to set up a small cottage industry for the community to produce semi-processed ginger for market outside Kota Marudu itself. At this point of time, they are only focusing on selling their raw ginger at local ‘tamu’. M A L - Set up of village cooperatives in managing collective revenues A from the crops. Y - One of the ginger producers from Kampung Pulutan signed S a business agreement with a ginger processing business to I supply 3,000 kilogrammes of raw ginger – What is the current A status (on-going?). How much income earning per month? (comparing before and after the programme).

Currently the beneficiaries supplied 2,000 kgs (2 tonnes) of the raw ginger and will be delivering another batch soon upon the next harvest. It was sold at RM5.00 per kilogramme, therefore the income generated to date from this bulk transaction is RM10,000.00.

- How much budget allocated for this project?

The overall budget allocated for this project was RM1.07 million from a corporate funder for a period of 24 months.

- What is the number of success participants out of 80 adults for sustainable livelihood programme?

All the beneficiaries successfully participated in the programmes provided, i.e. they have followed and implemented the programme plans. The continued success and sustainability of their efforts is now empowered to the beneficiaries themselves, and the increase in income as well as exposure to wholesale business deals are proof of the initial success of the overall programme.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 70 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 71 PROJECT 2 Community Development Programme (CDP) Kampung Pinggan Jaya • Time of implementation: July 2016 - June 2019. M • Location: A Kampung Pinggan Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak. L • Objectives: A The overall objective of this project is to alleviate the poor and Y hardcore poor families in Kampung Pinggan Jaya, Kuching, S Sarawak. The project is also expected to drive the growth of I the ‘gula apong’ (local organic palm/nypa sugar) business in the A community to a bigger cottage industry and provide better quality of life and opportunities for Kampung Pinggan Jaya’s future generation. • Target groups: - 40 adults (men and women) for income-generating support programme. - 20 youths for capacity-building programme. - 100 children (primary and secondary school students) for school assistance and tuition programmes. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: - Setting up of a marketing hub for ‘gula apong’ in the village, which is utilized for the modernized production of the ‘gula apong’ product and placement of items for sale e.g. frozen food, biscuits, Sarawak layer cakes, buns, etc. - One of the ‘gula apong’ producers received a bulk order from a corporate company for a new version of caramel ‘gula apong’ - what is the current status (on-going?). What is the average of income earned per month? (comparing before and after the programme).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 72 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 73 The ‘gula apong’ producer (Encik Mahli Ramli) continues his ‘gula apong’ production for his regulars. The bulk order was for a corporate event therefore it was a one-off order. He earned approximately RM5,000 from the order of 100 kilogrammes of the ‘gula apong’. M Before the programme, his baseline was RM600 per A month. After the programme, he now earns in RM1,600 L per month in average. A Y - Training on welding for the youths to generate income from S welding projects – repairing the school’s soccer goalposts, I assembly and installation of security grill for the marketing hub A – numbers of youth successfully practising the skill and what is the average income earned per month.

18 youths were involved in the welding programme organised by Yayasan Sejahtera. Although they are not expected to be the breadwinner of their families, the youths managed to add on to their families’ income about RM300 per month in average.

- Exposure to similar industries and sharing sessions from local entrepreneurs. - Contribution of school bags, uniforms and other school accessories to the children a part of ‘back-to-school’ programme. - English and Mathematics tuition for primary and secondary school students to ensure that they can help their families in the ‘gula apong’ business in the future. - A series of parenting skills workshops was organized to foster closer and harmonious family relationships, as well as instilling the importance of education of the children.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 72 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 73 PROJECT 3 Community Development Programme (CDP) Suang Punggor • Time of implementation: July 2018 - December 2020. M • Location: A Kampung Suang Punggor, Kota Belud, Sabah. L • Objectives: A To alleviate poverty and uplift the quality of life of low-income Y families in Kampung Suang Punggor, Kota Belud, Sabah through S support to income-generating activities, youths’ capacity-building I and children’s education. A • Target groups: - 40 adults (men and women) for income generating activities. - 20 youths for capacity-building programmes. - 60 children (primary and secondary school students) for academic and non-academic programmes. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: - 17 adults started on chili fertigation project facilitated by Yayasan Sejahtera with the ultimate goal of supplying to a chili sauce cottage industry that will be developed soon - What is the current status (on-going?). How much income earning per month? (comparing before and after the programme)

Currently the adults are going through a number of training specifically for chili fertigation organized by Yayasan Sejahtera. They are expected to receive support in terms of equipment for the fertigation farming from Yayasan Sejahtera by August 2019 for the first cycle of chili planting. The beneficiaries of this programme is currently earning an average of RM368 per month.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 74 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 75 - 20 women worked together to uplift their families through tailoring and sewing activity, as well as simple food business (producing baked goods and traditional cakes) - What is the average of income earned per month? (comparing before and after the programme). M Before the programme, the women are mostly housewives A (earning zero income). Yayasan Sejahtera will provide them L with the relevant equipment in July 2019 for them to start A their business activities in August 2019. Y S - The youths and secondary school students attended I motivational camp and worked together to organize events for A their own community. - The primary school children who are yet to master the minimal requirement of reading, writing and arithmetic are given special classes to ensure that they are equipped with the skills required in academics and to reduce illiteracy – is there any progress or success story(ies).

The identified 66 primary school children from Primary 1 to 6 are now placed in a special programme called ‘RAPI’, which is aimed to tackle learning difficulties by students in mastering the 3Rs (Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic). The programme is scheduled from April 2019 to October 2019. Currently, they have attended at least 4 classes to date and their progress is still being monitored.

Photo(s), Video(s) and other Documentation(s) of Projects

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M A L  A Y S I Traditional cauldron to process Modernised cauldron to process A 'gulo apong' using wood fire as the 'gulo apong' utilising gas burner heat source which is more environmental- friendly and mobile

CDP Kg Pinggan Jaya

CDP Suang Punggor. Planting Tomorrow Mukim Simpangan. The ongoing chili fertigation project by one Yayasan Sejahtera and villagers worked of the participants in Suang Punggor together to install the water gravity system for the village. Justah Dahlan from Kp Pulutan is one of participants who successfully planting gingers

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Name of Nominated Private Sector: GIATMARA Sendirian Berhad M Focal Point of the Private Sector: A Name : Mahzan bin Teh L Designation : Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif A Address : No. 39 & 41, Jalan Medan Tunku, Y 50300 Kuala Lumpur S Phone : 03-26912690 I Fax : - A Email(s) : [email protected]; [email protected] Website : www.giatmara.edu.my

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: Incorporated in 11 August 1986.

Background of establishment: Provide TVET (Technical Vocational Education Training) in a variety of skill levels continuing to local communities in accordance with developments in technology and current needs.

Vision/mission: Vision: To be a prominent lifelong learning technical and vocational training institute recognized locally and internationally.

Mission: To provide quality technical and vocational training in line with industry’s growing demand in the development of skilled workforce and competitive entrepreneurs.

Number of staff: 2,181 staffs.

M A L Achievements: - A Other information: Y S At this time GIATMARA offers 723 courses of skills under the 12 I clusters. i.e. Mechanical, Architecture, Transportation, Manufacturing, A Printing, Electrical, Computer & IT, Fabrics, Electronic/Mechatronics, Culinary, Hairdressing & Cosmetology and Hospitality.

Until now GIATMARA has operated in 231 centers of GIATMARA and produced 405,175 trainees who have completed their studies at the whole country since it was founded in 1986 with the current capacity of 2,181 people consisting of members of the working group of executives, trainers and support group.

Description of Milestone Project(s)

PROJECT 1 GIATMARA Skills Training Program • Time of implementation: - • Location: 231 PGM – Localities based on parliament area. • Objectives: - To establish, constitute, operate, manage, maintain and administer training centers, or by other means of which students may receive education, instruction and training in or with regards to the fields of vacation, engineering, telecommunications, multimedia and information technology, media and entertainment, accounting, commerce, business management, mathematics, languages and all other subjects

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The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 78 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 79 - To provide services to industry and establish a workable industrial co-operation with industry and other training institution, where permissible, by providing information, and consultancy towards creating a conducive training environment for the students. M - To maintain a healthy relationship with industry via reciprocity of A action by encouraging its graduates to seek employment from L enterprises which had been supportive of the centers. A - To promote, advance and develop the status of the centers Y as center of higher training renowned for its excellence in S all forms particularly in relation to the field of engineering I telecommunication, multimedia, information technology and A other related fields. - To obtain all necessary consents, licenses, approvals, authorizations, orders and exemptions, which are required or advisable for and in connection with the establishment of the centers. • Target groups: - Bumiputera. - Minimum age 15 years old and above. - Offered program to a pool of weak students or dropout students with minimum requirement – reading, writing & interest (3M – membaca, menulis & minat). Priority is given to students from families in the B40 category. B40 refers to the bottom 40% of households with monthly income of RM3,000 and below.

By giving the priority to this group, it can encourage them to have better high living. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is not only meant to fulfil the human capital needs of the industry, but also to provide social mobility opportunities to the marginalized. • Outputs: - Producing around 405,175 of skilled trainee since it has been established. - Producing about 15,669 entrepreneurs since it was established on 2011.

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The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 82 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 83 • Outcomes: 1. Training Program - Based on GIATMARA graduates database for 2011, shows that 78.9% (9,448) graduate trainees get jobs, followed by 12:47% (1,497) have become entrepreneur and around 8.87% (1,065) M enrolled and further their studies to the upper level. A - Based on GIATMARA graduates database for 2012, shows that L 53.3% (8,110) graduate trainees get jobs, followed by 16.6% A (4,580) have become entrepreneur and around 30.1% (4,580) Y enrolled and further their studies to the upper level. S - Based on GIATMARA graduates database for 2013, shows that I 64.5% (9,367) graduate trainees get jobs, followed by 11% (3,554) A have become entrepreneur and around 24.5% (3,554) enrolled and further their studies to the upper level. - Based on GIATMARA Trainees Demography it shows that 89% trainees are categorized as B40 household income group. - Based on GIATMARA education level database, it shows 69% trainees aged less than 20 years old. - On the other hand, GIATMARA database recorded that percentage of marketability for graduates in 2015 is at 91.3%, in 2016 at 93.3% and 90.4% for 2017. It is expected to be increase for 2018 when it is recorded as at September 2018 in percentage of graduate marketability at 86.5%.

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The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 84 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 85 3. Poverty Eradication Programs CSR Program (Corporate Social Response): - Program Perumahan Rakyat Termiskin (PPRT) The registered poor people (subject to revision from time to time) of M families with a monthly income less than current poverty line (PGK) A registered with e-Kasih and others. L - Program 1Azam Sarawak A According to the monitoring report of 1Azam Sarawak - there was Y an increase in revenue of more than RM900 minimum wage by S 20.4% of participants upon joining the program. I - Program Latihan Kemahiran & Kerjaya A Based on Effectiveness Study Skills & Career Training Program (PLKK) the number of participants who have an income of less than RM500 before joining the program has 57.7% declined sharply after joining the program. In addition, participants earning between RM1001 to RM1500 has increased from 10.9% to 27.6% upon their participation in the program. The study also found that the interests of program participants is a key factor to justify the selection of business of 72.6% compared with other factors such as the areas studied in GIATMARA 16.2%, current market expectations (5.6%), in line with the provision of capital (3.6%) and inherited the business (2.0%). It also coincides with the minimum eligibility requirements 3M (Reading, Writing and Interests) as required by GIATMARA. - Program Penjanaan Pendapatan (PPP) PPP is an economic project for the RMK-10 specifically designed for the productive and registered low income (B40) poor. The program provides financial and management support to enable the target group to participate or carry out projects in various fields. Based on GIATMARA database, PPP for 2018 benefited about 162 people and in 2017 it is benefited to 117 people which the goal is to increase family income and improve living standards and further out of poverty in line with the government's call to eradicate hardcore poverty.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 86 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 87 - Impact a. Contribute to the agenda of the RMK-10 in terms of focusing in skills development and ETP State in improving people's welfare and quality of life. b. Reduce unemployment, especially among the indigenous youth. M c. Poverty alleviation besides indirectly improve the living A standards of local communities. L A Y S I A

Photo(s), Video(s) and other Documentation(s) of Projects

Results of Worldskills Malaysia Pengajar (WSMP)

No. Name GIATMARA Field Achievement 1. Ruqaiyah Binti Titiwangsa Fashion Bronze Azahari Technology 2. Meor Imran Shahril Prima Pasir Graphic Medallion of Bin Salimin Gudang Design Excellence Technology 3. Harfic Hanifah Bin Gopeng Graphic Medallion of Suhaili Design Excellence Technology 4. Nor Aishah Binti Ali Pendang Fashion Certificate of Technology Participation 5. Habibah Binti Silam Fashion Certificate of Ladali Technology Participation 6. Amir Izuddin Bin Alor Setar IT Network Certificate of Md Arshad System Participation Administration

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Results of Worldskills Malaysia Belia (WSMB)

No. Name GIATMARA Field Achievement 1. Ahmad Fuad Bin Bukit Katil Electronics Silver Ithnin 2. Nur Izzah Sofiya Titiwangsa Fashion Silver Binti Mat Khalit Technology 3. Muhamad Tanjung Automobile Bronze Shamirul Farkhan Malim Technology Bin Suhaimi 4. Siti Mahani Bin Saratok Fashion Bronze Rabaie Technology 5. Fikiramira Binti Rasah Hairdressing Bronze Jeffry 6. Luqman Bin Idris Gerik Wall & Floor Bronze Tiling

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M A L A Y S I A Results of Worldskills Asia, Abu Dhabi 2018

Results of Worldskills Global Skills Competition, Melbourne 2019

No. Name GIATMARA Field Achievement 1. Amir Syazwan Bin Taiping Silver Electrical Saridan Installation 2. Hanafi Bin Osman Saratok Silver & Best In Fashion Nation Technology 3. Muhammad Kota Tinggi 5th Place Bricklaying Amierul Aliff Bin Abd. Aziz 4. Haziq Fauzi Bin Kgm 6th Place Refrigeration Abdul Jalil Ledang/ & Air UniKL Mfi Conditioning

Worldskills Kazan 2019, 22 August - 27 August 2019

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 92 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 93 Name of Project Inventor / GIATMARA Achievement Polistyrene Stand Azam bin Hj Ali Gold GIATMARA Marang, Terengganu M Smart Cutter & Fauzi bin Zakaria Silver A Knife GIATMARA Bachok, L Kelantan A Pengalih Anak Mohamad Adzhari bin Bronze Y Pokok Pisang Kabol GIATMARA Bintulu, S Sarawak I Pemisah Biji Koko Abdul Rahman bin Yahaya Bronze A dan Betik GIATMARA Beruas, Perak The Carpet Roller Jameran bin Panot Bronze GIATMARA Petaling Jaya, SelaPrivate Sectorr Mini Kren (Unit Luar Jafri bin Minan / Harman Bronze Penyaman Udara) bin Hassan GIATMARA Pengerang, Johor Smart Motorcycle Tuan Shamsul bin Tuan Bronze Wiring Lah GIATMARA Nilam Puri, Kelantan

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SCOPE: Technical and Vocational Technical and Development Management and Education.

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Collaboration of Training In Superbike Between GIATMARA and Kawasaki

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Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: Community Development Association (CDA) M Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: Y Local non-government humanitarian organization. A Name : Dr. Khin Maung Win N Designation : President/Program Coordinator M Address : No. 26B, Ground Floor, Nat Mout Avenue, A Sayar San Ward, Bahan Township, R Yangon, Myanmar Phone : +95 1 430 076 Fax : +95 1 430 837 Email(s) : [email protected]; [email protected] Website : http://cdamyanmar.org/en/

Organizational Profile

Background of establishment: On the beginning CDA was formed in 1998 as Community Development Technology team (CDTT) under HW International Co.ltd, which was a self-financing non-profit consulting firm. The CDTT has been re-formed as Community Development Association (CDA) in 2003 and the registration as local NGO in 2005. CDTT was providing technical consultations, services and trainings to UN projects, UN Agencies and INGOs. Community Development Association was formed with CDTT members on 2004 and able to officially register as local NGO in 2005. CDA has understanding to technical cooperative services with Latter-Day Saint Charities for implementing humanitarian assistance projects. CDA, with the supports of CCDAC and LDSC, has implementing humanitarian assistance projects. CDA has with the supports of CCDAC and LDSC, has implemented many clean water

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M Objective: Y The purpose of the Community Development Association (CDA) A is to utilize community capacities to implement basic community N developmental interventions through effective involvement of M existing support services and technical assistance, and to promote A sustainable community capacity building, mobilization, participation R and contribution.

Vision/mission: Vision: The CDA has a deep interested in participating in the arena of social mobilization and community developmental work and has undertaken challenges in community development activities wherever and whenever demand and feasibility is favorable, including clean water supply and community health promotions.

Mission: The CDA is to support socio-economic development of communities in Myanmar focusing on health, water, sanitation and hygiene, livelihoods, disaster risk reduction, people with disabilities and capacity buildings of the communities where necessary for growth and sustainability.

Core Value: - Accountability - Ambition - Collaboration - Creativity - Integrity

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 102 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 103 Main Activities: - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion - WASH - Disaster Risk Reduction - DRR - Livelihood - Agriculture M - Education Y - Health A - Shelter N - Disability M - Poverty Reduction A Working Areas and Total Beneficiary HHs Achievements (Rural/ R Urban):

Mostly rural area development and over 100,000 HHs received assistance from CDA Project Program.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 102 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 103 Target groups (general and specific): Famer Groups, School Institution and Children, Disable and Communities in Disaster Prone Area, Malaria and HIV Groups Communities. M Y Description of Milestone Project(s) A N M Education A Project with Switzerland Embassy R Sustainable SDC infrastructure in the Ayeyarwaddy Region. (22 November 2016 - 13 November 2019). (Phypon, Mawlamyaingyun, Bogalay and Labutta in Ayeyarweddy Division).

School construction project Partnership with LDSC - New Primary Schools and Parahita (Orphanage) Monastic Primary Schools were constructed, renovated in Pathein, Wakema, Mawlamyein, Than Lyin Township and in Kadonkani, Kyun Thar Yar, Aye Yar village Tract, Bogale Township, Kyauk Phyu and Sittwe Township, Rakkhine State with Latter Day Saint Charity’s assistance.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 104 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 105 - Schools construction in Than Taung Gyi, Kayin State, Taungkuk, Rakkhine State and Danu Phyu, Ayeyarweddy Division (2016- 2017).

Livestock Project Project with UNDP M Y - Adaptation Fund Project - Addressing Climate Change Risk on A Water Resources and Food Security in the Dry Zone of Myanmar. N - 280 villages in Nyaung U, Myingyan, Shwe Bo, Monywar and M Chauk Townships in Dry Zone Area. Starting from 3rd August A 2016 to 31st August 2018. (Introduction of climate - resilient R livestock practices in the Dry Zone of Myanmar through capacity development, provision of drought - resilient livestock species and association animal husbandry practice).

Project Experiences on Livelihoods Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) - “Green Gram, Compound Bio-Fertilizer and Fishing Gears Project” at Bogalay (October 2009 to February 2010) - within the framework of projects OSRO/MYA/810/AUL, OSRO/MYA/902/SWE and OSRO/MYA/904/AUS, 287 Household received 287 unit of green

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 104 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 105 gram, 342 household received 342 unit of organic fertilizer, 2,800 household received 1,700 crab trap and 600 Nos cast net, and long line 500 Nos. - Support to Agriculture Livelihoods through Provision of Power Tillers and Setting up of Micro-Tillage Services Enterprises, May to M October 2010. Y - “RECOVERY OF LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DELTA” A – CDA/FAO/LIFT in Bogalay Township, March 2010 to February N 2011. M A Partnership with Mercy Corps R CDA has signed LoA, Letter of Agreements with Mercy Corps and implemented following projects: - “Emergency Responses on Restoration of the Villages in Bogone Village Tract” with Cash-for-Work and Livelihood Recovery from June to July 2008. The project 4 Village Tract as follows. Development of small scale livestock Banking Group, 88 Buffalos, 15 Rolling Boats, 178 Piglets and 114 Goats have been distributed, 205 Forming Banking Group, 1230 HHs gain Livelihood Assistances: - “Delta livelihoods recovery for food security and community resilience Project” with CDA/AYO/Mercy Corps/LIFT in Labutta from March to December 2010. - “Repairing damaged village embankments with Cash-for-Work and provision of Vegetable Seeds for winter and summer crops project” with CDA/Mercy Corps in ZinGyun Village Tract, KyaukPhyu Township in respond to GIRI Cyclone in Rakhine State from December 2010 to January 2011. - “Building community resilience for food security project” with CDA/Mercy Corps/LIFT in PyawBwe Township from February 2011 to December 2013. (21 villages in Pyaw Bwe Township). - DFID/Mercy Corps: Joint Program for Livestock Recovery in Cyclone Giri Affected Communities in Kyauk Phyu from 10 March to 10 September 2011.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 106 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 107 Partnership with Green Care (People-in-Need) CDA has signed Project Agreements with Green Care and implemented following projects: - Early Recovery Pilot Project on agriculture and fishing livelihoods assistances at three affected villages in Amar Sub Township, M Bogalay Township June to August 2008. Y - Low cost DRR housings were built and repaired for the most A vulnerable in Ohn Pin Su village, Aye Yar village tract, Bogale N Township with Green Care’s assistance from August to November M 2009. A - Early Recovery Pilot Project on agriculture and fishing livelihoods R assistances at three affected villages in Amar Sub Township, Bogalay Township June to August 2008. - “Participatory Livelihood Recovery Project” in villages of Kadonekani and Aye Yar Village Tracts, Bogalay Township from September 2008 to January 2009 - Participatory Villages Rehabilitation Project (Phase II) - 3 Power-Tillers, 10,000 crab traps, 60 small fishing nets, 500 piglets and 30 Thresher Machine were distributed. - “Kyun Thar Yar Village Tract Recovery Project” Bogalay Township from January to June 2009 - Distributions of 500 piglets, 30 Nos of Thresher Machines and constructed 8 community schools. - “Kadonkani Aye Yar Livelihoods and Shelters Recovery Project”, Bogalay Township from August to December 2009. Distributed 2,550 crab traps, 85 small fishing nets, 102 Boats, 200 piglets, 25 new temporary housings and 75 houses were repaired. - Education Rehabilitation in Kawkarate Township, Kayin State Project. (17 August 2012 to 31 October 2012).

British Embassy's Grassroots Development Programme - Early Recovery and Community Participatory Rehabilitation Pilot Project with the assistance from at three villages in Kongyunkon Township from August - September 2008. Rehabilitation of 3 community ponds, Construction of 18 School and Community Latrines, Distributed 3 Power-Tiller, 40 sags of Fertilizer, 150 Buckets of Paddy Seeds, 20 set of fishing nets and repair 3,800 ft of road.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 106 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 107 Partnership with International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Support to sustainably recover both agriculture settings and recovery of livelihood sources, Kadonkani, Aye Yar and Kyun Thar Yar Village Tracts, Bogale Township, 1st Oct 2009 - 31st Jan 2010. Repaired 210 Tractors, power tillers and other machines, 60 M villagers have been trained for machinery repair training program. Y A Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) Program N Project with United Nations International Children Emergency M Fund (UNICEF) A R Conducted Township Level Training Courses and Monitoring the Village Level Training Courses on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Facilities, and selection of water supply systems, and getting community participations, contributions and commitments at 18 Area Focused Townships of 18 States and Divisions, November 2001 to January 2002. The 89 officials of Department of Development Affairs and the Department of Education from 17 Area Focused Townships have attended and completed the training courses. Guided and supervised the 7 Multiplier Training Courses and 118 Village Training Courses at 105 places in 17 townships where 4302 participants have been attended and completed.

Designed and developed training modules, questionnaires and tools for assessments of water supply facilities status of schools and communities, needs for major repairs and alternate systems and rehabilitation of minor repairs in 1604 systems at 25 Area Focused Townships at 25 States and Divisions. November 2003 to April 2004.

UNICEF Ceramic Water Filter Production Project (Small Scale Funding Project), May 2006 to December 2006, within corporation and funds supporting by Asia Transpacific Foundation (ATF International NGO, USA).

Project on improve sanitation and hygiene in school, health facilities and households in Amar, Ka Don Ka Ni and Ayeyar Village Tracts from August to November 2008.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 108 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 109 Provision of WASH Facilities to Thit Kyar Kone Primary School and communities at Sa Pa Gan Village Tract, Kawhmu Township, Yangon Division from 7 May 2010 to 6 August 2010. The project has filled up the gaps on water supply and sanitation facilities of the communities. Thit Kyar Kone Primary School has received new dug well water system with solar water pump, overhead storage tank and reticulation M system and students and teachers are asset to clean water from taps. Y Twenty dug wells were renovated and improved for 157 household A families. There are 484 houses in four villages and out of that 185 N houses without latrines have been provided with latrines and with M 4 clean trainings will change behavior of the communities and their A children to use latrines and stop using the open spaces. The 500 R ceramic water filters, 400 of UNICEF and 100 of CDA, were distributed to 420 households and 4 primary schools and awareness training on cleaning and usages of ceramic water filters have been provided.

Provision of school Latrines (2 units per schools and 2 seats per unit) along with hygiene promotion at 19 Schools Affected by Cyclone Giri in Kyauk Phyu township (15 February - 31 March 2011).

Provision of WASH Facilities for 19Primary Schools and construction of school latrines to the 19 villages at Kawkareik Township in Kayin State (27 November 2012 - 26 April 2013).

Provision of WASH Facilities for 66 Primary and Post Primary Schools at Than Taung and Kawkareik Townships in Kayin State (January 2014 - July 2014).

Wash Early Recovery Responses to Flood Affected Communities in Ingapu and Tharbaung (15 Sept 2015 to 15 Mar 2016) - Providing the facilities of safe and drinking water for schools and communities. - Providing the equiptable access to safe sanitation for schools and communities. - Promoting and raising hygiene practise and awareness in communities. - Providing the safe learning spaces for children-building safe temporary learning spaces.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 108 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 109 - Improving Access to Water, sanitation and Hygiene in 36 schools in KyarInn Seit Gyi Township, Karen State (Dec 2016 - Mar 2017). - Improving Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in 10 Communities and 19 Institutions (schools/RHCs) in Kayin State (16 Oct 2017 - 15 Feb 2018). M - WASH in Institution: Improving Access to Water Sanitation and Y Hygiene in 43 Schools and 5 Health centres at Hpa-An Township, A Kayin State (22th Oct 2018 - 21 May 2018). N M World Health Organization (WHO) A Projects on Rehabilitation and Protecting Drinking of Water Ponds R Project in Amar and Kadonekani Areas October to December 2008. Safety Clean Water Supply Projects in Dedaye and Pyapon Townships from 1 January - 31st August 2009. (Post NARGIS Rehabilitation Activities in safe water supply to ensure water security coming dry season project).

WHO and Arche Nova Emergency Rehabilitation and Protection of ponds for Domestic water supply in Amar Sub Township, Kadonkani, Ayar Village Tracts, Bogalay Township, Ayeyarwaddy Division (August - October 2008).

Partnership with LDSC CDA has signed Project Agreements with LDSC and implemented following activities and projects.

Humanitarian Assistance and Clean Water Supplies Facilities Projects (2004-2011). These projects provide tube well with Engine and compressor, water storage Tank and reticulation system, and hygiene facilities to communities centre at Yangon, Mandalay, Saggaing and Ayeyarwaddy Divisions.

Projects on Emergency Relief, reconstruction of community schools and clean water supplies at Than Hlyn, Twante, Kyun Gyan Gone, Pyapon, Daedaye, Bogalay Townships June 2008 to December 2009 in respond to Cyclone Nargic affected area.

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CDA-LDSC Emergency Response Team went to Magwe Region flash flood disaster area and conducted Emergency Assessment and Rapid M Response during October 2011. Y A Immediately Fire Disaster at Mingalar Taung Nunt Township, Yangon N Division during December 2011, CDA-LDSC Emergency Response M Team went within 24 hours and Emergency Responding of Drinking A Water and Ceramic water Filters to IDP Camps. R Projects on Clean Water Supply and Latrines Construction that provide water trestle tanks, tube well with compressor and motor, latrines and pipeline reticulation system at 6 schools at Thanlyin, Insein, Hlai Ku township of Yangon Division, 3 schools at Nga Pu Taw, Wakhhama and Pathein township of Ayewarwady Division, 3 Pre-primary School and Leprosy Hospital at Mawlamyaing, and Daywon, Pyi Gyi Kyatha Yay of Mandalay Division from 2012 to 2013 year.

Clean Water Major Initiative Project (January 2013 - December 2014) Installed over 400 water supply systems and latrines in Pre-schools, Primary Schools, Training Institutions and communities.

2019 WASH Project Area with LDSC

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 110 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 111 Resilience Project Partnership with Plan International - Building Resilience against Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) Project. M The overall objective of BRACED is that Vulnerable communities, Y driven by women and children and support by effected institutions, A are more resilient to climate extremes and disasters by 2018. st st N - Starting from 1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2017. M - 30 villages in KyaukPhyu and 40 villages in Taung Kuk Township in A Rakkhine State. R Partnership with Peace Wind Japan ( PWJ) - Strengthening Community Flood resilience Project in Ayarweddy and Kayin State, 30 villages in Hlaing Bwe Township. (1st November 2014 - 31st August 2017). - Recovery Assistance to Flood Victims in Myanmar, 30 villages in Ingapu Township, Ayeyarweddy Division. (1st Sept 2015 - 31st Jan 2016).

Food Security Project Partnership with International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) - Climate and Nutrition Smart Villages as Platforms to Address Food Insecurity in Myanmar. - Hteepu village, Nyaung U, Mandalay Division (June 2018 - December 2020). Microfinance Planet Finance (EU Project) - Supporting Financial Access via Cooperative Upgrading and Enterprise and Farm Development Project, 30 villages in Hlaing Bwe Township, Kayin State. (March 2014 - February 2017).

Experiences on DRR Myanmar Consortium for Disaster Risk Reduction Commencing from the year 2008, Myanmar climate changed has exceedingly become prominent and vulnerable to multiple natural hazards including Fire, Forest Fire, Earthquake, Cyclone, Storm- surge, Tsunami, Landslide, Floods and Drought and the geographical coverage of the concerned hazards given the exposure of vulnerable elements and coping capacity. The deadly Nargis cyclone had affected large populations and taken lives of many people and the government, UN agencies, and all the humanitarian organizations have worked together in a coordinated approach and this has resulted the National NGOs and CSOs have able to join their hands and formed as Myanmar NGOs Network (MNN). Community Development Association (CDA) is leading National NGOs of the Myanmar Consortium for DRR (MCDRR) and DRR Working Group of Myanmar NGOs Network (MNN), and also member of steering committee of the DRR Working Group lead by UNDP.

CDA is also participated in the Contingency Plan Working Group of Myanmar NGOs and actively working in during the emergency relief; recovery and rehabilitation stages at the Nargis Cyclone affected townships in Delta (Ayeyawaddy Region) and in Giri Cyclone affected townships in Rakhine State.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 112 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 113 CDA is as a lead agency initiated for Myanmar NGOs Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (MNGO-DRR)/Myanmar Consortium for Disaster Risk Reduction (MC-DRR). CDA initiated Workshop on “Early Warning and Readiness on Early Monsoon Disasters” organized by Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) and MNGOs M DRR Working Group on 23rd February 2012. Y A CDA has participated and leaded the MCDRR members in Community N Based DRR ToT Trainings Program with Save the Children and M conducted CBDRR to township CSOs and village leaders at 14 A townships. R Since CDA is member of steering committee of UNDP lead DRR working group, CDA has initiated to get capacity building of MCDRR member agencies and arranged with Action Aid and organized the Inclusive CBDRR ToT training to improve the capacity of the MCDRR on the inclusiveness of vulnerable groups such as women, children, old aged and disability as a cross cutting themes and on CBDRR activities comprehensively focuses to build community resilience to natural hazards.

CDA has coordinated and facilitated the DRR survey of WCS (World Church Services) conducted on “Views from the Frontline” with participatory multi-stakeholder engagement process designed to monitor, review and report on critical aspects of “local governance” considered essential to building disaster resilient communities. CDA has leaded 11 National NGOs on conducting over 1,300 surveys during November 2012 - January 2013 at 38 townships in 10 state/ regions, including Nargis and Giri Cyclones, Earthquake and Floods affected townships.

CDA cooperated with Malteser International: Training of Trainers on Mainstreaming Gender into Disaster Risk Reduction Program: CDA cooperated with Malteser for the program from 1st - 31st October 2011.

Establishment of end-to-end early warning systems for natural disaster in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Delta and Rakkhine State.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 114 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 115 Disaster Preparedness and Early Warning Awareness Raising for Rural Communities at the LIFT – NON Costal Project Area With the global climate change phenomenon and increasing number of natural disasters to mitigate their impact and help prepare the communities at risk, CDA conducted Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) M Trainings with Mercy Corps assistance in Kyaukphyu Township which Y suffered from Cyclone Giri on 22nd October 2010. Due to the early A warning system, Rakkhine State, although a disaster prone area, N suffered much less destruction than Nargis Cyclone. CDA with a team M of 6 conducted DRR Trainings in 13 villages in 4 village tracts in the A township. The DRR trainings were conducted on preparation before, R during and after floods, cyclones, storms, earthquakes and fire. A total number of 459 (313 female and 146 male) including committees members and communities attended the trainings.

Emergency Response Partnership with UNICEF - Responding to WASH and CBDRM needs through a Coordinated township Approach in Kyauk Phyu Township, Rakhine State Duration 13 September 2018 - 12 March 2019.

Maintenance of existing water supply system and latrines

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 114 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 115 Partnership with UNOCHA - Wash Emergency Response to Flood Affected Communities in Sitoktaya Township in Magwe Region. (24 Sept 2015 to 22 Mar 2016).

M Partnership with KNK Japan (This project is under the Japan Y Platform (JPF) A - Emergency Assistance for school Environment in Ingapu N Township (Sept 2015 - Nov 2015). M - Strengthening School Education through Improved Learning A Environment in Kayin State (1 July 2014 to 31st March 2016). R Survey Assessment on DRR Japan Conservation Engineers & Co. Ltd - Disaster Risk Reduction Research (Information Collection) (December 2017 - February 2018).

Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA - Baseline Survey and Capacity Assessments on DRR for The Project for Establishment of End-to-End Early Warning System for Natural Disaster in Delta Region. (May 2013 to Nov 2015). - Baseline Survey and Capacity Assessments on DRR for The Project for Establishment of End-to-End Early Warning System for Natural Disaster in Rakkhine State. (May 2014 - Feb 2016). - The project on establishment of end-to-end Early Warning System for Natural Disaster in Rakkhine State (4th Year). (17th June 2016 - 31st January 2017).

Project Experiences on Health Issues URC (USAIDS) Cap Malaria Project (Prevention of malaria) - Kama Maung Township, Hparpun, Kayin State (May 2014 - April 2016).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 116 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 117 Cap Malaria Project (Prevention of malaria) - Shae Thot MNCH Support to Vulnerable Communities Project. 50 villages in Matetheelar Township, Mandalay Division and 20 villages in Hpar Saung Township, Kayah State (January 2014 - July 2015).

The project is planned to work at 20 villages in Hparsaung Township M in Karah State and 50 villages in Meithtilar township in Mandalay Y Division focusing on 11,760 women of reproductive age and 7,840 A children of age under 5 years of total 39,202 population. The N project is aim to reduce the mortality rates of maternal, newborn M and child and strengthening health statuses through provision of A improved health services and supporting and integrating the Shae R Thot program. The project is to strengthening health field service facilities assesses for communities through fresh/refresher training on existing AMWs and supporting their services in collaboration with township health department and enhancing the comprehensive reproductive health and MNCH services, home diagnosis and treatment of common childhood illness and facilitating emergency referral, maternal and new born referrals through RCHs and sub- centers to station and township hospitals.

The project will enhance the communities assessable to better health care services, and support and mobilize the communities to be able to receive treatment, especially children under 5, and encourage the pregnant women to receive 4 or more ANC visits during their last pregnancy. The project will identify and train AMWS in collaboration with the township Health department and support them enabling to support safe delivery, safe pregnancies, safe newborns, newborn cares, ANCs and PNCs. The project will provide HBB training to mid-wifes in the target areas and provide them with HBB tools.

UNOPS - 3 Diseases Fund Project/CDA - Participatory Prevention of Malaria (Phaan, Hlaingbwe and Kawkareik Townships, Kayin State) (January 2009 - December 2012).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 116 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 117 3-Million Goal Development Fund - Prevention of malaria project with MARC Approach in Phaan, Hlaing Bwe, Kawkareit at Kayin State (Jan 2013 - Dec 2013) extension period (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

M Health Nutrition Y Save the Children (SC) A N - Health and Nutrition Recovery in Hpa-an and HlaingBwe st st M Townships in Kayin State. (1 October 2012 - 31 March 2014). A The project, implemented in 19 communities in Hpa-an and Hlaing R Bwe Townships. Targeting conflict affected and returnee families, the project will adopt proven approaches to increase access to local health services, increase family knowledge of infant and young child feeding, child health care, hygiene and new born care, sanitation and promote appropriate behavior change. The project will also identify potential for programme growth and enhance programme quality by conducting research into the key issues facing conflict affected and returnee families.

Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) Yangon - The Technical Agreement has been signed with Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) Yangon to assist in certain activities relating Component 2 and 5 of the Joint Programme of FHAM/ UNAIDS - November 2003 - July 2004.

17th December 2003 - assisted AHRN mobilized the Departments concerned and Buddhist religious universities, institutions, training centers and laymen agencies and organized “One Day Seminar Buddhist Participation in HIV/AIDS Responses in Myanmar” and facilitated the two workshops.

November 2003 - assisted AHRN to conduct “Baseline Survey in Kutkhai, Tan Moe Ngae and Muse Townships at Northern Shan State”.

March - June 2004 - Assisting in organizing “Poster Competition and Exhibition on HIV Prevention”.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 118 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 119 Conducted training courses for training of voluntary social mobilizers on “Social Mobilization, Harm Reduction and HIV/AIDS” at Lashio Township in Northern Shan State, March 2005.

Neonatal Care Services HBB Program M Y - Goal: “To understand the proficiency of Helping Baby Breathe A (HBB) and effectiveness on reducing newborn mortality”. N Objective and scope: To promote the Neonatal Care Services M of the concerning Department of Public Health field staffs through A Neonatal Resuscitation Training. R

Neonantal resuscitation training provides training for medical professionals in reviving newborns with breathing difficulties. The training of trainers’ course on neonatal resuscitation is provided by LDSC medical professionals and is based on a text developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association. Project Activities : 1 Conduction of of HBB TOT Trainings. 2. Provision of training materials to midwifery and nursing schools. 3. Provision of resuscitation kits and HBB Hand Books to midwives, Hospitals and MCH Units.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 118 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 119 Helping for Disability Project - Provision of Prosthesis, Wheelchairs and Walking Devices Project- 2005, 2007 & 2009, 2010 to 2017. - Provision of walking devices 118 Nos, wheel chairs 230 Nos (2014). M - Provision of Prothesis, (Upper leg 8 Nos, lower leg 63 Nos), wheel Y chairs (50) in Hpa-an, Kayin State (2014). A - Provision of Wheel chairs ( 20) Nos in Wetlat township, Sagaing N Division) (2014). M - Provision of Prothesis (Lower leg 40 Nos), Wheel chairs 20 Nos in A Pago, Pago Division (2014). R - Provision of Wheel chairs 20 Nos in Yangon,Yangon Division (2014). - Provision of Wheel chairs 150 Nos in Naypyidaw, Naypyidaw Division (2014). - Provision of Wheel chairs 100 Nos in Pathein Cooperative and Wachema Township, Ayeyarweddy Division (2014). - Provision of wheel chairs 580 Nos, walking devices 24 Nos, Prothesis 331 Nos (2015). - Provision of Prothesis (lower leg 90 Nos in Hlaing Bwe, Hpa-an, Kawkareit, Kayin Stae (2015). - Provision of Prothesis (Lower Leg 104 Nos, Upper Leg 26 Nos) in PaungTae and KyauGyi Township in Pago Division (2015). - Provision of Prothesis (Upper leg 10 Nos, Lower leg 90, walking devices 1 Nos in Lashio, Nanmatu, Muse, Kyauk Mae, Theinni, Thipaw Township in Norther Shan State) (2017).

Trainings United National Development Program (UNDP) - Post Nargis Recovery Project CDA/UNDP at Kyeiklatt and Bogalay Townships from June - September 2010.

CDRT & HDI-S Projects of UNDP/UNOPS - Preparation of Training Manual on Basic Community Development Concepts (Myanmar Version) in August 1998.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 120 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 121 HDI-Support Project MYA/99/010, UNDP/UNOPS - Village Mobilizers Training in 5 townships at Southern Shan State, May to July 2001. 150 village mobilizers from 150 villages and 40 CDWs of 5 townships have been trained. - Village Mobilizers Training in 11 townships at Dry Zone, Delta and M Southern Shan State Regions, October 2001 to February 2002. Y The 510 village mobilizers and 82 CDWs of eleven townships have A been trained and completed the training courses. N CDRT Project with UNOPS M A - Conducted “Self-Reliant Community Training Workshop” to R develop pilot program for developing self-reliance communities and to support all people conducting training workshops on conceptualizing the rural poor communities towards Self Reliant Communities with 30 participants of 3 project villages and self- reliance groups at Harkar Township, Chin State for 5 days. Assignment 15 November - 15 December 2004 with CDRT.

Partnership with Latter-day Saint Charities (LDSC) USA CDA has signed Project Agreements with LDSC and implemented following activities and projects: - Humanitarian Assistance and Clean Water Supplies Facilities Projects (2004 to 2011). - These projects provide tube well with Engine and compressor, water storage Tank and reticulation system, and hygiene facilities to communities centre at Yangon, Mandalay, Saggaing and Ayeyarwaddy Divisions. - Projects on Emergency Relief, reconstruction of community schools and clean water supplies at Than Hlyn, Twante, Kyun Gyan Gone, Pyapon, Daedaye, Bogalay Townships June 2008 to December 2009 in respond to Cyclone Nargic affected area. - Rehabilitation of Damaged Schools and Water Filters Project in Sittwe, Kyauk Phyu, and Mye Bon Townships in respond to Cyclone Giri affected area (2011). - CDA-LDSC Emergency Response Team went to Magwe Region flash flood disaster area and conducted Emergency Assessment and Rapid Response during October 2011.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 120 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 121 - Immediately Fire Disaster at Mingalar Taung Nunt Township, Yangon Division during December 2011, CDA-LDSC Emergency Response Team went within 24 hours and Emergency Responding of Drinking Water and Ceramic water Filters to IDP Camps. - Projects on Clean Water Supply and Latrines Construction that M provide water trestle tanks, tube well with compressor and motor, Y latrines and pipeline reticulation system at 6 schools at Thanlyin, A Insein, Hlai Ku township of Yangon Division, 3 schools at Nga Pu N Taw, Wakhhama and Pathein township of Ayewarwady Division, M 3 Pre-primary School and Leprosy Hospital at Mawlamyaing, and A Daywon, Pyi Gyi Kyatha Yay of Mandalay Division from 2012 to R 2013 year. - Clean Water Major Initiative Project (Jan 2013 - Dec 2014) Installed over 400 water supply systems and latrines in Pre-schools, Primary Schools, Training Institutions and communities.

Coordination - Lead: Myanmar NGOs Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (MNGO-DRR)/Myanmar Consortium for Disaster Risk Reduction (MC-DRR).

Secretary: Myanmar NGOs Network (MNN); Vice Chair - Project Development and Management Sub Committee, Myanmar NGOs Contingency Plan Committee.

Steering Committee Member-DRR Working Group: Member - WASH THEMATIC Group, UNICEF.

The Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRNN).

Workshops - DRR workshop in Hinthada district (Strengthening Community Flood resilience Project, PWJ) - 30th May 2016, Hinthada. - National NGOs Strengthening Technical Task Force Workshop (17th December 2015 MSWRR Office, Nay Pyi Taw). - Turning Risk to Resilience Workshop sponsored by ADRRN, Action Aid, ADPC, CRE (29th March 2016 - UMFCCI).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 122 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 123 - Towards Strengthening National CSO Network Coordination Workshop (22nd - 23th Jan 2015, Central Hotel, Yangon, sponsored by ADRRN, Australian Aid). - Strengthening Coordination & Collaboration of Multi Stakeholder on Community Resilience to Multi Hazards (CDA/ Plan International) 18th - 21st March 2016, Mandalay. M - Conference on Community Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Y Building in Myanmar and Viet Nam (10th - 12th Sept 2014) Central A Hotel (IIRR, Give 2 Asia, CDA). N - Workshop Training on Water Safety Plan (CDA/WHO) Hinthada, M Ayarweddy Division (14th - 17th June 2016). A - ADRRN AGM Pre-Event: workshop on Localizing Protection- R Centered Emergency Preparedness, 11 Dec 2017, Bangkok.

Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: Myanmar Business Executives Association (MBEA) M Y Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: A Name : Daw Lynn Lynn Tin Htun N Designation : President of MBE M Address : Room 508, 5th Floor, San Yeik Nyein Gamone A Pwint, Insein Road, Kamayut Township, R Yangon, Myanmar Phone : 09-420069902 Fax : - Email(s) : [email protected] Website : www.mbemyanmar.com

Executive Summary: Myanmar Business Executives (MBE) is a network currently with 124 MBA graduates in Myanmar comprising of business, Humanitarian and other technical professionals from private and semi-private sector. MBE was formed in 2008 and started functioning in three areas; Humanitarian and Development, Business Capacity Building (BCB) Center and Social Business. It was established to promote business knowledge among local businessmen and it is registered with the Myanmar Government. MBE is led by a President, two Vice Presidents, one Secretary and two Joint Secretaries.

There are four work committees in the organization namely: - Education Committee; - SME Development Committee; - Social Business Committee; - Responsibility Business Development Committee; - Business Consultancy Committee; and - Member Affairs Committee.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 124 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 125 Our activities include business development activities, community development programs (livelihood, education, health, and infrastructure), training and capacity development programs (business education, social development subjects, human rights, organizational development) and microfinance programs. We are also a social enterprise, and an advocate for corporate social responsibility and a M new way to think business. Y A N Organizational Profile M A R Background of establishment: Myanmar Business Executives Association is a registered Myanmar NGO (Reg.No.1/Internal/0095), composed of MBA graduated Myanmar nationals who team up together with strong desire to help Myanmar business community and individuals in their creation of better lives. In realization of this desire, since year 2008 beginning, MBE has set up a Business Training Centre called BCB (Business Capacity Building) Centre to provide business training facilities in developing business capacity at the individual and organizational level.

After the cyclone Nargis destroyed lives and livelihoods of Myanmar’s Ayarwaddy Delta region, MBE has expended their contribution into humanitarian work to restore the livelihood and infrastructure of villagers in the Delta and further more contribution in sustainable development process from Social business aspect. In past three-year time, MBE has been reconstructing more than 37 schools buildings as the implementing partner of Caritas Switzerland in Phyar Pone, Deadeye and Kyaik Latt townships of Ayarwaddy Delta, of which will provide not only as the school building but also as the cyclone resistant, earthquake resistant buildings to villagers of more than 40 villages tracts. The total project value is 5.9 million USD during three years.

MBE Association also involves in microcredit works for both Yangon Sub-urban and Delta villages by providing the Fund and Knowledge capacity building of microfinance business. In particulars, MBE

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 124 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 125 has been lending out Farming support loan, Fishing support loan, Livelihood loan, Small Business Start-up loan in some of those villages. The source of fund is mainly from MBE members' contribution, MBE margin that obtained from the overhead cost provided by Caritas Switzerland for implementing reconstruction schools in past three M years and also from CVT Myanmar, another Swiss organization. Y A Vision/mission: N Vision: A successful yet highly responsible business community, M which contributes to improving living conditions and creating a A sustainable environment for all while preserving Myanmar’s unique R business culture.

Mission: To become a key actor within the sustainable and responsible business development of Myanmar through education, social development, microfinance and concrete corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Objectives: - To help upgrade Myanmar business community with professional and systematic management tools and system. - To promote the development of potential leaders and entrepreneurs through training and skill development. - To build capacity at the individual level with the eventual aim of contributing the society at large.

Organization Structure:

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 126 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 127 Milestones: Milestones 2005 Like-minded friends of MBA program gathered as “Knowledge Knights” book club members. 2007 Formed a business partner group to operate a M training centre MBCBC. Y 2008 April BCB centre is registered, operation and opened. A N 2008 Oct Signed MOU with MoSWRR and Caritas Switzerland M for Nargis-destroyed schools reconstruction project. A 2009 Second & Third MOU with MoSWRR and R Caritas Switzerland for Nargis-destroyed schools reconstruction project. 2010 Fourth MOU with MOE for Caritas school reconstruction. 2011 March Received the official registration as an association, a Local NGO. 2011 Signed MOU with Join of Sharing (KOICA) to do Micro Finance activities. 2011-2014 Signed MOU with KV Zurich Business School, Switzerland 1st phase 2011-2012 and 2nd phase 2013-2014. 2011 Dec Completed Implementation of School Reconstruction Project (37 Schools, 36 Villages). 2012-2013 Signed MOU with NIR Sweden to conduct Series of workshop to develop private sector organizations. 2012 Invited by “Asian Institute of Marketing” & “Interactive Thailand Company” to conduct a Seminar about “Investment Opportunities in Myanmar”/“Current Trend in Myanmar”. 2012 Establishment of “Myanmar Business Resource Company”. 2012 Establishment of “Maykha Business Enterprise Cooperation”.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 126 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 127 Milestones 2012-2017 “SCG Sharing the Dream Scholarship Program”. 2013 USAID Capacity Building Project for one year to be implement in 2014. M 2014 Signed MOU with Indiana University, Kelly Business Y School for Implementation of ADEPT Programs (3 A Years). N 2014-2017 Signed MOU with Montana University, Montana M State, US for recruitment of Professional Fellows- A and exchange program in the US 2016-2017. R 2014 Signed MOU with Caritas Switzerland for Project Y (Improved Access to Schools cum Shelter). 2014-2016 Participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week Events, 2014-2015 in Yangon, 2016 in Mndalay, Sagaing, Mawlamyine and Hpa-an. 2015 Collected donations and made donation trips to Flood affected and Land Slides areas: Bago, Pyay, Kawlin, Kalay, Falam, Hakha, Chin State. 2016-2017 Initiate and implement the Personal Advancement and Career Enhancement PACE training for Women under ADEPT. 2017 Initiate the Yangon Mentoring Program for New Business Owner and Existing Business Owner. 2017-2018 LEAD, Local Entrepreneurs Assistance and Development program for capacity development for Small and Medium size businesses of Bagan Nyaung Oo and surrounding area for total of 12 months period from 1st June 2017 - 31st May 2018. 2018 Signed MOU with Myanmar Young Entrepreneurs Association. 2018 Signed MOU Between MBE & UMFCCI’s SME Development Committee.

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- Collaborating Partners

PROJECT 1 Rural Development Program of Myanmar Business Executives Association • Overall Concept of Rural Development Program Myanmar Business Executives (MBE), a grouping of Myanmar businessmen immediately joined the initial emergency relief operations with complete dedication and commitment. MBE contributed humanitarian aid from own resource plus contributions from local and international partners. After gaining considerable experience from the initial involvement in the relief operations, MBE shifted its focus to recovery programs, with special attention paid to all areas effected with the most devastating in MBE to

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 128 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 129 develop Model Villages through all three aspects of Infrastructure Development, Capacity Development and Livelihood Micro- financing to targeted beneficiary.

After the continuous working on the relief activities, it came in M to focus for the assisting at target Model Village for sustainable Y development and rehabilitation. The Project “Model Village” is A post-Nargis implementation work of Caritas Switzerland, CVT and N Myanmar Business Executives Association at Kawat Yekanchaung M Village tract in Dedaye Township, Ayerwaddy Division. A st R The Project “Model Village” started form 1 November - 31 August 2010 with four Phase. Model Village Phase-1 Started in 1 November 2008 was completed at the end of July 2009. Model Village Phase-2 stated in 1 June 2009 was completed at the end of May 2010. Model Village Phase-3 and Model Village Phase-4 started in 1st February 2010 was completed at the end of August 2010. From Model Village phase-1 to Model Village Phase-4 there have reconstructed 37 Schools in 36 Village form Dedaye, Pyapon and Kyaik Lat Township, Ayawaddy Region, Myanmar.

• Time of Implementation of the Program After reconstruction project “Model Village” are completed, MBE approach utilizes a two-pronged strategy that consists of 1) facilitating access to microfinance services for the poor using a group lending methodology; and 2) stimulating small business ventures through a range of basic small business development suppose services.

• Livelihood for Landless Loan MBEA’s Livelihoods program started to restore livelihood opportunities and promote economic recovery/development in ShwePaukKan Quarter of Yangon region after getting funding support from the collaborating partners. The loan amount varies from 50,000 kyats, 100,000 Kyats or 150,000 Kyats according to the damage condition of houses.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 130 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 131 The loan distribution data for ShwePaukKan Quarter are 50,000 kyats for 25 households, 100.000 Kyats for 48 households and 150,000 Kyats for 7 households; with the total of 7,250,000 Kyats for 83 households.

For the second time after conducting the assessment and M monitoring for first loan payment, second time loan imbursement Y were made as 50,000 kyats for 163 households, 100,000 Kyats A for 27 households with the total of 10,850,000 Kyats for 190 N households. M A The communities in this area are mostly odd-jobs and MBE R provided financing to do small own businesses. The amount is 9,795,000 Kyats for Quarter 12 and 3,000,000 for Quarter 14 of Shwe Pauk Kan.

• Agricultural Loan Agricultural loan are provide for farmers with the amount of 30,000,000 at the rate of 60,000 Kyats for each acre and total 35,000,000 Kyats to grow and cultivate with advanced technologies. The loan size is 200,000 kyats to 500,000 Kyats is provided as agricultural loan and pay back system depends on their harvest nature if farming.

Sr No Township Beneficiaries Village Loan Amt 1 Dedaye Kawet Yekan Chaung 15,000,000 2 Dedaye Kyon Dat 10,000,000 3 Dedaye Taw Chaik 12,000,000 4 Dedaye Kyat Sin Phyo 8,000,000 5 Dedaye Da Nunn Gone 7,000,000 6 Dedaye Nay Yaung Kar 9,470,000 7 Dedaye Zee Phyu Chaung 8,850,000 8 Dedaye Mayan Anauk 9,050,000 9 Dedaye Ta Mar Ta Kaw 13,850,000 10 Dedaye Kawet Chaung Gyi 6,300,000

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 130 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 131 11 Dedaye Kon Dan Kalay 11,200,000 12 Dedaye Hta Ni Pat 3,200,000 13 Dedaye Mayan Wa 2,500,000 14 Dedaye Mayan Wa 6,000,000 M Total Agriculture Loan 122,420,000 Y A N • Fishery Loan M Fishing is an economically important activity in the Delta. Some A members engage in fishing and have used MBE loans and profits R from other businesses to buy small fishing boats and nets with the loan size of 500,000 Kyats to 1,500,000 Kyats and can be paid back 3 to 6 monthly with installment methods.

Sr No Township Beneficiaries Total Loan Amt (Kyat) 1 Dedaye Kawet Yekan 5,000,000 Chaung Village 2 Dedaye Kawet Yekan 25,000,000 Chaung Village 3 Dedaye Kawet Yekan 10,000,000 Chaung Village Total Fishery Loan 40,000,000

• Program Objectives & Target Group This program intend to community development, capacity enhancement, property reduction, food security and developing farming and fishery industry from rural areas. This program target to farmers, fishermen and grassroot people in the MBE project targeted village.

• Outcome and Impacts of the Program Microfinance is instrumental in improving income, food security, education, housing and quality of life of women served by the program. Higher household income from multiple sources increase family welfare and protects it from the risk of external shocks.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 132 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 133 Larger incomes and the advantage of opportunities as they arise and to confront challenges to the family budget coming from health emergencies or necessary social expenditures.

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PROJECT 2 Local Entrepreneurs Assistance and Development Program by Myanmar Business Executives Association

• Overall Concept of LEAD Program Myanmar has limited business management education (available mostly in Yangon). There is no structured or standard entrepreneurship or business management-training product for SMEs on the market at present. The situation with other services such as developing market linkages, provision of market information, business consultancy services and technology training services is similar. Small enterprises highlight quality management support and entrepreneurship training as very important.

Poverty in Myanmar affects 26% of the population according to UNDP. Bagan in the Mandalay region is one of the 6 flagship tourist destinations, offering vast potential for tourism and tourism is well placed to contribute to poverty reduction. Growing the SME sector leads to broad-based growth and job creation. The social benefits of a strong and vibrant SME sector provide empowerment and a

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 132 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 133 route out of poverty for many of the poor in developing countries. Smaller enterprises must be specifically targeted in order for the benefits of SME development to reach the poorest.

Myanmar currently rates 83 out of 187 on the UN Gender Equality M Index. Considering that tourism is predominant in the Bagan region Y where women occupy almost 60% of entry-level positions in the A tourism sector, the area is well situated for gender initiatives. N M This Local Entrepreneurs Assistance and Development Program A enhanced operations, professional development, business skills, R building networks, improving livelihood and economic benefits for citizens from the Bagan, Nyaung Oo, Pakkoku and Kyaukpadaung Regions.

• Project Location & Time of Implementation The whole duration of the project is a one year period from 1st June 2017 to 30 May 2018. MBE conducted Management, ICT and Business English Training to 72 local SME’s owners and Managers form Bagan, Nyaung Oo, Pakkoku and Kyauk Pa Daung Region. Moreover MBE running the mentoring program with experience Mentors to the local MSME’s owners and managers.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 134 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 135 • Project Objectives The Main Objectives of the Program is below: 1. Provide Business Development Services - Through SME mentoring, including English & IT skills. - By Networking SME’s with business people in Yangon & M within the Bagan region. Y 2. Promote Gender Equality and Economic Empowerment of A Females N - By Providing Human Rights and Gender Education for M responsible business. A - By reducing poverty through SME development targeting R females. 3. Promote Awareness on Key Economic Policy & Commercial Law Issues - SME development to include a workshop that reaches mentees & local business people & community leaders.

• Project Target Groups and Program phases LEAD program is target to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise form Bagan, Nayung Oo, Pakkoku and Kyauk Padaung Region and divided as three phase of the program.

Phase-1 program includes activities of conducting monthly workshop with team building and networking, setting up online networking groups, providing the Business service learning for English and IT classes, holding a special workshop for all cross cutting challenges and support for SMEs in Bagan areas and posting training tools on website for the furfure use for the participants.

Phase-2 program includes activities of setting up E-Mentoring distance mentoring over phone and internet communication, conducting evaluation and business plan writing training, submission and review.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 134 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 135 Phase-3 program includes activities of conducting graduation ceremony and awarding reviewing on evaluation and assessment including gender goals update toolkit for future use, creating online platform for educational materials, follow-up to mentee to oversee their business success and making the sustainability metric and M MBE exit strategy. Y A • Project Outcomes and Impacts N The LEAD Program that successfully Implemented in Bagan M Nyuang-U Area including the Pokkoku and Kyauk Padaung A region’s SMEs from 2017 June 1 to 2018 May 31 by MBE with the R assisted by USAID has three key objectives: 1. Provide Business Development Services to SMEs. 2. Promote Gender Equality and Economic Empowerment of Women. 3. Promote Business Awareness on Key Economic Policy and Commercial Law Issues.

1. Achievement on the Skill and Technical Aspect of Running a SME a. With above overall objectives, MBE has provided the delivery of the training support of English language skills and ICT skills to each individuals for the right level of skill training to suite with their basic understanding on the ICT and English Language. At the end of the program, the most of all the participants used the internet communication channel and browsing on the website and social media sites has been the day to day practices. b. The business Strategy planning, Marketing, Brand positioning, Sales, Human resources management, Leadership, Customer service, Quality management, SME management workshop/trainings are being conducted together with business model canvas practical practices are implemented and highlevel of attendance by most of the participants has been acknowledged over a period of five months.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 136 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 137 2. Achievement on the Embracement of the Gender Roles in the Business Leadership a. The human rights, gender awareness educational learning sections are conducted for individuals in the business community for both men and women and as the prove, the M women SMEs owners and operators now being empowered Y by these activities and actively taking the leadership role. A b. The completion results of total participants is 60% which N is 29 women and 40% which is19 men and mover over 14 M more SMEs who actively participated SMEs (7 men and 7 A women) and the certificates are issued accordingly due to R their attendance level. • At the beginning the recruitment of Women SME owners are difficult as they have the responsibilities for both business and household and family. • At the recruitment gender ratio is 60% women and 40% men. • 60% SME owner women 29 businesses are graduated from program. - SME Owner 24, women led women biz 5 staffs NYTiZaw (Accoutant), YuYuHTwe (Professional Artist), Thein Thein Htay (Mgr), War War aung (Mgr), Hnin Hnin Khaing (Rest Manager) are in the graduated list. - During the mentoring period, some SMEs has extended their businesses i.e. Daw Kyi Kyi Hlaing alredy set up the electrical store and Daw Khin Than Myint of Mei Zin strore opens her new restaurant (panmyainglel) in Pokkoku.

3. Achievement on the Business Awareness, Economic Policy, Law and Legal framework a. The workshops and special featured workshops provide the awareness on Business Law, Economic Policy, Legalization of the businesses are provided to participants for developing knowledge for their business operation,

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 136 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 137 able to do review on their operation issues and possible adjustment for each function. b. The workshop on Legal and Law, also provide the participants with the variety of the legalizing their business and IP law and geographic base IP ownership which are M very important for the area like Bagan full of the heritage Y properties of the area and history. A c. The participants also now understand the Taxation impact N and benefit for the tax payers and more willingness to pay M the tax compares to the pre-workshop status. A R

4. Achievement of the Featured Workshop a. The featured workshop took placed in Bagan Nyuang-U has provided the special talk on differentiation strategy for the Bagan based businesses by speaker Dr. Daw Nu Nu Yin with her talk on OTOP One Village One Product. b. The workshop also cover the Business Law from the professor of Law Department of University Dr. Khin Mar Aye. c. The topics and discussed workshop in different groups provide the challenges and overcoming those for SMEs to refer for the future and ways of seeking help on greater level collaboration in the industry (details in Featured workshop report).

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5. Achievement of the Excursion Trip of Graduated SMEs to Yangon linking with UMFCCI, MYEA, MWEA and other Organizations and Businesses a. The excursion trip has been arranged in May 17 to 19 2018 brining the successful SMEs of program to visit Yangon to understand the National level businesses, and the excursion include the Yangon Stock Exchange YSX, Food productions factories, MICT part and MICTDC businesses, Chatrium Hotel operation awareness trips. b. The meeting “Meet Bagan SMEs in Yangon” was held at UMFCCI on May 18, 2018 for a half day which was attended the Director General of SME Development Department Daw Aye Aye Win, Vice Chairman of UMFCCI U Ye Min Aung and it was a successful exhibition of 10 Bagan region SMEs for their products mainly agriculture, textile, food production and handicraft. c. Not only the Bagan SMEs are recognized, the implementing association MBE also get a greater recognition by the SME department and UMFCCI as mentoring expert and active player of the SME sector in Myanmar.

PROJECT 3 Sharing the Dream Scholarship Program by Myanmar Business Executives Association

• Overall Concept of Scholarship Program As part of the MBE commitment to enhance the quality of life for all urban and village communities form Myanmar, Myanmar Business Executives Association’s Responsible Business Development Committee implemented the SCG Sharing the Dream Scholarship Programme started form 2012-2013 academic year and now 7 year in Myanmar, Funded by SCG Thailand. “SCG Sharing the Dream Scholarship Program” intend to the high-school students form Yangon Region and Mon State.

And now from this Scholarship program award totally 1300 students form 15 Township of Yangon and Mon State.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 140 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 141 • Time of Implementation and Location “Sharing the Dream Scholarship Program” started in the first week of June in every year, and delivered the Scholarship Application to every high-school from Hlaing Tar Yar, Shwe Pyi Tar, Mingalardon, Northdagon, South Dagaon, Hmaw Bi, Dala, Tontay, Kauk Hmuu, M Kunchangone, Tan Lyin, Khayan and Thone Kwa Township form Y Yangon Region and 10 Township (Kyaik Hto, Belin, Tahtone, A Paung, Mawlamyine, Chaung Sone, Kyaik Mayaw, Mu Don, Than N Phyu Zayat, Ye) form Mon State through Government Educational M Department. A Three weeks after the scholarship applications delivered to every R high school student, MBE collect those application and host first application review meeting for the pre-selection. After the first review, MBE Members visited to every home of pre-selected students for the final selection and to see their actual life. During the visiting period MBE members sit interview with pre-selected students, their teachers and their family and make encouraged, motivated to accomplish their goals.

In this 2018-2019 academic year “Sharing the Dream Scholarship” award 150 students form Yangon Region and 150 students form Mon State, making a total of 300 Scholarships. The ceremonies offering the scholarships was held on two occasions: 8 September 2018 in Yangon at IBC and 5 September 2018 in Mawlamyine at Mon State City Hall.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 140 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 141 2018-2019 academic year (Yangon Region) Total Application Pre Selection Final Selection Sr Township Grade- Grade- Grade- Grade- Grade- Grade- 10 11 10 11 10 11 1 Shwe Pyi Thar 24 22 10 8 5 7 M 2 Min Galar Done 20 14 11 10 5 4 Y 3 Mhaw Bi 26 25 12 11 5 4 A 4 Hlaing Thar Yar 42 18 10 9 5 5 N 5 North Dagon 4 6 2 3 3 M 6 South Dagon 31 13 15 6 7 5 A 7 Khaw Mhu 64 77 11 15 4 11 R 8 Kon Chan 90 84 15 16 5 7 Gone 9 Sake Gyi Kha 23 22 10 10 5 5 Naung Toe 10 Ton Tay 15 11 7 7 4 5 11 Kha Yan 44 78 10 15 6 7 12 Htan Ta Pin 11 14 5 6 3 3 13 Dala 21 17 11 10 5 5 14 Than Lyin 20 27 10 11 4 6 15 Thone Kwa 11 16 10 11 5 5 Total 446 444 149 148 68 82

2018-2019 academic year (Yangon Region) Total Application Pre Selection Final Selection Sr Township Grade- Grade- Grade- Grade- Grade- Grade- 10 11 10 11 10 11 1 Mawlamyine 56 56 13 13 6 7 2 Chaung Sone 30 35 14 18 5 9 3 Mu Done 33 17 13 12 7 8 4 Kyaik Mayaw 59 47 23 25 13 17 5 Paung 7 28 5 17 2 9 6 Kyite Hto 24 24 13 13 5 8 7 Belin 60 53 13 21 3 10 8 Tha Hotne 41 34 12 14 6 9 9 Than Phyu 17 22 12 14 3 8 Zayat 10 Ye 16 17 12 10 6 9 Total 343 333 130 157 56 94

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• Program Outcome Through the Scholarship Program, students from lower income families who have good education background are accomplished their high school education without depending their family incomes. And the key achievement is 95% of scholarship awarded students passed their final examination with some distinctions and continue to University level.

Name of Nominated Private Sector: Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar Co., Ltd. M Focal Point of the Private Sector: Y Agricultural Supply Chain Business. A Name : Aung Zaw Oo N Designation : Managing Director M Address : Corner of Thikpan Street & Ahlone Street, A 4th Floor, Room No. 401, Aung Zaya Condo, R Ahlone Township, Yangon, Myanmar Phone : +959 5018392; +95 1 2317837 Fax : +95 1 2317836 Email(s) : [email protected]; [email protected] Website : www.aungnaingthitsar.com

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 03 December 2010.

Registered Date and Registered No.: 116062038/03 December 2010.

Background of establishment: Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar Company Limited was established by Mr. Aung Zaw Oo for agricultural manufacturing and trading business in 2010 under the official registration with the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development. The objectives of Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar is to contribute to the development of the agricultural sector of the nation and to trade its high quality agricultural products such as rice, bean and pules, vegetables and fruits to local and international markets.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 144 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 145 Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar regularly manufactures and markets Myanmar white rice varieties and has become one of the largest rice millers and marketers in rice industry. Moreover, now it has developed into a successful supply chain business with well- founded strategy to cooperate with farmers through contract farming system, providing M access to micro-financing facilities and farm machinery. It is also Y officially listed as a supplier to the World Food Programme (WFP), the A Food-Assistance Branch of the United Nations, the world’s largest N humanitarian organization. M A Vision/mission: R Vision: To Fulfill People's True Potential Together.

Mission: To produce and deliver the highest quality agricultural products to our domestic and international markets, while respecting nature and building strong realtionships with our customers.

Number of staff: 220 permanent staffs.

Programmes/areas of work: West-Bago Region, Ayeyarwaddy Region & Yangon Region.

Achievements: Starting from 2010 onwards, the company invested in the three modernized rice milling plants with processing technology of Programmable Logic Control systems. The first one is located in Nyaungtone Township, Ayerwaddy region, which is hi-tech modernized Induss Rice Mill certified by ISO standard 9001:2008 & HACCP with milling capacity of white rice 100 tons and parboiled rice 50 tons per day. Another one is in Pateegone Township, West Bago region, hi- tech modernized Buhler Rice Mill certified by ISO standard 9001:2008 & HACCP with milling capacity of white rice 100 tons per day. The third rice mill situates in Natalin Township in West Bago region, Induss brands rice mill with milling capacity white rice 100 tons per day.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 146 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 147 With these milling units, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar regularly manufactures and markets Myanmar high quality rice: Parboiled Rice, 5%, 10%, 15%, 25% Myanmar white rice varieties and broken white rice to Africa, Asia, Europe and Middle East countries and in the local markets as well. In 2017-2018 financial year, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar export volume alone was 36500 MT and it is forecasting that M the volume to get greater gradually in this financial year and the next. Y A As it observed that agriculture in Myanmar is a very labor-intensive N industry, and farmers in Myanmar are generally having limited access M to farm mechanization for Pre & Post harvest industries; limited A knowledge on agriculture technological know-how, and these factors R result in low yield per acre agricultural production and consequently, low income generation for the farmers. Therefore, Aung Naing Yoma Thtisar initiated to tackle these setbacks in agricultural sector through the engagement in whole supply chain in rice industry by contract farming, microfinancing and various agro-inputs in Hire Purchase scheme.

Now, it is functioning well with back and forth linkages from local farmers to overseas customers, and has developed a very large international export network in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Middle East. Through its supply chain business, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar is able to work closely with Myanmar farmers especially from the rural areas and efficiently performing as the Marketplace where the supplier and customer meets each other and render satisfaction in terms of quality, quantity and sustainability. Thereby, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar is contributing in the upgrading of farmers’ livelihood in particular and enhancing the development of Myanmar rice production sector in general.

Basing on these development in infrastructure facilities and production rate, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar is marching forefront with well-founded plan of 350 MT productivity per day and thereby, able to commit more and better to the domestic and international market demands.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 146 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 147 Other Information: Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar is introducing modern warehousing and storage system for efficient large inventory control and assisting with practical solutions through its extended new business branch in 2012, Golden Land Express Limited (GLE), Multi-modal transport logistics M and shipping, for fulfilling high satisfaction of our customers and end Y users in local and export markets. A N For the sake of wider reach to local farmer’s aids in farm mechanization, M Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar has extended the further business branch A in 2012, namely, Father’s Great Love Company Limited specialized R for farm mechanization. It is the official sub-dealer of Japan-Yanmar Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd, importing high capacity and efficiency agricultural machinery and equipment such as YH 700 & YH 850 Combine Harvesters, EF 514T Tractor, and EF 725T Tractor, etc. in Hire Purchase (HP) system to accommodate the local farmers to improve their farming practices by using these hi-tech modernized machinery.

By the official registration and membership connection with Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) under the Ministries of Commerce, Agriculture, Irrigation, Live stocks and Industry in Myanmar, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar has the strong linkages and business relation with national stakeholders and other local agricultural stakeholders’ organizations like Myanmar Rice Millers’ Associations, Myanmar Industries Association and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar is well-informed with the up-to-date market information, technical and technological provision and thus it can, in turn, offers them to the rural farmers to convince them of both local and international market information for their plantation decision and idea.

PROJECT 1 Farmers’ Wellbeing – The Start of Our Supply Chain • Time of implementation: 2013-2018. M Y • Location: A - West Bago Region - Paukkaung Township, Paungde Township, N Pyay Township, Thegon Township, Gyobingauk Township, M Letpadan Township, Minhla Township, Tharrawaddy Township, A Nattalin Township, Zigon Township. R - Ayeyarwaddy Region-Nyaungdon Township, Maubin Township, Pantanaw Township, Pyapon Township, Kyaiklat Township, Bogale Township, Danubyu Township, Dedaye Township, Einme Township, Hinthada Township, Kangyidaunt Township. - Yangon Region: Hmawbi Township, Taik Gyi Township, Htantabin Township, Khayan Thonekwa Township. - Kayin State: Hpa-an. - Mon State: Mawlamyaing, Tanintharyi. • Objectives: To promote Myanmar farmers’ livelihood and enhance Myanmar rice production sector by developing the traditional agricultural system through assistance of pre & post-harvest facilities: supplying hi-tech modernized farm mechanization, pesticides and fertilizers in Hire Purchase Scheme at an reasonable cost; partnering the farmers in contract farming; micro-financing access; providing local farmers the market intelligence and market opportunity, agricultural technique and technological trainings, update information seminar and knowledge courses. • Target groups: Farmers’ Household of 1-10 acres of farmland in rural countryside. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: With the dramatic increase in production rate since the investment in three modernized rice milling plants in major rice growing regions in Myanmar, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar, on the one hand,

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 148 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 149 has been expanding its supply to the market demands locally and internationally in terms of sustainable quality and quantity around 85,000 MT per year and creating job opportunity for the local people around 150 in its three rice milling plants. These local people have the regular wages income depending on their skills, M experience and designation ranging from minimum wages 150,000 Y MMK to 1,000,000 MMK per month. A N On the other hand, as the result of “Farmers” Wellbeing – The Start M of Our Supply Chain”, Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar is providing the pre A & post-harvest facilities and services to the local farmers around R 6,500 in total with farmlands about 30,000 acres, specifically in Bago, Yangon, Mon, Hpa-an and Ayeyarwaddy regions. Farm ownership of these farmers ranges from 1 to 10 acres. Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar offers the advanced guaranteed price (500,000 MMK per 5000 lb) to the farmers and buys the paddy from these farmers with current market price which is not lower than the guaranteed price (500,000 MMK per 5000 lb) to ensure that farmers are on the safe side for their minimum income assurance.

The agricultural supply chain of Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar includes providing farmers Pre-Harvesting Inputs and Post-Harvesting Aids. Regarding Pre-Harvesting inputs, it provides good quality certified seeds in line with export market trend; Japan-made YANMAR farm machinery such as tractors, power tillers and other agricultural machine and equipment in rental or in Hire Purchase system; fertilizers and pesticides; finance access to credit loans of MMK 100,000/acre for up to 10 acres (2% interest rate per annum). As for Post-Harvesting aids, it rents or hire-purchases Japan-made YANMAR combined harvesters; means of transportation; modern warehousing and inventory control.

More than 6000 farmers in Ayeyarwaddy, Bago and Yangon regions are benefiting these pre & post-harvest facilities offered by agricultural supply chain business of Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar. Besides, farmers are given the sure information on the customer’s demanded product varieties for their better growing decision for each season. So that their farm products can meet the market

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PROJECT 2 Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar M Y Overview Photos of Buhler Rice Mill at Pateegone, West Bago Region A (150 MT per day productivity capacity), the Assets of “Farmers N Wellbeing Project-Start of Our Supply Chain (FWB)”. M A R

Induss Brands Rice Mill, Nyaungtone Township, Ayeyarwaddy Region, (100 MT per day productivity capacity), One of the Assets of “FWB Project”.

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Some local people from Pateegon Town employed at Aung Naing Yoma Thitsar Rice Mill, Outcome of “Farmers’ Wellbeing Project”.

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Discussion with local farmers for Micro- Discussion with local farmers for Micro- financing facilities, Letpadan Ts financing facilities, Hpa-an Ts

A local farmer from A local farmer from A local farmer from Tharyarwad dy buys Thaegon buys Combine Hpa-an buys tractor Combine Harvester in Harvester in HP system in HP system from HP system from ANYT from ANYT ANYT

Some Photos of ANYT’s “FWB Project” Activity for Field Engagement for Contract Farming and Farm Mechaniza on Trainings Supplies to the Farmers of different localities.

Ground meeting with local farmers from Taikgyyi Township on the subjects of micro-financing and farm chemical inputs and mechanization

Farm Machinery Rental Service to contract- Farm Machinery Rental Service to contract- farmers at Htantabin Township farmers at Maubin Township

Seminars and Field Training on farming and use of farm machinery R to local farmers at Paungde township

Some Photos of ANYT’s “FWB Project” Activity for Field Engagement for Contract Farming and Farm Mechaniza on Trainings Supplies to the Farmers of different localities.

At Hmawbi township Farm Machinery Demo Good Paddy Harvested

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Some Photos of ANYT’s “FWB Project” Activity of Seminars on Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) and Farm Mechaniza on Trainings and Supplies to the Farmers of different localities.

ANYT’s Farm Mechanization Trainings to ANYT’s Farm Mechanization Trainings to Local Farmers in Hpa-an Township Local Farmers in MyanAung Township

ANYT’s Seminars and Farmers Gathering on Modernized Farming and Hire Purchase Availability for the farmers in Pateegon Township

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With farmers at Agricultural Machinery With local farmers at Agricultural Expo at Gyobingauk Machinery Expo in Pathein

ANYT’s Contract Farming Signing ANYT’s Contract Farming Meeting Ceremony with farmers from rural with farmers from rural villages villages Paungde Township Paukkaung Township

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Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: AGREA Agricultural Communities International Foundation, Inc. P Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: H Name : Cherrie De Erit Atilano I Designation : President L Address : AGREA Farm Estate, Brgy. Cawit, I Boac, Marinduque P Phone : (63) 042-332-0025 P Fax : - I Email(s) : [email protected] N Website : www.agreaph.com E S Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 16 February 2015.

Background of establishment: Marinduque is a small island in the Philippines known for its natural beauty and fertile land. Ironically, many of Marinduque’s farmers still live in poverty, which can be attributed to two factors. Firstly, farmers often rely on farming practices that led to low yields and environmental ruin. Secondly, and more importantly, traders often exploit these farmers, buying crops at abysmal prices. In turn, the island’s youth avoid pursuing agriculture as a career.

In the absence of other livelihoods, the island’s economy has staggered. Marinduque’s farmers are ageing (average age of a farmer in the Philippines is 57), children of farmers are leaving the island, and those that remain are becoming increasingly dependent on food imports. To address this issue of self-sufficiency, AGREA works to pioneer Marinduque as the first replicable one-island economy model,

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 160 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 161 centered on zero hunger, zero waste, and zero insufficiency. To achieve this vision, the team taps on the potential of farmers as entrepreneurs, encourage them to dream big, and dignifying their work. The team also emphasizes in making farming cool, smart, sexy, and humane - especially to the youth. P H AGREA aims to help eradicate poverty for farming and fishing families, I to alleviate the effects of climate change and to help establish food L security in the Philippines. A compound of the words ‘Agriculture’ I and ‘Gaea’ (Greek for Earth or Mother Earth), AGREA is an agriculture P and fisheries focused for-purpose organization and foundation with a P big heart. I N Vision/mission: E Vision: To create the first One-island Economy model in the Philippines S by 2035.

Mission: To uplift the lives and dignify the farmers and fisherfolks in the Philippines.

Our one-island economy model is focused on three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Zero hunger, no poverty (zero insufficiency), and zero waste (climate action). These 3 core principles are embedded in all of our work in rural development and poverty alleviation through agriculture.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 162 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 163 To achieve One-Island Economy in the Province of Marinduque, AGREA implements community-based and organization-based programs supported by training and workshops for individuals that address Zero Waste, Zero Hunger, and Zero Insufficiency.

In order to achieve the One-Island Economy Model, AGREA dissects its P programs into three impact areas. The said impact areas aim to thread H together economic development, social well-being, and environmental I sensitivity. L I Number of staff: P 23. P I Programmes/areas of work: N AGREA’s work focuses on capacity-building development based on E leadership and dream-building, agripreneurship, farm school, and S integrating agriculture in the educational system. We are implementing these programs in the following areas: Marinduque, Siargao, and Mindanao (Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, North Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon).

Achievements: - Recipient of the UN Global Compact Responsible Business Leadership Award 2017 for Agriculture Development Excellence. - Invited by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to be part of the UN Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Lead group High Level Ambassador. - Advisory Board Member of the World Bank Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE). - TOFARM Most Outstanding Agri-entrepreneur 2018. - Most Outstanding Negrosanon: Modern Hero of Negros Province Award 2018. - Young Founders Program Fellow of the Westerwelle Foundation, Berlin, Germany. - First Awardee of ASEAN Agriculture Summit Young Agri-preneur Award 2018. - Women of the Future Southeast Asia Social Entrepreneur of the year 2018.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 162 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 163 - Pioneer Mentor of the ASEAN Mentorship Entrepreneruship Network (AMEN). - Asia Society 21 Emerging Leader Batch 2017. - World Economic Forum Global Shapers Advisory Council Steering Committee Member. P - Inspiring Filipina Entrepreneur 2017 given by the President of the H Philippines H.E. Rodrigo Duterte. I - Asia-Australia Emerging Leaders Program Fellow 2017. L - Channel News Asia Singapore A New Generation of Emerging I Leaders (ANGELS) 2017. P - The Outstanding Women in the Nation Service Awardee 2016. P - RAPPLER Earth Mover Awardee 2016. I - Most Outstanding Young Achiever and Agriculturist of Negros N Island. E - US International Exchange Alumna – Young Southeast Asian S Leaders Initiative by President Barack Obama. - ASEAN Young Business Awardee by the New Zealand Government (New Zealand Foundation). - Plenary Speaker in Vatican Meeting with the Holy See Papa Francesco-Towards a New Global Mindset: Overcoming Social and Economic Exclusion on November 19-20, 2014. - Member of Transformation Leaders on Agriculture: A New Vision for Agriculture by the World Economic Forum Zurich, Switzerland on October 21-23, 2014. - Southeast Asian Young Leader and attended the Town Hall Meeting with US President Barrack Obama on November 20, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - Global Shaper Community-United Nations Sustainability Development Council Chairperson and Ambassador.

Description of Milestone Project(s)

PROJECT 1 AGREA Farm School • Time of implementation: November 2017 to Present.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 164 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 165 • Location: Marinduque. • Objectives: The AGREA Farm School, located in a 2-hectare farm property in Barangay Cawit, Boac in the island province of Marinduque, is P an accredited private extension service provider for the Technical H Education. I The vision of the AGREA Farm School is to cultivate a safe, well- L rounded, inclusive learning environment that encourages learners I and educators to explore their talents, and achieve their potentials P in a manner that is always growing, always discovering. With P this, our mission is to prepare and empower each learner with I agricultural competency and technical-vocational ability to lead N productive and sustainable futures, and develop character to lead E fulfilling and healthy lives. S

We offer these 3 National Competency courses in AGREA Farm School: - The Organic Agriculture Production NCII (National Certification II) qualification consists of competencies that a person must achieve to produce organic farm products such as chicken and vegetables including the production of organic supplements such as fertilizers, concoctions and extracts. It has two (2) elective competencies which are on raising organic hogs and raising organic small ruminants. This Qualification is packaged from the competency map of the Philippine agri-fishery sector.

- Agriculture Crops Production NC II is a new agriculture course at the AGREA Farm School, in partnership with TESDA Marinduque, which will train participants in producing various agricultural crops and includes performing nursery operations, planting, caring and maintaining of crops and carrying-out harvest and postharvest operations. This course trains students the proper way of planting, growing, and harvesting grains, fruits, and vegetables. It also equips students in understanding and performing appropriate agricultural duties.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 164 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 165 - Pest Management (Vegetables) NC II is a new agriculture course at the AGREA Farm School, in partnership with TESDA Marinduque, which will train participants in implementing pest management activities in both backyard and commercial vegetable farms.The course involves carrying out competencies P in pest management in relation to the growing of vegetables H specifically solanaceous crops such as tomato, pepper and I eggplant, and crucifers such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, L and Chinese cabbage. I • Target groups: P The farm school inspires farmers, farming enthusiasts, garden P hobbyists, professionals, teachers, students, and everyone else I in between, to use the same agriculture competencies to lead a N healthy and sustainable future. E S • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: With our AGREA Farm School, we aim to impact and shape our enrollees towards the following SDGs: Quality Education, Zero Hunger, and Zero Waste. Here are our milestones and impact: - 134 students graduated, 132 are scholars of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. We focus to give quality and inclusive agriculture education and competency to our students in the island, through providing scholarships. - 99.25% are competent graduates. - 58.21% of our Farm School graduates are youth, or those who belong to ages 18-25. This is a big contributing factor and a source of hope for a younger generation of agriculture changemakers. As discussed in our background, one challenge we aim to address is the ageing farmers of Marinduque Island, and the declining number of young people who are pursuing agriculture careers. With this statistics (which will increase in the coming years), we are hopeful to empower the younger generation of Marinduque in leading a healthy and sustainable agriculture sector.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 166 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 167 PROJECT 2 The Garden Classroom • Time of implementation: 2017 to Present. • Location: Marinduque and Siargao. P • Objectives: H The Garden Classroom program is a signature program of AGREA I that flourished and first implemented in Marinduque. AGREA’s goal L is to create TGCs in all the 183 elementary schools in Marinduque. I Now in Siargao, the goal is to create TGC in all of the 120 public P elementary schools in the island, impacting 35,000 elementary P students. The Garden Classrooms are blooming centers for I learning, and serve as living classrooms for the students. N E From idle lands, to ideal living classrooms of learning - The Garden S Classroom program’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for elementary students, by turning barren and forgotten school gardens in elementary schools into blooming centers for learning.

Through a schoolyard garden, students can learn food cultivation for healthy eating and nutrition, explore wildlife, participate in inter- school farming collaborations, and develop a passion for taking care of plants and the environment. The program also provides a high-quality learning environment, through collaboration with local leaders, community partners, and Parent’s Teachers Association (PTA). These groups share the same goals in mind: scholastic achievement, health and wellness, and real-life connections for students. • Target groups: Public elementary schools in Marinduque (183 schools) and Siargao (120 schools with 35,000 students). • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: - Thirty (30) public elementary schools in Marinduque. - Fifteen (15) public elementary schools, led by 37 The Garden Classroom teacher-ambassadors, are the pilot and model schools in Siargao, that will positively impact 3,000 students for

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 166 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 167 this school year 2019-2020. This number will increase annually, as the TGC program partnership between AGREA, Office of Congressman Matugas, and DepEd-Siargao, will last and can be renewed in 5 years, from 2019 to 2024.

P PROJECT 3 The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative H (YSEALI) GROW I • Time of implementation: L August 2017 - September 2019. I P • Location: P Mindanao - Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, North Cotabato, I Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon. N • Objectives: E While sustainable farm tourism and agricultural livelihood are not S usually synonymous with peace-building initiatives, AGREA and the U.S. Embassy are implementing a program that is effectively weaving those three themes: YSEALI GROW.

AGREA’s mantra is: “Farming is cool, smart, sexy, and humane”. This mantra is specifically addressed to the Filipino youth. The average age of a Filipino farmer is 57. On an important note, teh Filipino youth has little or no interest in agriculture. AGREA designed a program to tackle and help solve this alarming problem.

YSEALI Grow is an innovative program that empowers emerging young leaders of Mindanao to build their dreams, and improve their communities’ standards of living, through leadership and agripreneurship. With three implementations of YSEALI the program was able to provide Mindanao youth leaders with support, leadership, and empowerment, and the necessary tools to launch an agripreneurship project. Moreover, it leverages the expertise of Filipino United States Government Alumni (USG) alumni in agriculture, development, interfaith dialogue, Muslim culture, and indigenous peoples.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 168 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 169 P H I L Conceptual Framework of YSEALI Grow: focusing on self-affirmation, leadership skills, I and technical skills in agriculture to shape our participants to be empowered and P enabled youth P I • Target groups: N We focus on youth aged 18-30 years old, in war-stricken areas in E Mindanao. S • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: For three runs, we have a total of 104 young agri-gamechangers in Mindanao, who have implemented 17 agripreneurship/sustainable agriculture projects in their communities.

YSEALI Grow addresses the needs of farming communities through “the call-to-action from the ground up agri-solutions”. YSEALI Grow participants came from farming communities, and belong to family of farmers themselves. Their agri-solutions have been impacting their farming communities.

YSEALI Grow participants were able to implement projects through the seed funding of $200 for each project. These projects are profitable in nature for the participants and their communities. These projects include: production and sale of organic vegetables and free range chickens, “pick and pay” farm tourism models, sale of seedlings and organic fertilizer, production and sale of native rice varieties.

Here are exemplary examples of agri-solutions implemented by the participants of YSEALI Grow:

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 168 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 169 - Tanom sa Kaugmaon is an agricultural youth leadership camp organized by the local 4-H youth organization with support from the provincial and local government units of Zamboanga del Sur. With over 1069 youth in attendance, the GROW 2.0 alumni attended events in May and October 2018 as speakers P and mentors. Sharing the knowledge they gained in April and H their team’s budding agriinitiatives, the alumni demonstrated I their newfound capacity to lead and the exponential replicability L of the GROW program. I - “Fire-arms to Farms” is an initiative on the awareness of P conflict, health and livelihood. The Project tends to assist the P most disadvantaged young and poor families affected by the I Marawi City Crisis by the use of backyard organic gardening. N - The GROWfie project is utilizing the skills of youth, by planting E native trees like IpilIpil, Madre de Cacao, Baliti, Coffee and S falcata, some also will plant fruits like Banana (lakatan), watermelon, papaya, sweet corn and Herbs like stevia.

YSEALI Grow can be accessed and scaled up to reach more family farmers. Most of YSEALI Grow’s participants belong to family farms. Family farms are very important in addressing food security, and alleviating hunger and poverty in the Philippines.

YSEALI Grow, as an innovative and established program for youth leaders, is very promising to be scaled up to reach more rural farming communities in the Philippines (not only in Mindanao). The program is replicable and sustainable. The youth leaders engaged in the program were also committed to sustain their projects through the support of their local government units.

YSEALI Grow is cost-effective, and shows a promising value for scale and impact. For 3 years running, the program empowered youth leaders leading 17 impactful and sustainable projects in their communities in Mindanao.

Photo(s), Video(s) and other Documentation(s) of Projects

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 170 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 171 P H I L I P P I Some of AGREA Farm School activities: vegetable production, leadership and dream building, and hands-on organic concoctions making N E S

AGREA Farm School graduates of the year 2018

AGREA Farm School statistics. Note that 58.21% of our Farm School graduates are youth, or those who belong to ages 18-25

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 172 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 173 P H I L I P P I N The Garden Classroom in Marinduque – elementary students making their school E gardens a living classroom or laboratory S

Some of YSEALI Grow activities: leadership and dream building, hands-on organic concoctions making and vegetable production, and farm visit

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 172 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 173 News and Video Documentation - YSEALI Grow https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=external &v=2089503831314726 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref= external&v=1983013768630400 P H - Channel News Asia documentary of AGREA I http://video.toggle.sg/en/series/asean-s-next-generation- L leadersangels/ep2/469498 I - NHK Japan World News P https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2096857500579359 P I - EAT Forum N https://eatforum.org/learn-and-discover/making-farming-cool- E again-cherrie-atilano/ S - Cosmopolitan Philippines https://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/career-money/millennial-ceo- founder-agrea-farminga93-20190222-lfrm - TechShake Asia https://www.techshake.asia/articles/294-agrea-founding-farmer- and-president-cherrieatilano-s-story - Rappler https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/157444-cherie-atilano- agriculture-move-awards https://www.rappler.com/bulletin-board/225553-siargao-women- take-chancesleading-agriculture-sector https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/16454-the-difference-in- dreaming - Philippine Daily Inquirer https://business.inquirer.net/235841/2-filipinos-make-class-2017- asia-21 https://opinion.inquirer.net/105752/heart-knows-best

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 174 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 175 - Business Mirror https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/07/07/farm-advocate- expects-more-youthbecoming-agripreneurs/ - Philippine Information Agency https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1013025 P - Sunstar Bacolod H https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1772674 I L I P P I N E S

Name of Nominated Private Sector: One Meralco Foundation, Inc. P H Focal Point of the Private Sector: I Name : Jeffrey O. Tarayao L Designation : President I Address : Ground Floor, West Wing, Meralco Center, Ortigas, P Pasig City 1605, Philippines P Phone : 632-8301 I Fax : 632-8348 N Email(s) : [email protected] E Website : www.onemeralcofoundation.org S Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 08 May 2002 (formerly Meralco Millennium Development Foundation; renamed to One Meralco Foundation in 2011).

Background of establishment: The One Meralco Foundation, as the corporate foundation and social development arm of the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) is a concrete expression of the company’s commitment to nation- building. Through its energy and electrification-focused programs, the foundation utilizes the core competencies of its mother company in bringing about meaningful change in remote, off-grid underprivileged rural communities and empowers stakeholders to become productive citizens of the country.

Vision/mission: Vision: To enable empowered and productive Filipino communities through strong and sustainable corporate social responsibility programs implemented in communities where we operate and where our expertise is most needed.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 176 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 177 Mission: Provide opportunities for our stakeholders in helping advance the lives of communities where our business operates through strategic, meaningful and sustainable corporate social responsibility programs.

Number of staff: 10 staff members. P H Programmes/areas of work: I One Meralco Foundation’s advocacy pillars are in: L - Community electrification (Low-income households and off-grid I schools; Energy Education); P - Grassroots partnerships; P - Youth development (Education and Sports); I - Emergency preparedness and disaster response; and N - Volunteerism. E S Achievements: As of end September 2019, OMF has achieved the following: - Energized 40,045 low-income households in the Meralco franchise area. This includes the electrification of low-income families in rural communities in provinces such as Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Quezon, Pampanga, Tarlac and Davao Oriental. - Energized 230 remote, off-grid schools (island and mountain communities) in 39 provinces in the Philippines utilizing solar power enabling at least 75,000 students to enjoy improved learning conditions. - Initiated an Energy Education which engages public school teachers to utilize flashcards on energy concepts and issues and integrate them in various subjects of Science, Math, Languages, etc. A first of its kind, the learning resource materials (also available at www.energyed.ph) are currently being used in 1,385 public schools by 740,000 students nationwide. - The foundation also implements an average of 100 community relations projects every year in the last five years. - The foundation also initiated a more strategic approach in disaster response where the primary intervention is to provide power restoration support in affected electric cooperatives. The past huge

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 176 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 177 typhoons: Pablo in Davao Oriental (2012), Yolanda in Leyte and Western Visayas (2013). - Glenda in Bicol (2014), Nona in Oriental Mindoro and Sorsogon (2015), Ferdie in Batanes and Cagayan (2016) and Ompong in Cagayan and Bicol (2018), saw the institutionalization of this P program with engineers, linemen and electricians, including third H party contractors volunteering for the program. Attendant to I this, Meralco employees donate and volunteer for rehabilitation L programs such as funding construction of classrooms and housing I villages. P - One Meralco Foundation has also expanded programs for some P 2,000 underprivileged young people through educational grants, I sports initiatives such as basketball, volleyball, chess clinics and N Football for Peace as well as in the performing arts. E S Other information: For its projects, One Meralco Foundation has been awarded by various organizations here and abroad including: - Platts Global Energy Award for Corporate Social Responsibility, 12 December 2013, Washington DC, USA (Global Top Award). The Platts Global Energy Awards is the acknowledged “Oscars” of the global energy industry. Meralco won its first Platts through this specific category. - Most Socially Responsible Company in Asia in the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability (ACES) Awards, October 2014, Singapore. Meralco is the maiden recipient of this award. - Gold Stevies Award, CSR Program of the Year (School Electrification) in Asia, Australia and New Zealand (sole winner), October 2014, Toronto, Canada. - Gold Stevies Award, CSR Program of the Year (Household Electrification) in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, October 2016, Rome, Italy. - Bronze Stevies Award for Asia Pacific for OMF Annual Report, May 2014, Beijing, China. - Gold Award for International Engagement, International CSR Excellence Awards, London, 30 June 2014.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 178 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 179 - Global CSR Awards 2012, Silver Award for “Best Workplace Practices” category. - Best in CSR, Asian Excellence Awards by Corporate Governance Asia (Hong Kong) from 2012 to 2014. - CSR Award for the Category on Social Good, by CSR Awards Washington DC in February 2013. P - IABC Philippine Quill Awards: 12 Excellence Awards, 16 Merit H Awards for various Meralco CSR projects from 2011-2018. I - PRSP Anvil Awards: 6 Gold Anvil Awards, 4 Silver Anvil Awards, 9 L Merit Anvil Awards for various Meralco CSR projects from 2011- I 2018. P P I Description of Milestone Project(s) N E S PROJECT 1 OMF Household Electrification Program This program was introduced to help marginalized families who have no access to power, living in areas condemned to darkness, by making the application process easier and less costly for these communities. The program model formalizes the cooperation of Meralco, the Department of Energy, local government units, Meralco Employee Volunteers, community beneficiaries and the foundation. To date, the program has already energized more than 40,000 households in around 60 cities and municipalities, and it intends to continue to spread the light and until no Filipino is left in the dark. • Time of implementation: Recurring with annual targets. • Location: Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Batangas, Pampanga and Metro Manila. • Objectives: - Provide low-income households (Economic classes D&E) in communities within the Meralco franchise area with access to safe, legal, and reliable electricity. Aside from Metro Manila, the program prioritizes rural communities in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon and Bulacan.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 178 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 179 - Leverage on partnerships with Local Government Units and the Department of Energy to meet the electricity needs of marginalized households. • Target groups: Through this program, various stakeholders come together to P deliver the program. The foundation believes that it is not only the H household beneficiaries who really benefit from the program, but I the different stakeholders as well, through their enhancement of L services to the poor. I P - Beneficiaries (Home Owners & Neighborhood P Associations) - These are families mostly belonging to the I socio-economic class D & E with annual average income range N of P30,000-80,000, with no homes that they can call their own E (barely possess any assets), may reside in informal settlements, S and usually live on what they earn daily. As a community, these families are represented by household associations that lead the group in the service application process as part of the program. - Local Government Units - Meralco has formalized partnerships with a number of LGUs to ensure the commitment of the LGU to support energization programs for their communities and vice versa. The LGUs partner with the CRS-HMB group and OMF for the energization of their own socialized housing programs. They also help beneficiaries by the waiving of fees, easy release of necessary permits needed for legal electrical connection, and with the certificate of final electrical inspection (CFEI) requirements. - Department of Energy (DOE) - The lead government agency that mandates Meralco in its distribution business, and is the one coordinating with Meralco Business Centers, OMF, and the LGUs regarding government priority projects for electrification, new directions and energy related projects. - Non-government Organizations - Non-profit organizations which work to help in nation-building, supplementing, in most cases, the work of the Government. This group represents

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 180 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 181 NGOs (ex: Gawad Kalinga, Base Bahay) working on home development projects for the poor/low-income. They represent their villages in requesting for electrification assistance. - Household Electrification Program (HEP) Committee - The committee was formed to lead the planning and implementation P of the program. It is composed of Meralco technical engineers H and Business Area heads under the Customer Retail Services- I Home and Microbusiness group that are highly experienced L in handling community relations, and Meralco products and I services. They perform the final assessment of communities P submitted/proposed for the program, prior to final approval by P the One Meralco Foundation. I - Customer Retail Services (Home & Microbusiness Group) N - They are assigned to identify and assess the communities E that need assistance for electrification related problems within S the Meralco franchise area. After identification, the group then submits the list for approval to the HEP committee. Post- approval, the group provides assistance to speed up the application process and the execution of the project design and construction (they trigger the requests), which lead to the actual electrification of each community beneficiary. - Certified by Meralco (CBM) Contractors - These are accredited suppliers offering discounted costs for the supplies or infrastructure and services need of each community beneficiary. This group of suppliers provides professional electrical installers who are capable of handling secondary lines, construction of breaker centers, intermediate poles, service entrance and load side wirings. - Networks (System Analysis & Design and Construction) - This is the group of offices which lead the technical analysis for each community in terms of load analysis, investment reviews, waiving of project costs, and energy demand growth. The Design & Construction team is the group which leads the execution of the actual project construction for primary line facilities including Elevated Metering Centers (EMC).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 180 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 181 - One Meralco Foundation (OMF) - For the RAISE program specifically, OMF is the leader of the project and the overall responsible group, making sure all the involved teams are working their part as planned. It is mainly responsible for the following: P a. Provision and managing of finances – from budgeting, to H budget approvals, and payment processing. I b. Planning and execution of events related to RAISE – L community launches. I c. Documentation of the program and media releases. P - Employee Volunteers - Employees share their time and P skills by assisting house communities who need support in I the installation of wires. Through this the “bayanihan” spirit is N incorporated in the program. E S • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: As in any project of One Meralco Foundation, impact assessment is a necessary part of program management and success. For the Household Electrification program, a third-party evaluator was commissioned to do this. The Evaluation Team collected responses from a total of 273 HEP household beneficiaries (70% response rate from the target).

The evaluation results show that HEP has a significant impact on the lives of its community and household beneficiaries. The key findings in each area are summarized below.

Impact on Safety - 99.6% said they felt more secure about their electrical connection. - 32 said they had electricity-related accidents prior to joining the program vs. 2 accidents after. - 99% saw improvement in the quality of their electricity.

Impact on Lifestyle - 92% bought new appliances after being provided with electricity, which helped ease household chores.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 182 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 183 - Easier time reading at night and increased TV-viewing (also access to the internet), which led to increased awareness on current issues.

Impact on Livelihood - 65 of 270 respondents said they established home-based P businesses after HEP. H - 82 said they’re considering putting up businesses too. I L Impact on Education I - 99% confirmed impact on the learning habits of their children; P as they can also already study at home at night. P - Increased learning hours and sources of information (TV, I smartphone, radio, internet). N E Also, the process and cost of electricity application with the HEP S is observed to be more favorable (affordable and easy) for the households versus when they apply through the regular process. In general, the cost of their monthly electricity consumption is also less post-HEP than when they resorted to other electrical sources (sometimes illegal).

PROJECT 2 OMF School Electrification Program • Time of implementation: Recurring program since 2012. • Location: Nationwide. • Objectives: - Provide sustainable energy access and solution to public schools from remote, off-grid island and mountain communities in the Philippines. - Enable an improved learning experience for students and improved teaching delivery methodologies through the use of multi-media learning tools that may be now used due to the provision for electricity.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 182 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 183 • Target groups: While the primary target groups to benefit from this program are students and teachers, it is worthy to note that it was critical for various stakeholders to work hand-in-hand for this program to be successful. P - Students, Parents, Teachers & Community Association - H basically the main beneficiaries of the program. The operations, I maintenance and long-term sustainability of the solar L photovoltaic system in their respective schools depend on their I commitment and full support. P P - Department of Education and Its Division Offices - the I department and its local divisions have the direct jurisdiction N over the public schools involved in the project. All projects E and activities in these schools are approved and endorsed S by the division. Involving the division offices also facilitated the appropriation of the local government’s maintenance and operations budget for the partner schools which they will need when they replace the battery system of the installed solar photovoltaic system. This partnership is concretized by a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the DepEd Secretary and the Chairman of One Meralco Foundation. - Local Electric Cooperatives/Utilities - the concurrence of these cooperatives is vital to the program. Since all of the off-grid island schools are located in their respective service areas, the Foundation needed to secure from them a written permission in order to facilitate the electrification of the target schools. - Local Government Units (LGUs) - provide funding support for sustainability through their local schoolboard. - University of the Philippines Public Administration Research and Extension Services Foundation, Inc. (UPPAF) - the partner organization of the Foundation based in UP NCPAG which was commissioned to conduct the impact assessment study in the energized schools of the Foundation.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 184 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 185 - Meralco Employees - donated funds for the multimedia equipment bundled with the school electrification. This is done through the Meralco Employees Fund for Charity through a salarydeduction scheme for the donation. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: P The benefits from electricity-based lighting, ICT, and improved H teaching lead to better outcomes in school performance— I less truancy and absenteeism, higher enrolment rates, higher L graduation and completion rates, and the achievement of higher I test scores’ (UNDESA, 2014). This correlates to the results of P the study conducted by U.P. Public Administration Research P and Extension Services Foundation (UPPAF) for the Foundations I School Electrification Program where these major findings were N realized: E - Increased participation rate from the students since educational S videos are now being used to enhance the students’ learning experience and increase knowledge gains. - Students are now more eager to go to school because of the multimedia tools being used by teachers LED TVs, Laptops etc. - Teachers need not travel to mainland just to do reports and print test papers since they already have access to electricity and multimedia tools. - Teachers can spend longer hours in the school to create reports and other tasks since they have access to electricity. - Some schools are now generating income through charging stations installed. Funds derived were used for the maintenance of the solar pv system and even in purchasing school materials for the students. - Schools acquired more donations from other organizations since they have access to electricity. - School buildings and properties are safer since the premises are well lit at night.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 184 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 185 PROJECT 3 OMF Energy Education Program • Time of implementation: Recurring program since 2015. • Location: P Nationwide. H • Objectives: I The Philippine education system is constantly beset with challenges L on teacher employment, lack of infrastructure, and textbook I shortage, amongst others. However, schools in the country P encounter problems that most educational systems around the P world do not have to face: vulnerability to disasters and calamities. I N The past decade saw the Philippines being beaten down by E numerous calamities that resulted in massive loss of life and S property. Natural disasters like Typhoon Haiyan, the Bohol and Cebu earthquakes and recently the phreatic explosion of Mayon Volcano, as well as conflicts like the Zamboanga Siege and the war in Marawi displaced thousands of families.

Behind all of these hazards and disasters, an overlooked sector is the public school. Classrooms are used as evacuation centers affecting classes or suspending them altogether. Teachers cannot proceed with lessons due to the lack of learning resource materials. School children are out of their usual learning space and are left with nothing to do. This is a loss of considerable time which could have been used by students to learn new lessons.

A second issue is that many of these natural disasters are attributed to climate change. Human activities, primarily driven by our need for energy, lead to carbon emissions and are expelled in our atmosphere, greatly contributing to climate change. According to David Mackay, “the climate problem is mostly an energy problem”. Our society still has to cope with learning how to mitigate the effects of climate change by managing our energy use, cutting down greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing the use of fossil fuels and considering the use of renewable energy. Sadly, an average

In response to these growing concerns, the Meralco Energy Education Program (EnergyEd) was conceptualized. It is a collaborative effort of the private sector, government and civil P society to promote basic concepts and principles of energy to H schools and communities and aims to heighten the consciousness I on effective and efficient use of energy (RA 9136, Chap 1, Sec. L 2-k). Ultimately, this will provide opportunities for school heads, I teachers, students, parents and the community to formulate sound P energy decisions. P I The project is also intended to support current government N initiatives to increase public awareness on the appropriate use E and conservation of energy. Specifically targeting audiences in the S public school community, it is designed to: - Increase the number of available learning resources in Science using the K12 Standards, in the form of a Flashcard Tool Kit per grade level (G4 to G10) which consists of: 1. 35 Content Flashcards (Learn – LOTs, HOTs, Be, live Together). 2. 7 Activity (Do) Flashcards. 3. 8 Project-based Learning (PBL) Cards. 4. Guidebook for teachers. 5. Guidebook for students. - Introduce PBL and flashcard creation to 40 schools nationwide as a strategic learning experience. - Build capacities of at least 350 teachers nationwide to develop their own learning resource materials with the use of technology and PBL approaches.

EnergyEd looks forward to honing the new generation of Filipino learners who are energy and climate change-conscious; actively providing clean and innovative solutions through teacher training and reinforcing these with the use of the EnergyEd flashcards.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 186 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 187 • Target groups: The EnergyEd program aims to reach the following publics: - K-12 Public School Students - 24 million Filipino school children comprise this sector, 88% of which are currently enrolled in our public schools. This segment represents the P biggest share of the youth population that needs proper H education on energy efficiency and energy savings. When I school children are properly transferred knowledge, the L subsequent adoption of best practices in energy use could lead I to an extended time of efficiency behaviors. Once these learners P are engaged in hands-on learning about energy efficiency, they P have the highest potential of changing their energy usage and I influencing their families to adopt the necessary behaviors to N effect positive change. In the project period 504,800 public E school students benefited from the program. S - Public School Teachers - Teachers are fundamental to the development of the students. In order to make the program effective, educators are involved in the initiative. They are consideredagents of change in the classroom as they develop contextualized content and learning materials that leads to best practices in and beyond the classroom. On this note, the concept of energy can be very well translated in the mathematics, science, language and arts disciplines using interdisciplinary approaches. Whenever teachers are aware about the importance of these concepts they can guide their learners into deeper understanding of issues that affect them and the impacts it can bring into their respective communities. - Immediate Communities of Target Public Schools - EnergyEd recognizes the importance of the community in creating sustainable development such as energy efficiency. It is a collaborative effort between the schools and the community stakeholders: parents, local government officials, local businesses, in order to usher significant changes in the area.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 188 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 189 • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: The initial objective of the program was to develop 350 flashcards and train 350 teachers on content development using flashcards and distribute the developed flashcards to 40 schools nationwide, prioritizing Meralco Franchise areas. P Along this line, a total of 350 cards were developed by 37 teachers, H which was followed by another set of 315 cards developed by 105 I teachers that were coached by the first batch of teachers trained L under the program bringing to a total of 665 cards developed. Out I of the 665 cards, 200 were printed at 1000 hard copies per card. P All cards, however, will be uploaded in the EnergyEd website which P will be launched in 2018. I N Today almost 900 schools are using the Energy Education E Flashcard Kits enabling more than half-a-million students (504,885) S to understand energy issues better and incorporated in a wide variety of subjects. This initiative also opened up opportunities for teachers to improve their teaching innovation especially in the fields of science. The distribution of these kits prioritizing rural communities also meant that Indigenous peoples’ students are now enjoy learning about Energy concepts with the use of the cards.

SPED or Special Education schools, which are now part of the mainstream education system, also received the Energy Education Kits.

Through the EnergyEd Program, a total of 665 teachers or 190% of the targeted 350 were trained on: Content Development using Project-based approaches and effective use of the Energy Flashcards in the classroom. Each recipient school was required to send at least one Science teacher to participate in the training program. Kits were not distributed unless the teachers have undergone training and orientation on development and use of the cards.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 188 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 189 One major objective of the program was to produce the cards for use in the informal setting. The cards were recently distributed to 64 schools that are currently hosting internally displaced students brought about by the Marawi siege. Four evacuation centers in Iligan City and Lanao del Norte, where a big population of internally P displaced students lived, were also provided the Energy Education H Kits. A total of 10,166 internally displaced students benefitted from I the Energy Education cards, where 600 of these are ID students L living in the evacuation centers. Teachers from Iligan City who were I trained on the use of the cards were asked to facilitate learning P sessions in the evacuation centers as part of their outputs as P authors. I N Evaluation Methods E Quantitative evaluation is used to determine the effectiveness of S energy education flashcards as a teaching aid. The tools include the following: 1. Students’ perceptions of cards. Tool used to determine the cards’ helpfulness in understanding energy and its related concepts and how use of energy affects climate change; 2. Teacher evaluation. Measures what particular energy cards are perceived as effective tools in teaching Energy and its related concepts; and 3. Expert Evaluation. Validates alignment of the flashcard content to the three standards: DepEd K12 Curriculum Guide, 21st Century Skills and NEED Next Generation Science Standards.

Results of the card evaluation were used to validate cards that were developed by the teachers, carefully weeding out cards that did not meet the standards set by students, teachers and science experts.

Qualitative Evaluation was also used to determine the teachers’ experiences in the use of the cards focusing more on: - how the cards school and community stakeholders with the use of the cards.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 190 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 191 Project Implementation and measurement of key performance indicators is evaluated using the following Tools: - Training Evaluation - use of structured questions that measure conduct of the training program in the areas of content, facilitators, venue and logistics support, etc. P - Journals - narrative inputs from the trainers on what they have H learned in the training programs and how they intend to create I their own content on energy education that will be used in their L own classrooms. I - Program/Activity Reports - document that provides inputs on P program progress vis targets both in the areas of operations P and financial management. I How did the program or tool help meet the objectives? N E EnergyEd was able to educate the average Filipino student S and his community about effective and efficient use of energy. The Energy Ed Flashcards, which are integrated in the various subjects in the K-12 curriculum, facilitated and enhanced the students’ learning on necessary concepts about energy and its usage in day-today living This transcends basic energy principles to practical application at home.

Evaluation reports indicated that students became more responsible in turning off lights and appliances whenever not in use. The use of sunlight in the classroom was maximized. The students saw the importance of these simple practices and decided to apply it in their homes too, paving way to the development of energy efficient communities.

Students learned to form energy concepts as applied in different subject disciplines. E.g. Electric consumption, is not only learned as a science concept but is applied also in Economics as an inflation driver. Being able to connect energy concepts across subject disciplines enabled students to understand and value more the impact of energy in their daily lives.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 190 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 191 Moreover, students are more interested in pursuing courses related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) due to their interest in the topic brought by the localized learning resource materials. This is timely and relevant as careers in these areas are seen as the drivers of economic P development in our country. H I On the other hand, the use of the Energy Education cards L allowed teachers to: I - Determine competency levels of students and in the long P run helped the teachers do class preparations based on the P students’ competency levels. I - Do differentiated instruction. By allowing students to N explore the cards – know, do and PBL, teachers are now E able to assign specific sets of activities based on Multiple S intelligences. - These are considered significant changes in teacher instruction as this shows transition of teachers to becoming more diagnostic in their teaching strategies from being one who just followed teacher guides provided by the DepEd Central office.

When used in the informal set-up: - The use of the EnergyEd cards enabled students to catch up with the desired learning competency targets even if they are not physically present in the classroom. - Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the cards, the students were able to study in advance incoming lessons or review lessons that were not discussed for the grading period because of disruption of classes. - The attractive design and layout of the cards made the students become more interested to learn taking their minds off from the realities of war. With something to do, such as accomplishing activity or PBL cards, students did not become restless. They felt that they are still in school and became more productive.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 192 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 193 - Special Education. The cards also serve as therapy for children with special needs. It was observed that children with multiple disabilities displayed calmer behavior upon using the cards.

Through the program, schools intensified their commitment P to uphold DO 50 s.2008 (DepEd electricity and fuel saving H measures), wherein schools are required to adopt and I implement an electricity efficiency and conservation program to L reduce electricity monthly consumption by at least ten percent I (10%). This includes the limited use of air-condition units, P replacements of higher wattage lamps, turning off the lights, P and the shutdown of electronics when not in use. This order I also includes clauses on reduced fuel consumption. N E EnergyEd empowered the school, an important sector in the S community, to educate its citizen and be a model of energy efficiency in the locality.

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Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: Singapore Children’s Society S Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: I Singapore Children's Society protects and nurtures children and youth N of all races and religions. In 2018, the Society reached out to 78,433 G children, youth and families in need. A Name : Alfred Tan P Designation : Chief Executive Officer O Address : 298 Tiong Bahru Road #09-05 Central Plaza, R Singapore 168730 E Phone : 6273 2010 Fax : 6273 2013 Email(s) : [email protected]; [email protected] Website : www.childrensociety.org.sg

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 17 April 1952.

Background of establishment: Singapore Children’s Society was established in post-war Singapore to cater to the needs of children, youths and families.

Vision/mission: Vision: To be a leading edge organisation in promoting the well-being of the child.

Mission: To bring relief and happiness to children in need.

Programmes/areas of work: We operate 12 service centres islandwide and we offer services in the S four categories of Vulnerable Children and Youth, Children and Youth I Services, Family Services and Research and Advocacy. N G Achievements: A - Charity Transparency Awards (2018). P - CMO-Asia NGO Leadership & Excellence Award (2018). O - Charity Transparency Awards (2017). R - Charity Transparency Awards (2016). E - President’s Award for Social Impact (2014). - NCSS Outstanding VWO Award in Innovation (Special Mention) (2010). - Singapore Quality Class Award (2010). - Singapore Prestige Brand Award (Special Merit) (2009). - NVPC Non-Profit Organisation Award (2004). - Asia Pacific NGO Award (3rd runner up) (2004). - Community Excellence Awards (1986). - UNAS Most Outstanding Civic Organisation of Singapore Award (1984). - UNAS Most Outstanding Civic Organisation of Singapore Award (1982).

Other information: Singapore Children’s Society is managed by an Executive Committee. As the highest policy and decision making body, the Executive Committee has the ultimate responsibility of ensuring that the Society is governed, and managed responsibly and prudently.

There are also five standing committees working hand in hand with the full time staff in the areas of Appeals, Information and Corporate Relations, Research and Advocacy, Social Work. Service and Sunbeam Place (Children’s Residential Home). The Chief Executive Officer heads 196 staff comprising mainly counsellors and social workers.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 198 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 199 All committee members are volunteers of Children’s Society and come from diverse backgrounds such as education, healthcare and business.

Description of Milestone Project(s) S I N PROJECT 1 Yishun Family Service @ Children’s Society G • Time of implementation: A 1990 (we piloted one of the first three Family Service Centres in P Singapore). O • Location: R Yishun. E • Objectives: The Yishun Family Service @ Children’s Society aims to promote stable family life and provide financial assistance through various programmes and services to help families in need to achieve independence, stability and resilience. • Target groups: Families in need. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Besides providing information and referral services, casework and counseling, our Family Service Centre also design and implement programmes to help vulnerable and low-income families.

For example, Project Kindle is a group work that aims to motivate single-mothers facing financial difficulties by equipping them with the skills and knowledge to improve their financial situation. Whilst this is a small group of mothers, the programme evaluation was very positive. It was found that most of the mothers managed to secure work six months after the programme and they continued to stay in close contact to provide support for one another. Yishun Family Service @ Children’s Society reached out to 1,740 beneficiaries in 2018.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 198 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 199 PROJECT 2 Youth Drop-in Centres • Time of implementation: We launched our first youth drop-in centre in 2000 with the aim of promoting positive development in youths, and prevent our youths S from engaging in risky behaviours. I • Location: N - JYC @ Children’s Society-Jurong West. G - RoundBox @ Children’s Society-Toa Payoh. A - The Fort @ Children’s Society-Telok Blangah. P - VOX @ Children’s Society-Chai Chee. O • Objectives: R Our youth drop-in centres aim to promote positive development in E youths, and prevent our youths from engaging in risky behaviours. • Target groups: Youths. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Our social service practitioners use a mixture of social media and outreach events to reach out to youth in the community. The drop- in centres also organise structured youth initiated sports and arts programme for therapeutic intervention. In 2018, our youth drop-in centres reached out to more than 5,500 young people.

PROJECT 3 Compulsory Education Casework and Pre-school Outreach • Time of implementation: Compulsory Education-2003; Pre-school Outreach-2006. • Location: These two projects are handled by the Children Outreach @ Children’s Society, and the cases are island-wide. • Objectives: These two projects provide assistance and support to children and youth at risk. • Target groups: Children and young persons below 15 (for Compulsory Education); children between three and six (for Pre-school Outreach).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 200 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 201 • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: For the Compulsory Education casework, we work with children of primary school-going age to ensure that they are registered in a national primary school and attend school regularly. We have handled 359 cases from 2003 to 2018. S For the Pre-school Outreach project, we reach out to children from I disadvantaged backgrounds to facilitate their enrolment into a pre- N school. We also support the family and children to work towards G achieving regular school attendance. In 2018, we reached out to a A total of 775 children. P O By intervening early where a child’s education is concerned, we R hope to uplift the child and the family and to increase the child’s E chance of flourishing to his/her full potential.

Name of Nominated Private Sector: CapitaLand Group S I Focal Point of the Private Sector: N Name : Lydia Ang G Designation : Head of Corporate Social Responsibility A Address : 168 Robinson Road, #30-01 Capital Tower, P Singapore 068912 O Phone : 67132876 R Fax : 67132888 E Email(s) : [email protected] Website : https://www.capitaland.com

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 21 November 2000.

Background of establishment: CapitaLand is one of Asia’s largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, it is an owner and manager of a global portfolio worth over S$103 billion as at 31 March 2019, comprising integrated developments, shopping malls, lodging, offices, homes, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and funds. CapitaLand’s market capitalisation is approximately S$15 billion as at 31 March 2019. Present across more than 180 cities in over 30 countries, the Group focuses on Singapore and China as core markets, while it continues to expand in markets such as Viet Nam, Europe and the USA. CapitaLand also operates in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand.

CapitaLand’s competitive advantage is its significant asset base and extensive market network. Coupled with extensive design, development

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 202 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 203 and operational capabilities, the Group develops and manages high- quality real estate products and services. It also has one of the largest investment management businesses in Asia and a stable of five REITs listed in Singapore and Malaysia – CapitaLand Mall Trust, CapitaLand Commercial Trust, Ascott Residence Trust, CapitaLand Retail China Trust and CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust. S I As a multinational company headquartered in Singapore, CapitaLand's N credo ‘Building People. Building Communities.’ guides how it conducts G its business, interacts with stakeholders and contributes to the well- A being of its employees and the communities where it operates. P This is also the guiding principle for CapitaLand's corporate social O responsibility in the areas of corporate philanthropy and employee R volunteerism. E

As a founding member of the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre’s Company of Good in Singapore, CapitaLand recognises that the long-term success of the company’s business is closely intertwined with the health and prosperity of the communities in which it operates. To further CapitaLand’s community development commitment to ‘Building People. Building Communities.’, the philanthropic arm, CapitaLand Hope Foundation (CHF), was established in 2005.

Every year, CapitaLand allocates up to 0.5% of its net operating profit to CHF. CHF is a registered charity in Singapore which promotes the social growth and development of underprivileged children with respect to their education, healthcare and shelter needs in communities where the company operates. It also strives to improve the quality of life for the vulnerable elderly in Singapore through healthcare, deeper social integration and better living conditions.

Going beyond donations associated with charitable giving, CHF also focuses on giving time and attention to its beneficiaries through advocating volunteerism. The strong commitment of volunteers embodies CapitaLand’s mission to care for and contribute to the economic, environmental and social development of communities.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 202 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 203 Vision/mission: CapitaLand’s vision is to be a leading global enterprise that enriches people and communities through high-quality real estate products and services. Its mission is as follows: S - Customers: We create great customer value and experiences I through high-quality products and services. N - People: We develop high-performing people and teams through G rewarding opportunities. A - Investors: We deliver sustainable shareholder returns and build a P strong global network of capital partners. O - Communities: We care for and contribute to the economic, R environmental and social development of communities. E CapitaLand is also guided by its credo – ‘Building People. Building Communities.’

Number of staff: As an international company, CapitaLand has global workforce of more than 12,100 staff. CapitaLand embraces diversity and inclusivity regardless of gender, race, culture, nationality and family status. There are more than 80 nationalities working within the Group. CapitaLand propagates a localisation strategy for its overseas operations where reasonable and practical. While providing in-market employment opportunities, this also ensures that the teams on the ground have a good grasp of local socio-political and cultural sensitivities to help deliver targeted business outcomes for the Group.

Programmes/areas of work: CapitaLand’s key corporate-giving programmes/activities are developed and aligned with its corporate-giving strategies, to: - Invest in the fundamental needs, i.e. education, healthcare and shelter of underprivileged children, which would then relieve them of hardship and eventually break out of the poverty cycle. - Improve the quality of life for vulnerable elderly in Singapore to help them live life to the fullest with dignity and respect as they age in place and in the community.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 204 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 205 - Focus on communities where CapitaLand operates to ensure better alignment of core business practices with community investment and go beyond donations and be actively involved in projects that will have positive impact on both the community and its business.

CapitaLand also leverages its strength and resources as a real S estate developer to rally its staff, tenants, shoppers and business I partners together to build a sustainable future for the communities. N G Since 2005, through CHF, CapitaLand has donated more than S$33 A million to help over 164,000 underprivileged children and 40,000 P vulnerable elderly in communities where CapitaLand operates. Out O of which, over S$22 million went towards supporting community R development efforts in ASEAN countries such as Singapore, Viet E Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines, through strategic partnerships with local government agencies and non- profit organisations.

I. Investing in the Fundamental Needs, i.e. Education, Healthcare and Shelter of Underprivileged Children Below are examples of key initiatives that support underprivileged children in communities where CapitaLand operates:

a. CapitaLand-People’s Association Community Development Fund • Since 2011, CHF has been working with People’s Association (PA) and five Community Development Councils (CDCs) on various initiatives to benefit underprivileged children in the community in Singapore. The CapitaLand-PA Community Development Fund was launched in 2016 to mark the long- standing partnership and commitment to provide sustainable support in the areas of education, healthcare and shelter/living needs of unprivileged children. • Over S$1.3 million worth of donations have been donated benefiting more than 13,000 children through the initiatives such as My Schoolbag, Kids Food Fund and CapitaLand Young Architect Programme (CLYAP). More than 1,000 CapitaLand staff has also volunteered at various events.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 204 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 205 b. CapitaLand Kids’ Food Fund and CapitaLand-NUHKids Nutrition Fund • CHF launched its Kids' Food Fund (KFF) programme with a series of food-related programmes in support of United Nations World Food Day on 16 October 2010 and to improve S food security for underprivileged children. This was done in I partnership with Community Development Councils (CDCs) N and Food from the Heart in Singapore, Plan International, G World Vision International. A • Since 2010, CHF has donated over S$2 million to improve P food security for more than 28,000 children beneficiaries in O Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines and China. R • In partnership with CDCs in Singapore, KFF provided children E from low-income families with at least one healthy and balanced meal each school day. Staff volunteers also organised activities such as a cooking competition and health and hygiene classes, to educate the beneficiaries on the importance of a nutritious and balanced diet. The beneficiaries have reported weight gain, attained better health status and acquired more knowledge on food nutrition. KFF has helped to improve the overall well-being among children beneficiaries and provide tangible financial assistance to low-income families. • CHF also launched the CapitaLand-NUHKids Nutrition Fund in 2016 to support children from low-income families who required special nutritional feeds and/or therapy due to their medical condition.

c. CapitaLand My Schoolbag Programme • This programme provides schoolbags containing school and daily necessities to underprivileged schoolchildren so that they could herald the new school term with confidence. Since 2009, CHF has expanded the programme beyond Singapore and donated about S$4.5 million and reached out to over 163,000 children beneficiaries in various countries including Singapore, China, India, Japan, Malaysia and Viet Nam.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 206 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 207 • In Malaysia, since 2011, CHF has donated about RM1,000,000 (S$333,000) to support 4,900 underprivileged children through the programme in 4 cities in Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Kuantan and Penang, where CapitaLand’s properties are located. This included provision of school necessities including school uniform, shoes and stationeries, festive show/movie S day out for the underprivileged children, complimentary eye I check, refurbishment of study corners including providing new N reading/study materials for orphanage homes, refurbishment G of classrooms, libraries, computer labs and football fields in A primary schools. P O d. CapitaLand Young Architect Programme R • Supported by the PA, Community Development Councils E (CDCs) and National University of Singapore (NUS). CLYAP aimed to inspire the younger generation to play a role in shaping real estate of the future and sets out to empower the community in rethinking the design and infrastructure of public spaces around their neighbourhood through participatory design. It also aimed to provide greater developmental opportunities for underprivileged students and foster community ownership. • Beneficiaries learnt and applied design and architectural concepts while developing feasible solutions for the community. The programme culminated in the students' prized works being featured in a public exhibition. Outstanding students, who clinched the Young Architect Award, were also rewarded with a special student immersion programme with CapitaLand during the school holidays. • Since the programme was piloted in 2017, a total of 128 secondary students from low-income families went through a mentorship programme.

e. CapitaLand Juvenile Arthritis Fund • CHF also worked with the National Arthritis Foundation Singapore to support the treatment for about 40 children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) from low-income families through financial assistance. A total sum of S$250,000 was

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 206 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 207 pledged in 2017 over four years. A portion of the fund will also aid in raising public awareness of JIA and facilitate early detection of the disease.

f. CapitaLand Kids Programme (CKP) S • CKP was launched to provide long-term financial support to I promising underprivileged children beyond their primary school N education, with the objective of tracking their growth and G development and to ensure that their access to education will A not be compromised by their disadvantaged family background. P - Singapore: In 2012, CHF committed to support the O educational needs of 10 underprivileged children, aged R seven to 12, from single-parent families, from primary E to secondary level. To-date, a total of 13 children have benefited in partnership with HELP Family Service Centre and AMKFSC Community Services. Five children have successfully graduated completed their ‘N’ levels and qualified for continuing education in Institute of Technical Education. CHF is currently supporting one beneficiary with his ITE education due to his family circumstances. CapitaLand’s staff also volunteered to mentor and interact with the beneficiaries to ensure their well-being. The beneficiaries were also given opportunity for student immersion programme at CapitaLand to provide them with exposure to working life and explore their career interest. - In 2011, 100 Northlight School students from disadvantaged families benefitted from CKP. Besides having their basic school and living expenses taken care of, students were offered mentorship by CapitaLand staff and internship opportunities with the CapitaLand Group. - China: The CKP in China helped to realise the full potential of outstanding and gifted underprivileged students from CapitaLand Hope Schools. Started in partnership with a top Chinese arts academy, the CKP@Arts Scheme selected artistically-gifted underprivileged students from CapitaLand Hope Schools to receive CHF’s support for junior high school to tertiary level education. This provided

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 208 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 209 the students with an opportunity to realise their full artistic potential, as well as contribute to the preservation of traditional Chinese culture and heritage. - One of the beneficiaries, Guo Pingyan, from CapitaLand Huangmaoling Hope School in Yunnan, who majored in Peking Opera, successfully entered into the National S Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing and started her I university study in September 2018. The other beneficiary, N Yang Jinfu, who studied folk dance, returned to Yunnan and G found a job as a dance teacher in Kunming. Guo Pingyan A and Yang Jinfu had the opportunity to perform together P with a student from Dunman High School as part of a O cultural exchange to raise funds for President’s Challenge R at “My Singapore 2014” concert in Singapore in 2014. E - The CKP@Education Bursary Scheme was started in 2012 to provide financial assistance for academically-gifted Grade 5 & 6 underprivileged students from CapitaLand Hope Schools to complete their senior high school education in China. Over 960 students have benefited from the scheme. - Viet Nam: The CKP @ Education Bursary Scheme was also extended to the CapitaLand Hope Schools in Vietnam in 2016 to benefit all graduating students from the schools. About 265 students from CapitaLand Nang Yen Primary School and CapitaLand Thanh Phuoc Primary Hope School have benefited from the financial assistance.

g. Improve School Facilities to Provide Better Learning Environment for Children • Since 2005, CHF has been supporting the educational needs of children in rural communities through the refurbishment of school facilities in China and Viet Nam. Under the CapitaLand Hope Schools (CLHS) programme, CHF has helped to improve the learning environment for children through three CLHS in Viet Nam. - CapitaLand Nang Yen Primary Hope School: Located in Nang Yen Village, Pho Thu province of Ha Noi, CHF collaborated with the People's Committee of Thanh Ba

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 208 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 209 District in Phu Tho Province in 2011 to fund the building of a two-storey school block with 10 classrooms and a library- cum-reading room. CapitaLand’s staff from the Projects Team also provided technical support for the construction. Local and global staff also participated in two International S Volunteer Expeditions to the school in 2011 and 2016 to I support the upgrading projects in the school as well as N conducting educational activities for the students. The local G staff also visited the school regularly to better understand A the needs of the students and the community. The students P also received schoolbags and financial assistance through O the CKP@Education Bursary Scheme annually. R - CapitaLand Thanh Phuoc Primary Hope School: E Located in Thanh Hoa District, Long An Province of Ho Chi Minh City, CHF donated to build two classrooms and new toilets to ensure the school environment was conducive for the pupils in 2015. This was done in collaboration with the People Committee and Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa District. CapitaLand’s staff from the Projects Team provided technical support for the construction. Local and global staff also supported with the refurbishment during the International Volunteer Expedition in 2015. Regular volunteer visits and follow up assistance were also provided for the students. The school is now a model school in the district. - CapitaLand Le Xa Hope Kindergarten: CHF donated to build a two-storey school building to provide a safe and child-friendly learning environment for about 350 pupils aged five and below. This was done in collaboration with World Vision and People Committee of Tien Lu District. CapitaLand Le Xa Hope Kindergarten is the largest school in Le Xa commune catering to the early childhood education needs of children in the community, located about 75km from Ha Noi. • Apart from CLHS, CHF has also worked with CapitaLand's serviced residence unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) to

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 210 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 211 support a school located in Chiang Rai, Thailand since 2014. An International Volunteer Expedition was organised together with Ascott’s local offices in Thailand for 40 CapitaLand’s staff volunteers from Singapore, Thailand, China, Philippines, Malaysia and Viet Nam in 2015. The volunteers improved the study environment of the students. Apart from physical school S improvement, the volunteers also had meaningful interaction I with the students through educational activities such as N CapitaLand Little Architect Progamme and arts & crafts. G A • CHF also worked with Save the Children to support the P renovation of 20 primary schools to provide safe learning O environment for students in Cilincing, North Jakarta, Indonesia R with S$20,000 donation in 2014. E h. Support the Shelter/Living Needs of Children • CapitaLand-Ascott GK Eco Village: Located in Batangas City, Philippines, the initiative is a collaboration with The Ascott Limited (Ascott), CapitaLand’s wholly owned lodging business unit and local non-governmental organisation Gawad Kalinga. CHF contributed 3 million Philippine pesos (about S$83,000) to construct 20 houses for 20 underprivileged families. Close to 80 CapitaLand and Ascott staff volunteers and management from eight countries helped build these houses over a five-day volunteer expedition to Batangas City from 13 to 17 May 2017. • The CapitaLand-Ascott GK Eco Village is built with reusable wood and has environmentally-friendly features such as an organic farm as well as local water filtering. CapitaLand also hosted four students from the National University of Singapore who conducted a participatory design workshop to better understand the needs of the local villagers and to identify the community facilities that would best serve the community. • SOS Children’s Village. Since 2010, CHF has partnered Ascott to support the educational needs of the children at the village. Located in Cibubur, Indonesia, the foster home took in abandoned children and orphans and these children were placed in group homes so they could experience family life.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 210 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 211 There were 15 houses each with five to 12 children of different races, religions and backgrounds. In all, the village provided care for 137 children and also managed a kindergarten for the children and those in the neighbourhood. CHF and Ascott paid for their school fees and educational materials like textbooks S and stationery as well as sponsored an outdoor multi-purpose I court. Apart from financial help, in 2012, 28 CapitaLand N employees spent five days volunteering at SOS Children’s G Village, immersing themselves in the activities and improving A the lives of the community there. P O i. Support Emergency Relief Efforts for Children During and R Post Disaster E • Typhoon Ondoy, Philippines: CapitaLand organised an international staff volunteer expedition to assist the children community at Tanay, Rizal located in Manila; the project was supported by Philippines-based community development foundation-Gawad Kalinga (GK). 40 CapitaLand staff volunteers from China, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Japan built houses for the community comprising about 300 children, who were left homeless after Typhoon Ondoy struck in September 2009. Staff volunteers also engaged the local children by planning interactive learning sessions to provide them with an opportunity to acquire new knowledge. • Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines: Within days of the Super Typhoon Haiyan disaster in November 2013, Ascott in the Philippines, with support from CHF raised PHP1.87 million (S$53,622.25) for World Vision Philippines’ relief and rehabilitation work in the affected areas. CHF also partnered with World Vision Philippines to build three new classrooms for Tabontabon Central School. From 28 May to 1 June 2014, 42 CapitaLand staff from the Philippines, China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore came together and spent five days helping to rebuild to the school for close to 900 students. • Lombok Earthquake, Indonesia: Ascott partnered Save the Children Indonesia to raise funds for children affected by the earthquake in Lombok in 2018. It was done through a charity

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 212 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 213 bazaar as well donations from staff and residents on 5-6 October 2018. With support from CHF, a total of IDR66,108,000 (S$6,015) was raised to ensure affected children and families had access to basic essentials to support their recovery from the earthquake(s). Psychosocial support was also provided for children. All children affected by the disaster continued to S have access to basic education, and support was provided to I ensure the immediate re-opening of schools and resumption of N learning the children. G A II. Improve the Quality of Life for Vulnerable Elderly in Singapore P O a. CapitaLand Silver Empowerment Fund (CSEF) R • CHF marked its expanded support for vulnerable elderly in E Singapore with the launch of S$2 million CSEF on 31 July 2018. Community Chest Singapore is CHF’s strategic partner for the fund. The first two projects to be supported under the fund, TOUCH Community Hub and AWWA Community Garden, are both scheduled for completion in 2019. The CSEF aims to support seniors aged 60 years old and above from lower income group to alleviate social issues and promote healthy ageing.

b. Project Silver Screen • CHF also committed S$500,000 over 5 years to support the national Project Silver Screen in Singapore, in partnership with Temasek Foundation Cares and the Ministry of Health. The project aims to support 85,000 elderly Singaporeans aged 60 years and above for screening, 10,000 functional aids (hearing aids, spectacles and dentures) and 2 mobile clinics per year, so that they are better able to age in place with independence and improve their quality of life.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 212 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 213 III. Focus on Communities Where Capitaland Operates to Ensure Better Alignment of Core Business Practices with Community Investment a. Employee Volunteerism S • As a strong advocate of volunteerism, CapitaLand is one of the I first companies in Singapore to formalise a three-day Volunteer N Service Leave system and expand its leave policy to include G Volunteer No Pay Leave and Volunteer Part-Time Leave. A • To recognise staff’s contribution as volunteers, CHF donates P S$500 to an approved Institution of a Public Character (IPC) O in Singapore or International Non-Profit Organisation or R RMB1,000 to a China-based children’s charity of the staff’s E choice when he/she has taken all three days of VSL within the year. • Since 2007, CapitaLand’s staff have contributed more than 141,000 volunteer hours in Asia and beyond. • One key volunteering initiative is CapitaLand Volunteer Day where the company rallies the staff to contribute to the local communities through projects supported by CHF. This is currently implemented in Singapore, Malaysia, Viet Nam and China. • The other initiative is International Volunteer Expedition where CapitaLand supports its employees all over the world to participate in projects supported by CHF in communities where it operates such as CapitaLand Hope Schools in China and Viet Nam.

b. Tenant Engagement • Gifts of Joy: CapitaLand also rallies its tenants to contribute back to the community. CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) Management Limited, has been partnering its tenants at its office properties in Singapore for its annual Gifts of Joy initiative since 2014. Gifts of Joy brings together office tenants and CapitaLand staff to wrap and deliver gifts to underprivileged children. Tenants adopt and fulfill the gift wishes of children beneficiaries under the adopted charity. In 2018, a total of 779

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 214 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 215 gift wishes were fulfilled by tenants from six office buildings such as CapitaGreen, Capital Tower, One George Street, Six Battery Road, Raffles City Tower and Asia Square 2. In addition, tenants also volunteered their time for activities such as sports day and art jamming sessions with the student beneficiaries at Rainbow Centre Singapore, CCT's adopted charity. CHF also S supported the initiative with S$16,550 donations to Rainbow I Centre. N • CapitaLand Giving Marketplace: Started in 2017, this G initiative provides a venue for social enterprises and charities A to promote their causes and products. CapitaLand staff, office P tenants and shoppers can support these social causes by O purchasing the products and/or signing up to volunteer with R the charities. CHF also supported with matching donations for E every item purchased or donation made at the marketplace. In 2018, CHF supported with matching donations totaling over S$10,500 for the events held at Capital Tower and Raffles City Singapore respectively.

c. Provide Platform to Promote Awareness of Charities and Their Causes • President’s Challenge: The President's Challenge (PC) represents a coming together of people from all walks of life, under the President’s patronage, to help those who are less fortunate. It is the President’s call to all Singaporeans to do their part to build a more caring and cohesive society. Since 2008, CHF has donated about S$2.7 million to support 37 charities in Singapore under PC. • In 2018, CHF collaborated with Raffles City Singapore to support President’s Challenge (PC) 2018 through the "Mickey Go Local" campaign held from 1 to 29 August 2018. This partnership provided a platform for community engagement and helped to raise awareness of the causes under PC. President Halimah Yacob was the Guest-of-Honour at the launch on 31 July 2018 and contributed to the fundraising initiative by designing a Mickey Mouse figurine for the campaign. CHF donated a total of S$300,000 from the campaign benefiting six selected PC charities.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 214 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 215 • Charity campaigns at the shopping malls: CapitaLand regularly sponsors event spaces for charities to promote their causes, CapitaLand also organises fundraising events at our shopping malls in partnership with selected charities to raise awareness of the needs of underprivileged children or vulnerable elderly S in the community among shoppers. CHF would also support I the initiatives with matching donations for the contribution from N shoppers. Some examples include: G - Lot One Shoppers’ Mall’s ‘Share the Blessings’ Campaign A 2018: CHF matched dollar-for-dollar in support of Lot P One’s Lunar New Year charity initiative to rally shoppers O and public to donate to Fei Yue Family Service Centre R (Choa Chu Kang). A total of S$45,428.10 was raised. E - Bedok Mall’s Adopt-a-Plant Christmas Campaign 2018: CHF matched the Bedok Mall’s shoppers and community engagement efforts and a total of S$42,170 was raised for MINDS and Very Special Arts. - Plaza Singapura’s “Season of Giving” Christmas campaign 2018: CHF supported Plaza Singapura’s CSR campaign with donations worth S$8,066.85 through Community Chest to Blossom World Society.

Achievements: As one of Asia’s largest real estate companies, CapitaLand is an award-winning company, receiving awards recognising our efforts in real estate, operations, sustainability and as well philanthropy. These awards are an affirmation of CapitaLand’s commitment to continue striving for excellence in our developments worldwide.

Key awards recognising our philanthropy efforts include:

Singapore - President’s Award for Volunteerism and Philanthropy (Corporate). - National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)’s Champion of Good award. - People’s Association’s Community Partnership Excellence Award and ‘Project We Care’ Special Commendation.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 216 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 217 - Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) - Bridge of Hope Award. - Community Chest Charity Bronze Award. - World Vision’s Humanitarian Impact Awards.

China S - 2018 Top 50 Corporate Citizenship Brand of China. I - 2018 China’s Five Star Excellent Corporate Citizen & 2018 N Outstanding Public Welfare Projects for Chinese Corporate G Citizens. A - China Youth Development Foundation’s Best Partner of Project P Hope in 2018. O - Social Responsibility Enterprise of the Year in 2018. R - Hubei Public Welfare Award of the Year in 2018. E

Viet Nam - Special Recognition in CSR - Property Guru Viet Nam Property Awards 2018.

For more on CapitaLand’s awards, please visit: https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/ awards.html

Description of Milestone Project(s)

PROJECT 1 CapitaLand - Nuhkids Nutrition Fund • Time of implementation: 2016 - Present. • Location: Singapore. • Objectives: To provide nutritional support for children from financially disadvantaged families in meeting their needs for special nutritional feeds and/or therapy as part of their medical treatment over a defined period of time.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 216 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 217 • Target groups: Children from low-income families who have medical conditions and require special nutritional feeds and/or therapy. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: As part of CHF’s support for child’s nutrition, this Fund was S established in partnership with National University Health System I (NUHS) Fund to support underprivileged children undergoing N medical treatment for specific conditions at the pediatric ward of G NUH in Singapore with their nutritional needs. Through this initiative, A CHF hopes to provide equal access to much-needed nutrition for P underprivileged children as part of their medical treatment. This O aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal R (UNSDG) 1 (no poverty) and UNSDG 2 (zero hunger). E Since 2016, CHF has donated a total of S$200,000. Of the 84 children who have benefited from the Fund, 77% have achieved weight improvement while 55% had achieved height increase. The beneficiaries have also reported to show psychological and social improvements including regular school attendance and gain confidence in pursuing own interests.

Below are examples of how the children have benefited from the support: 1. A beneficiary, Zaakir, 10 years old, was diagnosed with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and Global Developmental Delay since birth. With support from the Fund, after a hip surgery in 2018, he was able to gain weight within three months through the milk feeds. He is reaching the 50th percentile recommended for Cerebral Palsy patients at his age. He is now is a student leader in school. Due to his chronic condition, he will continue to receive medical and nutritional therapy. 2. Nur Auni is a four-year-old girl diagnosed with “Failure to Thrive” (child not growing as she should) since birth. Due to the family’s financial difficulties, her parents found milk formula to be costly. The excessive breastfeeding also resulted in her teeth deformation and decay when she turned 3 years old. With

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 218 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 219 the Fund’s support, she was able to receive milk feeds which provided her with the nutrition she needed to achieve optimal weight gain and height increase. She has become more lively and is able to pursue her passion in dance at school. She will continue to receive nutritional therapy until her weight reaches the 10th percentile. S I 3. Syifaa (not her real name), a three-year-old diagnosed with N Nemaline Myopathy and other comorbidities such as reflux G and respiratory insufficiency is on long term tube feeding via A the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube and P requires fortified milk formula. The Fund has helped alleviate O the family’s financial burden by purchasing the feeding bags R and PEG button. She successfully reached an optimal weight E at the 25th percentile and her health improved as demonstrated by the drop in readmissions to hospital. This also reduced the stress to her caregivers and she started attending school. 4. Fabian (not his real name), a five-year-old child diagnosed with dysmorphism with global developmental delay has poor appetite and insufficient solid intake. Since receiving financial assistance for milk feeds from 2016, he has experienced an increase in height and weight, though he has yet to achieve an optimal level. His mum commented he no longer fall sick easily and no longer misses school and therapy sessions. He has improved his speech capability and can now better communicate his needs to his parents.

PROJECT 2 CapitaLand-Yellow Ribbon Fund (Yrf) Children Support Programme (CSSP) • Time of implementation: 2017 - Present. • Location: Singapore. • Objectives: To develop a comprehensive community approach towards reducing intergenerational offending by enabling positive child

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 218 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 219 development and ensuring the child is healthy, learning and living in a safe environment. • Target groups: Children of offenders aged between 3 and 12 years old. S • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: I This is an initiative aimed at supporting the development of N cognitive and socio-emotional skills of children of offenders aged G between 3 and 12 years old. Launched in 2017, CHF has pledged A a donation of S$500,000 over two years to the Yellow Ribbon P Fund to pilot the programme which includes reading activities, O tuition and educational support. It will also involve a system-level R intervention with participation of multiple agencies, including E Singapore Prison Service, Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE), grassroots volunteers and other Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWO) under the CARE Network.

From April 2017 to December 2018, a total of 120 children have enrolled in CCSP. Out of 96 children who remained in the programme, 33 were aged 3 to 6 years old while 63 belonged to the 7 to 12 age group. It was found that 97% of the children aged 3 to 6 years have shown an interest in reading after joining the programme. For children aged 7 to 12 years, 77% have shown improvement in their tutored subjects and 51% were assessed to have demonstrated prosocial behaviors and a positive relationship with an adult.

In 2018, CapitaLand provided venue sponsorship for Yellow Ribbon Community Art Exhibition at Raffles City Singapore. One of the art contributors for the CCSP showcase was a 5-year-old girl named Hannah (not her real name). Hannah was born when her mother was in prison and was solely raised by her grandmother for the first 5 years of her life. To Hannah, her mother was a stranger whom she visited once a month in prison. When she first joined CCSP on 1 January 2018, she did not know the alphabets and was shy when interacting with the volunteers from New Life Stories (a VWO) during her weekly creative reading session under the CCSP. Within six months, she gained newfound confidence in her

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 220 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 221 learning abilities, is able to socialise better with her mother, and is able to better express herself. When asked about her dreams, Hannah drew a picture depicting a happy family. Having improved her basic vocabulary and speech, she now has a positive learning attitude. Alongside improved family relations, there is potential for better growth and development in her future. S I Through this community initiative, CHF hopes to improve the N social mobility of the children who are often the invisible victims of G incarceration. This aligns with UNSDG 1 (no poverty) and UNSDG A 4 (quality education). P O PROJECT 3 Construction of CapitaLand Le Xa Hope R Kindergarten E • Time of implementation: 2017-2018. • Location: Le Xa Commune, Tien Lu District, North Viet Nam. • Objectives: To improve access to early childhood education for children in developing communities in Viet Nam. • Target groups: Children aged five years and below. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Due to a lack of proper education facilities in the Le Xa Commune, Tien Lu District in North Viet Nam, local parents were unable to send their children to kindergarten. As part of its continual effort to improve access to education for children in developing communities, CHF donated to the construction of two blocks of classrooms at a new site in partnership with World Vision and Tien Lu District Government in 2017. This was the first kindergarten supported by CHF under its CapitaLand Hope Schools Programme and the third school in Viet Nam. This aligned with UNSDG 1 (no poverty) and UNSDG 4 (quality education).

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 220 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 221 Leveraging CapitaLand’s expertise as a real estate developer, its staff worked alongside lecturers and students from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and National University of Civil Engineering in Ha Noi (NUCE) to design and construct the common spaces and play area in the kindergarten S using community participatory design approach. It culminated into I an international volunteer expedition from 1 to 8 May 2018, where N 66 CapitaLand staff and 13 university students joined hands to G complete the construction for its opening on 7 May 2018. A P Since the completion of CapitaLand Le Xa Hope Kindergarten, the O enrolment rate of children has increased from 63% to 79%. The R retention rate of children has also reached 100%. E This collaboration also allowed CapitaLand to foster a stronger relationship with the community, and at the same time, enabled the youths from Singapore and Viet Nam to exchange and execute their ideas for the good of the community. The Singapore students also won the SUTD’s Humanitarian Award (Social Urban Research Group) for their participation in the project.

As part of CHF’s sustainable giving strategy, CapitaLand’s local offices in Viet Nam will be be working closely with the kindergarten and local government to further support the children in their education. The partner universities would also be conducting follow up study to understand utilisation pattern for the spaces built and provide inputs to CHF on the next phase of development if required.

Photo(s), Video(s) and other Documentation(s) of Projects

• CHF Website: www.capitalandhopefoundation.com • CapitaLand’s Sustainability Reports: https://www.capitaland.com/ international/en/about-capitaland/sustainability/sustainability- reports.html

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 222 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 223 • CapitaLand Young Architect Programme 2018: https://youtu. be/4wbUaaamjg0 • CapitaLand Young Architect Programme 2017: https://youtu. be/4XTNjAemF_c • CapitaLand Young Architect Programme 2017 Immersion Programme Live Blog: https://www.capitaland.com/ S international/en/about-capitaland/newsroom/inside/2017/dec/ I Inside_20171204_CLYAP_Student_Immersion_Programme.html N • CapitaLand Volunteer Day (Viet Nam) 2018: https://www.youtube. G com/watch?v=SL8rZKd4Rj0 A • CapitaLand Volunteer Day (Singapore) 2018: https://youtu.be/ P Q4yGupFxtgU O • CapitaLand Volunteer Day (Singapore) 2014: https://www. R youtube.com/watch?v=LZMj2548Zl8 E • CapitaLand Volunteer Day (Singapore) 2013: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=SRHlfY9t3I0 • My Schoolbag 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk2_- eWVA80 • International Volunteer Expedition 2018 – CapitaLand Zhongxiang Hope School, Hubei Province, China: https://youtu.be/ SVZSXpkPJAY • International Volunteer Expedition 2018 – CapitaLand Le Xa Hope Kindergarten, Tien Lu District, Viet Nam: https://youtu.be/ XzMv8PcxmmE • International Volunteer Expedition 2017 – CapitaLand Xingfuzhilu Hope School, Inner Mongolia, China: https://www.capitaland. com/international/en/about-capitaland/newsroom/inside/2017/ sep/Inside-20170917-CHF-IVE-live-blogging.html • International Volunteer Expedition 2016 – CapitaLand Nang Yen Primary Hope School, Phu Thu Province, Viet Nam: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=r_P2Ksvpodc • International Volunteer Expedition 2016 – CapitaLand Jinzhu Hope School, Zhejiang Province, Viet Nam: https://youtu.be/2yvRsit6Yk0 • CCT’s Gift of Joy 2018: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=FiUdcoL7VZc&t

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 222 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 223 News Releases 15 November 2018 CapitaLand kickstarts season of giving in Singapore with annual My Schoolbag programme https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/ S newsroom/news-releases/international/2018/nov/CapitaLand_ I kickstarts_season_of_giving_in_Singapore_with_annual_My_ N Schoolbag_programme.html G A 24 October 2018 P CapitaLand contributes S$40,000 to CapitaLand Zhongxiang Hope O School in Wuhan, Central China R https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/ E newsroom/news-releases/international/2018/oct/CapitaLand- contributes-S40000-to-CapitaLand-Zhongxiang-Hope-School-in- Wuhan-Central-China.html

31 July 2018 CapitaLand launched S$2 million ‘CapitaLand Silver Empowerment Fund’ to assist and empower vulnerable elderly in Singapore https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/ newsroom/news-releases/international/2018/jul/capitaland-launches- sgd2mil-capitaland-silver-empowerment-fund.html

9 May 2018 CapitaLand codevelops its first kindergarten – CapitaLand Le Xa Hope Kindergarten with the local community through participatory design https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/ newsroom/news-releases/international/2018/may/CapitaLand_ codevelops_its_first_kindergarten_CapitaLand_Le_Xa_Hope_ Kindergarten.html

5 March 2018 Lot One Shoppers’ Mall raised over S$45,000 for families in need this Lunar New Year https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/ newsroom/news-releases/international/2018/mar/lot-one-shoppers- mall-raised-over-s-45-000--for-families-in-need.html

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 224 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 225 8 July 2017 CapitaLand donates S$500,000 to develop cognitive and socio- emotional skills programme for children of offenders https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland newsroom/news-releases/international/2017/jul/nr-20170708- Unveils-new-community-initiatives-at-CapitaLand-Digital-Festival-to- S inspire-younger-generation-to-look-to-the-future.html I N 3 November 2016 G CapitaLand launches S$800,000 Community Development Fund with A People’s Association for underprivileged children in Singapore P https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/ O newsroom/news-releases/international/2016/nov/nr-20161103- R capitaland-launches-800000-community-developmnet-fund-with- E people's-association.html

News Coverage

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 224 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 225 Social Media - We leverage CapitaLand’s digital platforms to engage and publicise CHF’s initiatives. - International Volunteer Expedition to Viet Nam & China were featured through ‘live blogs’ on CapitaLand’s website. CapitaLand S Young Architect Programme, Mickey Go Local/President’s I Challenge were also featured on CapitaLand INSIDE – CL’s digital N content & news platform. G - CHF initiatives were also publicised on CapitaLand’s social media A platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. P - Other than our own platforms, we have also garnered publicity on O social media through posts by our stakeholders and political office R holders such as Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob. E

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 226 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 227 T H A I L A THAILAND N D

Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: Network Development of Phayao Province T Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: H Name : Ms. Oranit Krommati A Designation : Association Secretary I Address : 182/1 Moo 5, Ban Pin Subdistrict, L Dok Khamtai District, Phayao Province A Phone : 093 1360277 N Fax : 054 2457795 D Email(s) : [email protected] Website : -

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 2018.

Background of establishment: The network Developmemt of Phayao Province, is an organization formed by the integration of Civil society organization network in Phayao Province Which has developed the work since 1997 which has the Social Investment Fund (SIF) to support the organization to open the area for learning Causing the community organization network to be alert Open yourself to the society even more. There is a provincial network that continues and extends the process of strengthening the community by name. Hug Phayao Community Organization The mechanism became more clear, linking government agencies Parties both inside and outside There are reinforcing areas and work issues.

In the year 2003, a coordination team of community organizations was formed under the support of the Community Organization Development Institute (PSC), which played a role in creating a learning

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 228 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 229 process for the community in a horizontal manner. A network that is linked at different levels both spatial and development issues There are 5 work-driven issues. Safe agricultural issues Natural resource and environmental management issues Corporate, financial and welfare issues Health issues Human and social development issues and in. T H Year 2005, promoting the establishment of funds Community welfare A For the community Helping each other in the provision of community I welfare or performing social welfare activities of the community welfare L network by taking into account the diversity of the local communities. A N Year 2008, promoting the establishment Sub-district Community D Organization Council To strengthen with community organizations Can manage themselves Is the foundation of human security and society as a whole, by opening the Tambon Community Council Act this year Which is now Phayao Province has established a community organization council in the district Complete every local area in Phayao province (61 council).

In 2015, the work process was reviewed. Strategically working under the name Ban Paeng Network, Phayao City With the strategy of the network - the strategy that gives Phayao Province to drive and develop in the sub-district areas: 1. The development of the entire natural resource management system by using the process of participation of people and communities. 2. The development of community welfare to the stability of life by allowing the Community Organizations Council to be an important mechanism for driving Including linking the welfare fund to the public pension. 3. Management of rights of stateless persons. 4. Safe agricultural development and fair agriculture by adhering to the sufficiency economy philosophy as a guideline and propose to develop and protection of small farmers to be on their own production base organic farming focus for their own consumption and exchange in the household is important and should encourage the creation of economic cycles within the community and promote

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 230 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 231 the integration of the processing of products in the community, including the promotion of legislation to protect agricultural areas and laws to limit land ownership. 5. Community disaster management. 6. Development of Community Organizations Council and community democracy. T 7. Quality of life development. H A Year 2018, established as “Association Network Developmemt of I Phayao Province” with the objective as follow: L 1. To be a center for the civil society network in Phayao Province, A linking the network partners for economic/social development. N 2. Support academic information and disseminating the operational D results, organizing learning processes for all network sectors in Phayao Province. 3. Strengthening the community to integrate the problem solving create network power and create the power to solve problems for themselves and the community in a sustainable manner. Vision/mission: People should live in Phayao happily and be sustainable.

Number of staff: 10 people.

Programmes/areas of work: Phayao Province covers 9 districts.

Achievements: Support the establishment of the Tambon Community Organization Council, District 71, with significant operations such as natural resource and environmental conservation. Community waste management, promotion of organic farming, etc., and the establishment of Tambon Community Welfare Fund 71 Sub-district received the Human Security Award according to the concept of Professor Dr. Puay Ungphakorn. “Quality of life, a calendar of hope since pregnancy”. Until the sediment 4 district.

PROJECT 1 Strengthen Network Participation in Organizing Social Welfare Systems in Phayao Province T • Time of implementation: H 11 January 2009 - 30 September 2009. A • Location: I 71 district in Phayao Province. L A • Objectives: N - Strengthen the network to participate in the social welfare D system in Phayao Province. - Strengthen the social welfare system for the community to be able to rely on themselves. • Target groups: Social Welfare Fund Committee, local administrators, village headmen, village headmen, community organization network leaders. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Social welfare Phayao province has been operating since 2006. Currently, there are 71 subdistricts covering all Phayao Provinces. - Enhance learning with the district There is an exchange of management between areas. A common goal is to develop social welfare. - Sub-district plans to build and connect networks Information system development plan manage knowledge and public policy development plans to support social welfare systems. - The public has comprehensive social welfare. And covers all ages. - People are planning to rely on themselves. And helping others through the process of social welfare. - People have discipline in using money, planning for money. - Participatory development leading to other development work in the district and help social work. - The area has no political conflict. There is a combination of work together in all sectors. There is a joint thinking and

PROJECT 2 Rural Sufficiency House Project • Time of implementation: T 1 January 2017 - 30 September 2019. H • Location: A 30 districts in Phayao Province. I • Objectives: L - For the poor who have problems with housing and land for A better living and stability by local communities as the core of N operations. D - To support the community to take care and help the poor residents In the process of repairing, renovating, renovating the house or building a new one to replace the old house with a disrepair that may be harmful to the lives and property of residents. - To develop the potential of the community to be strong able to plan land and housing management together at the area level with relevant agencies and can be linked to various development tasks in the district. • Target groups: Families of underprivileged people, poor people, the elderly, people with disabilities in communities with problems of land and housing problems housing conditions are insecure, strong, with 392 households. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: - Resulting in mutual support of the community the love and unity of people in the community. - The underprivileged receive help and care. - Integration of local work community organization network private agency. - The underprivileged, the afflicted, who are affected by the housing, are helped.

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The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 234 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 235 PROJECT 3 Develop the Potential of the Mechanism to Support the Civil Society Volunteers, Continue the Mission to Strengthen the Health of Phayao Province • Time of implementation: 1 January 2017 - September 2019. T • Location: H Phayao Province. A • Objectives: I - Helping the underprivileged to receive help with a better quality L of life. A - Volunteer spirit in Phayao Province. N - To explore disadvantaged people In Phayao Province and D provide proper initial assistance. - To make plans for linking with government agencies to help disadvantaged people. • Target groups: Disadvantaged people in Phayao Province. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Underprivileged people receive help with a better quality of life. People in society give recognition and help. By relying on the power of the community as a core in solving problems, planning for mutual assistance at the area level with relevant agencies and can connect to create cooperation between communities create a collaborative learning system for people in the province to jointly consider the problems of underprivileged people. In order to achieve mutual management of the community, enabling disadvantaged people to have a good quality of life can help yourself. Which further enhances the long-term health of society.

Photo(s), Video(s) and other Documentation(s) of Projects

Summary Operating Results There was a fund to help the underprivileged. That connects work between community organizations and agencies to jointly solve

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The underprivileged receive help in quality of life. The community is the T core of the problem solving, can plan to help each other at the local H level with related agencies. Create a collaborative learning system for A people in the province by considering ways to solve the problems of I the underprivileged in order to create common management of the L community, enabling disadvantaged people to have a good quality of A life. Can help yourself. N D

Summary of the Key Performances of the Phayao’s Nation Building Network Network development of Phayao Province has been working with several governmental organizations in designing the structure, organizing a working team, and gathering significant issues under the consideration of its people, budget, and activities as well as cooperating between governmental organizations, locals, and integrated community. In addition, there are projects to develop both human resources and organizations by managing data and submitting reports to associate partners in developing the proposals which lead to the integration of the operation among local communities, governmental organizations, community networks, and a private sector. Importantly, local communities play roles as main operators who provide more spaces for disadvantaged people to access helps and cares. The major concern is to promote the Community Welfare Fund (CWF) operated by the Community Organization Council which

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 236 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 237 is considered as the most important mechanism. The CWF was established in Phayao in 2006 under the philosophy of “Valuable Giving, Receiving with Respect”.

Currently, the CWF have already been located in 71 areas throughout Phayao. According to the operation in the previous years, people in T Phayao have been reported to directly benefit from the CWF. The CWF H is the venue to exercise community participation which brings about A the Social Safety Net in order that people have more self-reliance and I be able to integrate the CWF with the existing welfare system in the L community. By doing so, it bridges gaps for local people to have more A chances in getting welfare services. Hence, it is crucial to improve the N system of the CWF in order to become well-known at both local and D provincial levels. Moreover, there are the learning centers to educate people on the management of the CWF. The operation of the Nation Building Network reveals the advantages toward the community in terms of developing people’s quality of life and decreasing poverty with regards to its vision: People should live in Phayao happily and be sustainable.

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Supplementary Document Network Development of Phayao Province In 2016, all successful projects have been continuing particularly the change from the Community Welfare to the Public Pension. Under such the development, local people became more generous and dependable since they helped one another within the community. The reconstruction of the social capital helps support people in all over the province, and the Welfare Fund has been growing continuously because of the cooperation of the people. Accordingly, a number of the membership has been expanding. Moreover, the management which is systematic, transparent and accountable as well as obtains good governance and the initiative of the National Savings Fund (NSF) have considerably encouraged the operation of the CWF. The NSF aims at creating more stability for people, providing pension, and promoting

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 236 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 237 savings through the community planning and life management, in particular, in elderly. Under a pilot project, there are 4 NSFs in 4 different areas in Phayao, and they aim to distribute welfare services to cover all the citizens. Each area is responsible for its own management which might be different from one another. Sources of the budget T mainly come from the associate members which is considered a main H financial source. In addition, people in communities have made a local A contribution; however, the amount of money depends on the financial I capability of each community. Lastly, some of the budget is contributed L from the government. In fact, the Phayao’s Nation Building Network A purposefully promotes the development of the fund by relying on the N financial support from its members rather than waiting for the supports D of the external funding sources so that the CWF stays sustainable. The success of the recent year was proved by the project of Pha Mae Rong Khui (a community forest) which is a rainforest of approximately 1,186 acres where several kinds of trees are growth and is inhabited by animals of various species.

Pha Mae Rong Khui Forest (ป่าแม่ร่องขุย)/ Pha Pak Nhong Forest (ป่าผักหนอง) was originally regarded as a main resource for both food and water used in agriculture. Later, there were investors trying to invade and occupy the forest consequently local people had made a name list of people who wanted to go against those investors and asked for the rights to cultivate and use resources in the forest. A group of people led by community leaders from 4 sub-districts including Baan Phin, Khuewiang, Jumphawai, and Mae Kha marched to Phayao City Hall. In addition, a committee of Pha Mae Rong Khui was established in order to run projects related to the conservation of Pha Mae Rong Khui. Then, there was a congregation among the 4 sub-districts after that a community’s charter was drafted and proposed to Phayao Governor. The main objective of the charter was the preservation and reforestation of Pha Mae Rong Khui. All the related issues were discussed during the talk with Phayao Health Assembly and the National Health Assembly .

Several activities were carried on; for instance, designation of boundary lines under the cooperation with officers from the Agricultural Land

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With supports and helps from different sectors, Pha Mae Rong Khui – a community forest-was finally settled down. T H In 2017, Phayao Nation Building Network worked with the Community A Organizations Council in providing workshops and seminars for people I on designing strategic plans and analyzing situations which later could L bring about a real practice in their own communities. From a survey, A it was found that local people had encountered difficulties such as N poverty, and lack of shelters and land for cultivation. Therefore, the D Community Organizations Council supported the communities with budget for the project that triggers such the problems. Furthermore, there were projects of planning the layout of villages and sub-districts, creating handmade maps, maps in Geographic Information System, and management of shared rights among the communities.

A housing fund was established with a well-organized management system such as a structure and roles of the committee, and regulations. People in the communities took part in saving particularly those who have troubles with housing, and a community fund became more concrete from the saving. The community fund was allowed for examination and certification from the community. There was a guarantee of joint rights and conditions of the community in forms of a community title deed. The Local Administrative Organization was responsible for issuing a legislation and ordinance the joint rights certificate. Moreover, there were also the issues related to the effective use of land, resources, water, forest, and sustainable agricultural system. The project of housing for the poor helped a huge number of people who were suffering from a lack of stable dwelling houses. In this project, a local community played a major role in supporting groups of disadvantaged and poor people by helping repair and rebuild houses. This had shown capabilities of a strong community where its citizens can rely on. Leaders of communities could work well among themselves and their community as well as with governmental organizations, and this could lead to the development in other areas.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 238 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 239 The housing project has been run in 5 sub-districts and 45 households have participated in this project. In participating the project, people in the communities learned how to manage and develop communities’ economy and community capitals under conditions of each context within available resources. T H Data management, economic knowledge, and community capital were A systematized, and formed a concrete area where people acquired I strong self-management by utilizing a community welfare as a tool to L drive projects and activities. A Community Organizations Council Act A was used to guide sub-district developmental plans that is interrelated N with strategic plans of Phayao Province accordingly lead to a central D joint plan between community plans, provincial developmental plans, and provincial strategic plans. In addition, a development of a capacity of funding as well as associate partners in all sectors helped create strengths to the sub-districts. Lately in 2018, the housing project was expanded to 24 sub-districts covered 200 households so far.

In terms of helping vulnerable people, volunteers had gathered and worked together in the project of “Volunteer Spirit Network Strengthens Social Health”, Phayao Province. Information of the vulnerable groups was systematically collected in the database. The project primarily aims at helping these people to have a better quality of life under the lead of volunteers from each community and all related organizations. By doing so, people among the communities can live and work with one another, and create integrated learning system in the communities. Both poor and vulnerable people were not left behind thus the Network of Nation Building in Phayao was established as a center that helps and supports these disadvantaged people. All the activities run by the Nation Building Network have encouraged more people to participate in developing their own communities with the support of the Community Welfare Fund, and 20 learning centers were established as a results of cooperation of all sectors including communities, governmental organizations, and private sectors.

Name of Nominated Private Sector: Local Alike Co., Ltd. T Focal Point of the Private Sector: H Ms. Pensiri Sornbut A Name : Local Alike Co., Ltd. I Designation : Outreach Manager L Address : 12 Soi Intamara 3, Suttisarnvinijchai Rd., A Samsennai, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400 N Phone : (+66) 2-115-9861 D Fax : - Email(s) : [email protected] Website : www.localalike.com

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 2012.

Background of establishment: Thailand is one of the top tourism destinations of the world. Billions USD of revenue come into our country for tourism yet those money rarely go to the local community. Poverty and inequality still remain a severe problem in Thailand. The local receive only small portion from the tourism industry as they cannot manage themselves. Therefore, Local Alike come up with the solution to build up capacity for the community to start community-based tourism and bring in tourism for them to create income and economic.

Vision/mission: Vision: Uplifting community wellbeing through sustainable tourism.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 240 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 241 Mission: Linking local community assets and experiences with the world at large through capacity building for communities on sustainable tourism as well as domestic and international market development.

Number of staff: T 37 people. H A Programmes/areas of work: I - To promote income distribution to local community in Thailand. L - To use tourism as a development tools for local community. A - To promote the preservation of local culture and wisdom. N - To reduce migration of people from local to urban. Also to bring D back people to their hometown. - To promote cultural exchange between local people and visitors.

Achievements: - PATA Gold Award 2018, Community Based Tourism. - 10 Finalists in Booking.com Booster 2017 by Booking.com in Amsterdam, Netherlands, winning 11 million THB to further develop the business of www.localalike.com. - Thailand Green Excellence Awards 2015: Community-Based Tourism. - Asia Social Innovation Award 2015: Best Social Startup Idea (Tourism for Social Change). - Young Social Entrepreneurship Program 2014 from Singapore International Foundation (SIF), Singapore. - Winner of AIS the Startup 2014, Social Business. - 2nd runner up in DBS NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia, Singapore. - Winner of Chivas The Venture, Social Enterprise 2013. - Winner of BANPU Champions for Change Year 2. - Winner of Digital Innovation Award, Digital Aids Asia.

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PROJECT 1 Tourism for Social Change : Khlong Toei, Bangkok • Time of implementation: 2014 - Present (5 years). T H • Location: A Klong Toei Community, Bangkok. I • Objectives: L - To utilize tourism as a development tool, solving poverty problem A and improve outsider’s understanding toward community. N - To recreate self-understanding of people in the community. D - To create extra income for people who live in the community and jin tourism committee. • Target groups: - People who lives in the community. - 30 youth member to be trained about story-telling and being guide tour. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: - Output: 1. More than 1,000 visitors both Thai and internationals. 2. Income flow into the community more than 200,000 thb. 3. Community saved up 100,000 thb for group savings. - Outcomes: 1. Pride and confident in own community. The people who live in this community used to feel underprivileged and lack of confidence as they are always judged by the outsiders but now they have chance to explain and express how they really are. 2. The outsiders understand people from Klong Toei better. 3. The community can use savings from tourism income to further develop their own community e.g. waste management, education.

T PROJECT 2 Happy Home, Happy Stay in Baan Laem, Nakorn H Sri Thammarat A I • Time of implementation: L CBT Development in Baan Laem, Nakorn Sri Thammarat. A • Location: N Baan Laem, Nakorn Sri Thammarat. D • Objectives: - To develop skills of local people in the community to be able to manage and run the trip on their own. - To connect communities and tourists together while increasing minor income to the locals. - To promote sustainable development through community- based tourism. • Target groups: 30 villagers who are interested in joining the tourism group. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: - Output: 1. In the past 3 years, minor income of local people has been increased from 300,000 baht to more than 1 million per year. 2. Increase in income distribution from tourist spending help stimulate economics in the community. - Outcomes: 1. People in the community has more secure job than before as in the past the only source of income for them is to go fishing but nowadays tourism could also contribute revenue. 2. Natural resources is more cherished when local people can gain benefit from them as a local tourist attraction. 3. Not only love and pride of their own birthplace are built in the community but also minor income and job causing.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 244 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 245 - Impacts: 1. Community starts to have a community fund or their own savings to use and implement a development project such as waste management, activity for children’s day, boat repair for fisherman, and etc. 2. The community has more self-management capabilities T and better teamwork from gaining experience of working H as a team. A I L Photo(s), Video(s) and other Documentation(s) of Projects A N D a. Tourism for Social Change : Khlong Toei, Bangkok • Photo : A - Tourism For Social Change - Photo • Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJtTLRBDKEU • Documentation : 1. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TourismForSocialChange/ 2. Website : https://www.localalike.com/listing/a-day-as-a-change- maker-joined-tour 3. Presentation : please see the files attachment.

b. Happy Home, Happy Stay in Baan Laem, Nakorn Sri Thammarat • Photo : B - Happy Home Happy Stay - Photo • Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etTOqEzOwoA&list=PLe FA3WiKGqt-QG1Ni_LpbuzCzEzMUVq0K&index=3

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Name of Nominated NGO/CSO: Viet Nam Poultry Association (VIPA) V Focal Point of the NGO/CSO: I Name : Nguyen Thanh Son, Ph.D E Designation : Chairman of Viet Nam Poultry Association T Address : R. 906, CT4, The Pride, La Khe Ward, Ha Dong Dis, Ha Noi City N Phone : 84.24 32010686/84-913045799 A Fax : 84.2432010686 M Email(s) : [email protected] Website : thegioigiacam.vn

Organizational Profile

Background of establishment: Viet Nam Poultry Association (VIPA) is a professional social organization (a non-governmental organization) established on June 30th 2003. The association headquarter is located in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. VIPA also has a Representative Office in Ho Chi Minh City.

VIPA is one of Viet Nam’s largest agricultural industry associations. Currently there are nearly 300 organizations and individuals who are members of VIPA, including enterprises, economic organizations, non- business units, managers, scientists and Vietnamese citizens operating in the field of business, research on breeds, animal feed, veterinary medicine, slaughtering, processing and breeding facilities related to poultry. Currently, the VIPA accounts for about 60% of market share in Vietnam poultry production and processing. Therefore, VIPA has a great influence on Viet Nam poultry industry.

Since its establishment, VIPA has played an important role in the production activities contributed by its members and for the

1. Social Criticism Consultancy VIPA has well performed its function as a bridge between the poultry V business and governmental management agencies; promptly I reflects and proposes to remove difficulties and shortcomings of E the State's regulations and policies in order to create convenient T conditions for the production activities of its members to develop well; proactively and actively participates in contributing to new N policies and technical regulations; participates in developing A strategies, planning development of poultry industry in particular M and livestock in general.

Positive and proactive participation in the governmental issuance of legal policies related to the poultry industry. Protecting reasonable and legitimate interests of members in production activities and legal resolutions. Regularly gathering opinions and difficulties of corporate members, to timely proposes to the state management agencies to solve those difficulties for members.

VIPA now has an important voice for the Government of Viet Nam in developing policies for exported agricultural products.

2. Supporting Enterprises and Farms in their Business VIPA has actively organized the implementation of necessary activities to help its members to stabilize and to develop their business. These include the following key activities: a) Support in Information and Business Orientation VIPA has regularly updated information on production, consumption including national trade and abroad; timely share with enterprises and farm members to refer to building and adjusting production and commercial plans. Through local Poultry World magazine, VIPA provides them of new information on advanced technology and marketing.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 250 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 251 VIPA always accompanies with enterprises and farm members and advises the state policies, new regulations to promptly disseminate to members. At the same time, VIPA also has articles to make assessments about opportunities and challenges for poultry industry when Viet Nam joins free trade agreements, including CPTPP agreement. V I In the context of increasing input costs which are difficult to E consumers; unstable prices, corporate debts, high banking T interest rates which make production activities falling down, the Association actively coordinated with relevant agencies N such as Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), A Department of Livestock Production, National Agricultural M Extension Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), provincial Agricultural Extension Center, provincial Sub-Departments of Veterinary & Livestock Production, to organize seminars on economic information, governmental policies, orientation forecasts as well as seminars on state management, corporate finance..., to help enterprises to reach their restructure and to find effective business solutions in time against crisis.

b) Support in Business Development VIPA has supported in corporate business communication, brand building, product promotion. Up to now, most of the farm & corporate products have been advertised in the monthly VIPA publication, World Poultry magazine as well as on the website thegioigiacam.vn.

In the last managerial terms (2003-2018), VIPA has actively supported a number of enterprises and individuals who may apply for the business merits to local authorities in recognizing technical advances in breeding and awarded poultry products (such as Minh Du, Cao Khanh companies, etc...). Also, VIPA supported enterprises to export processed chicken and salted duck eggs to Japanese, Taiwanese, Malaysian and Australian markets.

The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication The 4th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication 250 Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees Leadership Awards: Profiles of the Awardees 251 Annually, VIPA pays attention to recommendations for its members to participate in domestic and international livestock fairs and exhibitions, such as Vietstock and ILDEX in Viet Nam, VIV Asia in Bangkok - Thailand, Myanmar to looking for opportunities to cooperate with regional partners. V I VIPA has promoted activities of transferring advanced E techniques, technology innovation, organizing exchange T seminars in business and production experiences among members. With the participation from many members in N their professional fields of breeders, feed, animal health, farm A equipment, slaughter processing, VIPA has played an important M role in contribution to the poultry industry in Viet Nam. At the same time, VIPA's members have created millions of jobs for Vietnamese labors.

3. International Cooperation Activities VIPA has cooperated with bilateral and multilateral international organizations, in which it has got good collaboration with embassies in Ha Noi (USA, France, Belgium, Hungary, Russia, China, Thailand, Malaysia, etc.). At the same time, there're cooperative relationship with NGO and poultry associations of some countries (e.g. American poultry and egg export Council), partial assistance from the US Department of Agriculture, American Institute for Educational Development, FAO who have representative offices in Ha Noi).

VIPA has regularly organized its members to participate in domestic and international livestock fairs to promote members’ trading, to expand markets in France, Hungary, Thailand, Myanmar, etc. With outstanding achievements, in the past years, VIPA and a number of members have been awarded many precious awards by the Government, the MARD and VCCI in Viet Nam.

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Name of Nominated Private Sector: Tan Dan Banana Cooperative V I Focal Point of the Private Sector: E Name : Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tan T Designation : Director of Cooperative, Chairman of Association of OCOP Entrepreneurs in Bac Kan Province N Address : Group 1A, Đúc Xuân Ward, Bac Kan City, A Bac Kan Province M Phone : 0972045115 - 088 666 3113 Fax : - Email(s) : [email protected] Website : Ruouchuoitandan.com.vn

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 16 December 2016.

Background of establishment: OCOP products from local bananad the community in a sustainable manner.

Vision/mission: Develop famous local banana products, increase income local farmer and help them for sustainable poverty eradication.

Number of staff: 36.

Programmes/areas of work: Development OCOP products from local banana: cake, jam, vinegar, wine.

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With the desire to build bananas into a local specialty brand.

Demonstrate, help farmers with stable income and sustainable poverty escape from banana trees. Vision and mission, Cooperative Banana of the new people always cooperates closely with banana farmers in the Northern provinces of Viet Nam such as: Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, Ha Giang. Total banana plantation area is: 11.850 hectares, poor and near- poor household books benefit 1.850 households, the number of workers currently working directly is 36 workers.

Result: - In 2017, the products of the cooperative achieved in top 10 of the leading products and services in Viet Nam. - In 2018, the products of the cooperative achieved the Typical rural Industry and Industry products in Bac Kan Province. - From 2017-2018 Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tan achieved the Typical agricultural Development Youth in Bac Kan Province.

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N Production process: A The cooperative guides the process of planting and caring for banana M trees. Provide seed and organic fertilizer for famers, when harvesting with high price.

Through this project, farmers income will be increased, helping poor and near poor households to escape poverty.

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Name of Nominated Private Sector: Xuyen Viet Production and Trade Fisheries Cooperative V I Focal Point of the Private Sector: E Name : Mr. Le Van Viet T Designation : Cooperative Director Address : Hong Hung Commune, Gia Loc District, N Hai Duong Province A Phone : 02206 288 880/02206 613 666 M Fax : - Email(s) : [email protected]; [email protected] Website : -

Organizational Profile

Date and year of establishment: 23 November 2011.

Background of establishment: The mission of the Xuyen Viet Cooperative is to resolve urgent issues in production and aquaculture with commodity scale, improving quality, quantity, price and environment, promote collective economy.

Vision/mission: Make life be better.

Number of staff: 65.

Programmes/areas of work: Fingerlings; Commercial fish; Biological products, aquaculture machines and equipment; Technology transfer, consumption of

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Achievements: The provincial president awarded the certificate of merit; Minister of Agriculture awarded certificates of merit... V I Other information: E Xuyen Viet Cooperative create the following values for society: T

PROSPEROUS LIVING: Helping 100% of cooperative members N to increase income quickly and sustainably; creating employment A opportunities for many young people in the area. It is expected that M this figure will double at least after the project of the production of value-added products from tilapia with biotechnology works;

HEALTHY LIVING: Provide safe and clean products for consumers. All production processes are controlled. Attaching importance to environmental protection;

SMART LIVING: Training, providing Experts for aquaculture units and guiding aquaculture households on how to achieve high efficiency, training knowledge for aquaculture households. Inspire business ideas from agriculture;

SUSTAINABLE LIVING: Creating diverse economic chains and circulation. Attach the rights of members to the system; benefit sharing based on the WIN-WIN principle. Found Study Encouragement Fund for Primary School and Secondary School in the area. Contribute and pay for local welfare works such as improving the rural infrastructures including Electricity - Road - School - Station... Accompanying with local authorities, charity funds in volunteer activities in upland areas, natural disasters.

Thereby, he received the certificate of merit by the Ministry of Agriculture for sustainable collective economic development. In addition, the Xuyen Viet Cooperative also receives high trust from partners, as well as aquaculture households across Northern Viet Nam.

PROJECT 1 Providing fingerlings for the domestic market • Time of implementation: V From 2012. I • Location: E Northern provinces of Viet Nam. T • Objectives: Nationwide. N A • Target groups: M Enterprises of aquaculture and aquaculture households. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: The market is getting bigger. Currently, our product is available in 15 provinces in Northern Viet Nam.

PROJECT 2 Implementing the IPRS model • Time of implementation: From 2016. • Location: Hai Duong Province, Viet Nam. • Objectives: Increasing productivity, product quality. • Target groups: Create a centralized farming area. Apply Science and Technology to process control. • Outputs/outcomes/impacts: Technology has been transferred to many aquaculture businesses and has achieved high productivity.

PROJECT 3 Project on Processing Value-added Products from Tilapia using Biotechnology • Time of implementation: From 2019.

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