NAFRI/SNV NTFP Newsletter

Information is scarce and often difficult to obtain which frequently results in certain project activities being replicated without learning from earlier best practices. Many organisations do not know who to contact nor are aware what other organisations are doing, on the other hand sometimes information is not shared for various reasons.

It is clear that there is a need for a central place through which information can be obtained, or where requesters of information can be put in contact with other sources or source persons.

Objectives of the newsletter
* To provide a forum to inform, or make requests from interested stakeholders in the field of rural development and conservation in Lao PDR, and with a particular interest in NTFPs (livelihood, development and conservation), of related and useful:
- experiences and best practices,
- activities of stakeholder organisations,
- latest news and announcements of relevant training courses, workshops, conferences,
- other sources of information (contacts, journals, newsletters, websites, organisations, potential donors and budget)

* To provide a networking tool to stimulate partnerships and cooperation to assist better in different development activities in Lao PDR.

It is further hoped that organisations and especially Lao people are convinced in the need to document experiences and share these with others, and actively look for new learning.