実施事業

Establishment of the training centre for the promotion of the bamboo industry in Myanmar (Year 2)

Japan NGO Partnership Grant Aid for FY2024

Targeted social issues:

In Myanmar, various bamboo products ranging from daily necessities to handicrafts are produced all over the country and many people are engaged in them. However, many of these products are not very profitable, as they are only made into low-priced baskets and mats for the intra-village, regional, and domestic markets. Bamboo products have potential as an entry into international markets and as a key item for poverty alleviation in rural areas, but technical training opportunities for producers are scarce, sporadic, and under-utilized.

Asia Crafts Link's Action:

In cooperation with MRBEA (Myanmar Rattan and Bamboo Entrepreneurs Association), which has plenty of experience of providing training for bamboo producers in collaboration with international organisations and the local government, we will build the Bamboo Industry Training Centre in Taikkyi Township, Yangon Region. This project will provide operational support so that the Centre can provide useful information and technical training tailored to the level of producers, from beginners to experts, and will also raise human resources so that MRBEA can continue to operate sustainably after the project is completed.

Achievements and plans

In FY2023, the first year of the project, among the plans for the training centre, training facilities such as research & workshop building (R&W), staff accommodation, kitchen & dining hall, and other basic infrastructures were developed. In addition, technical training for the local people who would become local instructors in the future was started by installing a Japanese-made “bamboo strip drawing machine” in the R&W and dispatching Japanese experts for a short time.

In FY2024, the second year of the project, we will expand our activities, such as strengthening cooperation with markets, while supporting to ensure that the training is in full swing by constructing accommodations for trainees and electricity and water facilities in the training centre. In addition, we plan to promote training about bamboo forest management techniques and afforestation to strengthen the system for a sustainable supply of resources.

【Location】Taikkyi Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar

【Field】Bamboo industry development

【Period】16 June, 2024 - 15 June, 2025 (2nd year / 3 years)

【Grant】Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects, FY2024 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

【Project Objective】

- The training center’s facilities will be expanded, and training will be conducted efficiently for sufficient producers.(Year 2)

- The Bamboo Industry Training Center will be operated by the local people, and producers in Myanmar will be able to produce bamboo products with higher quality and more efficiently. (3 years)

【Overall Goal】To promote regional development and sustainable development in Myanmar through the promotion of the bamboo industry.

【Estimated beneficiaries】

(Direct) 1,000 bamboo product producers in Myanmar,

(Indirect) Approximately 60,000 people involved in the bamboo industry in Myanmar

【For SDGs】

Goal 4, Goal 8, Goal 12, Goal 15

【Main Activities】

- Establishment of the Bamboo Industry Training Centre

- Technical training for producers and Training of Trainers (ToT)

- Promotion of sustainable management of bamboo forest