ANNEX I

Regional Environmental Technical Assistance 5771
Poverty Reduction & Environmental Management in Remote Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Watersheds Project (Phase I)

Annexes to

NGOs in the GMS – Involvement Related to
Poverty Alleviation and Watershed Mangement in Lao PDR

By Gunilla Riska

A.	ANNEX I: REVIEW OF SOME NGOs IN LAO PDR
1.	Summary
2.	Questionnaire
B	ANNEX II: DECREE ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF NGOs

A. ANNEX I: REVIEW OF SOME NGOs IN LAO PDR

A study on some NGOs in Lao PDR has been carried out by a local researcher, Noukone One-Vathana, of Lao Montgomery Watson. Emphasise was on contacting organisations working in line with the objectives of RETA 5771 with the aim to get an understanding of their capacity and interest to cooperate with the project.

The total number of environmental and development NGOs included in the review was 22. A letter of introduction, project description and a questionnaire form to be filled in was sent to all. Filled in questionnaires were received from 7 organisations. In addition the researcher interviewed local staff of 12 organisations. The summary includes information from both the questionnaires and the interviews. The filled in questionnaires are included.

1. SUMMARY

1.1 List of NGOs based at Vientiane Received the questionnaires and responded

No.	Abbreviations	Acronyms
1.	NCA	Norwegian Church Aid (Norway)
2.	CUSO	Canadian Volunteer Organization
3.	ZOA	ZOA (The Netherland)
4.	OXFAM	Oxfam Solidarity Belgium
5.	CIDSE	Cooperation International pour le Development et la Solidarite
6.	JVC	Japan International Volunteer Center
7.	CWS	Church World Service
8.	CONSORTIUM	The Consortium (USA)
9.	CARE	Care International (Australia)
10.	CAA	Community Aid Abroad (Australia)
11.	CONCERN	Concern Worldwide (Ireland)
12.	FHI	Food for the Hungry International (Switzerland)
13.	QSL	Quaker Service Laos
14.	Action Faime	Action contre la Faime
15.	SCA	Save the Children Australia
16.	WEI	Wold Education International
17.	WC	Wold Concern
18.	SCF(UK)	Save the Children Fund (England)
19.	MCC	Mennonite Central Committee

1.2 Objectives of the NGOs

No.	Objectives	%
1.	Promote and develop social and quality of life	13
2.	Develop human and PO to be strength	12
3.	Promote integrated agriculture	7,5
4.	Promote other vocations which help farmers increase their incomes	7
5.	Develop farmers and rural social to be self-reliance	8
6.	Link the cooperation in form of CO insetting their goals, solving the problems and protecting their own and their communities’ benefits	12
7.	Promote villagers in sustainable natural resources management	5
8.	Provide farmers the opportunities to know the appropriated agricultural technology	7,5
9.	Promote CO to strengthen forest management	5
10.	Cooperation between Public and private sections in resources management	1
11.	Promote and develop leader	10
12.	Promote and develop farmer group working	6
13.	Develop local environment and culture	6
	Total	100

1.3. Type and number of NGOs for each decade (in LAOS)

Registered Year	Association	Foundation	Non registered	Total
1971-1980				3
1981-1990				10
1991-now				6
Total		19		19

1.4. Number of NGO staff in respondent organizations (Expatriate and National)

Organization	No. of NGOs staff	No. of NGO	Mean	Range
Small	1-10 persons	5	5,6	3-8
Medium	11-20 persons	7	20,7	11-18
Large	20 + persons	7	27	23-47
Total		19	17,7

1.5. Interested to work with RETA

Answer	No. of NGOs	Note
Yes with condition	5	In principle yes, but it would depend on what type of project, where, under which condition etc. At this first phase it is not so clear what our contribution could be, but maybe in Ph II. Depends how cooperation is defined, what would be expected from NCA in terms of inputs, how much time would be needed from existing staff, tend to be reserved towards taking on more CUSO Lao PDR feels that we would both benefit RETA through our participation and benefit our programming by participating in this project. We look forward to hearing from you in these regards. If it’s possible to include it in the program we have with our partners
Yes with out condition	1
No	3	At this point, there would appear to be little overlap in our respective areas of focus. We happy to talk with you but do not see close cooperation as a possibility at this point on a project.
No answer	10
Total	19

1.6. Form of cooperation

Form of cooperation	%
1. Consultant	19
2. Training	24
3. Other
In field of clean water supply	4,7
Health education	4,7
Food security/rural development- agriculture	4,7
Manage sub-project	4,7
Partnership	4,7
Forum for exchange of experience	4,7
Did not provide any detail	14
Networking	4,7
4. No answer	9,6
Total	100

1.7. Expectation in Working with RETA

Expectation	%
1. Implementing partner	10,52
2. Exchange of information and further develop cooperation	21,05
3. Can not indicate on the basis of available information about the project	5,26
4. Any way (Training, seminar, project cooperation, exchanging experiences, Technical and technology support, etc.)	15,78
6. Information / Counterpart	15,78
7. Coordination	5,26
6. No mentioned	26,31
Total	100

1.8 Budget range of organizations responding per year

Year	Budget range (min.-max.) US$
1998	83,000 - 1,500.00
1999	83,000 – 2,000.000

1.9 NGOs Budget (US $)

No.	NGOs’ size	1998’s Budget	1999’s Budget	Source of Budget
1.	large	1,225.000	2,000.000	Foreign
2.	small	360,000	220,000	Foreign
3.	large	330,000	400,000	Foreign
4.	small	130,000	100,000	Foreign
5.	medium	650,000	600,000	Foreign
6.	small	83,000	83,000	Foreign
7.	small	200,000	200,000	Foreign
8.	large	800,000	800,000	Foreign
9.	large	1,500.000	1,500.000	Foreign
10.	medium	251,000	251,000	Foreign
11.	large	320,000	320,000	Foreign
12.	medium	250,000	250,000	Foreign
13.	medium	600,000	600,000	Foreign
14.	large	500,000	500,000	Foreign
15.	medium	850,000	850,000	Foreign
16.	small	175,000	175,000	Foreign
17.	large	350,000	350,000	Foreign
18.	medium	500,000	500,000	Foreign
19.	medium	306,000	306,000	Foreign
Total		9,380.000	10,005.000

(note: The budget for 1999 must be check again)

1.10 NGOs’ Address; Objective & Activities

No.	NGO	Objective	Activities
1.	Norwegian Church Aid. That Luang Road Nong Bone, Xaysetha Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)413867 Fax: (856)(21)413867	1. Support the people in developing countries in their struggle for the freedom from poverty 2. Organizational & Institutional Development 3. Strengthening of Human Resources 4. Sustainable Livelihoods	1. AIDS Prevention and Control 2. Drug Demand and Supply Reduction Programme 3. Nong District Development 4. Capacity Building
2.	Canadian Volunteer Organization 042 Beung Khayong Tay No.4 Sisattanak Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)314630 Fax: (856)(21)313755	1. To Support alliance for global social justice 2. To strive for freedom, self-determination, gender equality, and cultural survival. Achieving goals by sharing information, human and material resources, and by promoting policies for developing global sustainability.	1. Community Forest Support Unit 2. Forest Resource Management Project 3. Native Pig Extension Project 4. Support and Develop Training for Fisheries Technicians 5. Sustainable Upland Agriculture Project
3.	ZOA (The Netherland) Si Amphone Road, Km 3 Thadeua Road Watnark, Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)313071 Fax: (856)(21)313945	1. To provide assistance to refugees 2. To displace persons, and victims of natural disasters regardless of race, sex, religion or politics	1. Education Development for Ethnic Minority Villages 2. Reintegration Assistance Project 3. Skills Training and Revolving Funds Project
4.	Oxfam Solidarity Belgium 250/14 Siamphone Road Km3 Thadeua Watnak, Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)313838 Fax: (856)(21)313979	1. To improve living conditions in target area 2. Focusing on agriculture production, irrigation and health 3. Income generation with a minor Agricultural component	1. Rural development project (Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Area Development)
5.	Cooperation International pour le Development et la Solidarite (CIDSE) 19/3 Chao Anou Road Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)214862 Fax: (856)(21)216312	1. To integrate human development in the fields of sustainable agriculture, forestry, health, water usage and education which is sustainable, participatory and appropriate 2. Participation of the poorest with a special emphasis on women and ethnic peoples in the development process in the Lao PDR 3. Strengthening of people’s organizations and assistance to villagers with a view of helping them to participate in their own development 4. To increase understanding and involvement of the government of Lao PDR in sustainable development 5. Building of networks both inside and outside the Lao PDR in order to share experiences in development field	1. Co-funding the Lao Community Fisheries and Dolphin Protection Project (Area development natural resources) 2. Community Awareness Component of the (mines advisory group)MAG’s Xiengkhuang, Unexploded Ordanance UXO (Humanitarian Disaster, Preparedness and Relief) 3. Community Health Action Modular Participatory Approach (CHAMPA) 4. Integrated Training and Community Development Programme ( Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Human Resources Development) 5. Micro Project Fund 6. Self-help Rural Development Project ( Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Human Resources Development) 7. Promotion of sustainable agriculture in the secondary agricultural schools ( Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Human Resources Development) 8. Training and information development 9. Sustainable agriculture experimentation
6.	Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC) 342 Sisangvone Road Ban Naxay, Xaysetha Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)413942 Fax: (856)(21)413083	1. Capacity building of rural people as well as of local officials 2. Conservation and community-based management of natural resources 3. Gender equity and collective self-reliance	1. Community Forest (Natural resources and Human resources development) 2. Natural dyeing & weavers-grouping (Area development and Social development) 3. Rice Bank (Human resources development) 4. Skill Training (Area development, Agriculture, Forestry and fisheries) 5. Training on Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation
7.	Church World Service 74/2 Fa Ngum Road Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)212785 Fax: (856)(21)212786	1. To assist in the development of rural minority villages through non-formal education activities and programs which upgrade and train primary school teachers	1. Children in difficult circumstance (CEDC) 2. Emergency Relief (Humanitarian disaster preparedness and relief) 3. Ethnic Minority Boarding School (Human Resources Development) 4. Non Formal education and Teacher Upgrading (Human Resources Development)
8.	The Consortium (USA) 10 Fa Ngum Road Ban Phiawat, Sisattanak Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)214524 Fax: (856)(21)217553	1. Work on refugee reintegration as an implementing partner of UNHCR and implementation of other development initiatives with a focus on local capacity building and participatory community development	1. Adult Literacy, Education, Childcare, Centers English Training 2. Education for Prevention of Unexploded Ordanance (UXO) Accidents 3. Food Security for Repatriates and Neighboring Villagers 4. Irrigation/Promotion of Food Security 5. Micro-Credit / Revolving Loan Funds, Small Business Training for Women (Economic Development) 6. Upgrading Health Care System to Better Assist War Ordnance Victims 7. Water Supply Sanitation, Malaria Prevention, Village Health Worker (VHW) Training, etc
9.	Care International (Australia) 139/17 hong Toum Road Ban Thong Toum Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)217988 217727 212991 Fax: (856)(21)212991	1. To provide the means for sustainable self-held in the communities of lesser developed countries	1. Border Area HIV/AIDS Prevention Project 2. Food for work/Flood Emergency Food 3. Forest Management and Conservation Project 4. Non-Timber Forest Products Project 5. Environmental Agriculture Renewal Project 6. School Nutrition Project 7. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Education Materials Project 8. Women’s Employment Development Project
10.	Community Aid Abroad (Australia) Siamphone Road Km3 Thadeua Road Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)214524 Fax: (856)(21)217553	1. To aim at alleviating poverty through sustainable community- based development 2. To Provide and facilitates appropriate training, exposure and other learning opportunities for Government counterpart staff at all levels and villagers on many aspects specific subject and on social aspect through community development activities including participatory approaches for data collection and analysis, programs planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation	1. Constructing and Upgrading of small-scale irrigation facilities and clean water system 2. Facilitate opportunities for women to undertake exchange visits and study tours 3. Implementation of technical and training activities with emphasis on traditional knowledge 4. Promoting the development of sustainable village and district institutions, include micro credit activities 5. Supporting further development of women’s handicraft activities 6. Supporting Lao Women’s Union undertake PRA studies in target villages 7. Training farmers and district officials appropriate agriculture techniques 8. Training workshops for key Lao Women’s Union counterparts
11.	Concern Worldwide (Ireland) 32/4 Ban Haisok Chanthabuly Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)213578 Fax: (856)(21)213577	1. To assist and advancement of poor people in less developed countries 2. Active in disaster relief, emergency situations and in long term development work 3. Support the poorest people of the targets communities by encouraging active participation at every stage of project planning and implementation To work with people regardless of religion, race sax, nationality, political or cultural beliefs	1. Activities Aimed at Especially Vulnerable Individuals (Repatriation) 2. Agricultural Development 3. Monitoring and Evaluation of Technical Assistance Activities 4. Multi-sectoral Activities in villages near Repatriation Site 5. Resettlement of Laotiane Refugees 6. Rural Development Program Activities
12.	Food for the Hungry International (Switzerland) 039 Ban Hatsade Chanthabuly Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)217281 Fax: (856)(21)214797	1. To work with poor people to overcome hunger and poverty through integrated self-development and relief where necessary. 2. Focuses on human needs related to food security and nutrition 3. Long-term development among the extremely poor, stressing community participation and self-reliance	1. Clean water, Wells an Gravity-fed system 2. Adult literacy mobile libraries and facility improvement 3. Irrigation concrete weirs and canals 4. Primary health care training and revolving fund for medicine 5. Sustainable farming, Introducing of cash crops
13.	Quaker Service Laos Sokpaluang Sisattanak Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)312510 Fax: (856)(21)314370	1. Aim to help farmers plan, construct and manage irrigation systems 2. To support the villagers to identify, develop, implement and evaluate their own community development plans 3. Activities have included food security, family economy, women’s activities, health and education	1. Community development program 2. Emergency program (Humanitarian, Disaster Preparedness and Relief) 3. Small Scale Irrigation Program 4. Supporting a Variety of Small Scale Community-Initiated Proposals
14.	Action contre la Faime 374 Nong Bone Road Ban Phonxay, Xaysetha Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)414899 Fax: (856)(21)414899	1. Treat malnutrition in its therapy and supplement feeding centers, control and prevent malnutrition through survey 2. Carry out food distributions, organize resettlement of refugees and internal displaced people, and strengthen family economy by training, rural development programs, seeds and tools distributions 3. As access to medical care is as vital as access to food, set up Mother and Child (MCH) actions (immunization) and Public health programs 4. Ensure access to drinking water through drilling wells, gravity feed systems and clean up works. The maintenance of installations is assured by local staff training and population awareness of drinking water	1. Rice and tools distributions for villages affected by floods 2. Water Supply and Hygiene Education
15.	Save the Children Australia Saphanthong Road Ban Saphanthong Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)313837 Fax: (856)(21)415432	1. To dedicate and uphold the declaration on rights of the children, embody four principles-survival, protection development and participation 2. Aims to ensure that children, regardless of race, country of origin or religious belief, have the means for survival, receive adequate nutrition, primary health care and basic education 3. To support these principles through: * the implementation of development assistance programs overseas and in Australia * advocacy and education concerning issues which relate to the rights of children	1. Integrate village development (Area development, Human resources development) 2. Micro-Credit/ Income Generating Activities (IGA) 3. Primary Health Care
16.	World Education International Phone: (856)(21)213059 Fax: (856)(21)213059	1. To develop, support and implement programs for disadvantaged populations in the area of adult, non-formal education. Education is not simply the ability to read and write, but rather the ability to make changes in one’s life, society and nation 2. Capacity-building for local Government staff. Increasingly, the organization is focusing on health education, women’s socio-economic development and empowerment, and gender issues	1. Community Education 2. Strengthening Rural Women’s Socio-Economic Position 3. Women’s Opportunities for Income Generation
17.	World Concern 359 Ban Phon Sai Xaysetha Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)414987 Fax: (856)(21)414234	1. To promote in self-help development, health care, emergency relief and rehabilitation programs in the developing countries of the world 2. To work as a funding and resource agency to enable the recipients in Third world countries to achieve self- sufficiency and economic independence through integrated community development	1. Participatory Rural Development Project 2. Primary Health Care/Clean Water 3. Community Based Rehabilitation Project
18.	Save the Children Fund (England) 003/5, Unit 1 Ban Hai Sok Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)212351 216744 216286 Fax: (856)(21)216285	1. To assist the implementation of the Government reforms in the upgrading of teaching skills 2. Schools improvement and management and strengthening cooperation between schools and the community with the objective of making school a child focused, relevant place for learning 3. To improve the health and well being of children and women of reproductive age and to strengthen the capacity of the oral health team and to foster the sustainability of the preventive programs in the primary school 4. To advocate and implements strategies which support the convention on rights of the child through activities which support protection and encourage the participation by children in decisions which affect them	1. Action Research in Education 2. Core Skill Training to Equip People Who Work with Young People 3. Development of Integrated Education 4. Health Education in Primary Schools 5. In-Service Training for Unqualified Primary School Teachers 6. In-Service Training for teachers and administrators 7. Juvenile Justice Advocacy 8. Management Training & Support at Provincial, District Levels 9. Participatory Research the Needs and Perceptions of Young People 10. Training on Delivery Care, Growth Monitoring 11. School Support (toilets, wells, and constructions)
19.	Mennonite Central Committee 143 Phonsavanh Ban Tay Vientiane LAOS Phone: (856)(21)312901 312625 Fax: (856)(21)312901	1. To co-operate with the Government in implementing integrated rural development activities 2. To strengthen and improve agriculture, health, and education facilities as well as the economic capacity of the villagers; while at the same time providing support and strengthening the capacity of district government team 3. To support some small-scale development initiatives (micro-projects) outside the integrated development activities when a need is identified either by the villagers or district Government 4. To provide support to war ordnance clean up in some province of Lao PDR	1. Alley Cropping – Farming Methods towards Stable Farming System 2. Birth Spacing Program – Provide Training Motivation and Supplies 3. Community Forestry – for Improved Conservation 4. District health care support – Financial and Transport Assistance 5. Financial Support to Mines Advisory Group (MAG) for Unexploded Ordnance Clearance 6. Livestock Care & Training and Family Gardens 7. Malaria Prevention – Provide Mosquito Nets and Training 8. Technical and Material Assistance in small scale irrigation system

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