The lack of an overall strategy for the development of Myanmar’s agricultural research and extension system results in the inefficient use of international partnerships. Large, well-meaning, bilateral initiatives focused on a specific crop or research area, often accompanied by significant...
A summary presentation of LIFT's Evaluation and Learning Question Studies covering the 2014-2018 cycle.
This study aims to answer two of LIFT’s Evaluation and Learning Questions covering relevance: “to what extent have the LIFT strategy and LIFT interventions been relevant to the needs of the people it intends to reach?” and sustainability: “to what extent has LIFT identified and established...
This study answers the question “To what extent has LIFT contributed to furthering gender equality and women’s empowerment?” It assesses the degree to which LIFT’s gender strategies’ objectives have been achieved and identifies effective ways for LIFT to further gender equality and women’s...
This paper synthesises the major findings from the Income and Assets, Vulnerability, and Nutrition outcome studies to explore LIFT’s overall contributions to strengthening resilience in Myanmar. The first section presents an overview of key trends in LIFT villages from 2015 to 2017,...
This study explores changes in vulnerability and resilience levels in LIFT-supported villages, as well as the effects of shocks and stresses, and their relationship with households receiving development assistance. The study uses the panel data of 2,249 households from LIFT’s 2015 and 2017...
Using available data and insights from LIFT-funded programmes as well as global evidence, this paper examines how the provision of cash and social and behaviour change (SBC) interventions, alongside the provision of routine health services can be leveraged for positive nutrition outcomes in...
This document presents a summary of the turmeric value chain assessment. The main objective of this study was to assess the overall situation of the turmeric value chain in Myanmar.
LIFT and key stakeholders of the Government-led Maternal and Child Cash Transfer Programme (MCCT) discussed the results of the MCCT randomised controlled trial on 2 December 2019, and the research results were summarised and presented through these slides. The full report can be found here...
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) has evaluated the LEGACY programme, implemented by Save the Children and funded by LIFT, which aims to reduce malnutrition and stunting in children in Myanmar's Central Dry Zone. The results indicate a 4 percentage point reduction in stunting of children...
This short document summarises the Maternal and Child Cash Transfer programme's origins, Government involvement, achievements and success factors.
The LIFT Conflict Framework outlines an approach to conflict sensitivity and conflict analysis that will strengthen and complement existing LIFT practices.
Conflict sensitivity is about deepening an awareness of the interactions between programme implementation and the dynamic tensions...
This report presents findings from a survey of edible oil mills in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone, comprised of structured interviews with 144 mills in five urban centers, and 38 mills in rural areas of nine townships (total 182 mills).
LIFT Annual Report 2018 describes LIFT’s record-breaking year and its achievements, as the multi-donor fund and its partners reached out to more people through more projects than ever before in its 10-year history.
By the end of 2018, LIFT had worked in 69 per cent of Myanmar’s townships...
This technical brief clarifies definitions and approaches, and provides the basis for a common understanding on the topic across different actors and organisations. The purpose of the document is to offer a brief overview of global evidence and a review of selected LIFT-funded nutrition-...
Updated requirements and guidelines for using the LIFT logo and for presenting LIFT’s visual identity
ELQ Studies
Nutrition Part 2: - Appendix II - LIFT-Funded Partners Questionnaire Nutrition and Resilience in Myanmar
This publication is a culmination of series
of studies that were undertaken across key
agro-ecosystems in Myanmar by young
agricultural researchers under the technical
guidance of Gret with the support of a
number of implementation partners. Financial
support...
