it is critical that women have an equal voice in the crisis management, decision making and responses. Due to gendered differences, such as patterns and prevalence of smoking, and other high risk behaviors, more men are adversely affected by the Covid 19 than women.
COVID-19 and Gender impact advocacy brief (in Myanmar language) which highlights gender considerations in the COVID-19 response activities.
The community component of the Shan Agriculture and Rural Economy Survey (SHARES) was conducted in mid-2018 in 323 villages in 12 townships in southern Shan State. The survey was designed to facilitate analysis of recent changes in the rural economy in southern Shan.
This research highlight presents an overview of agricultural land ownership, distribution, use, and tenure for rural households in Southern Shan State, and how this has changed compared to the previous generation. All findings are from the Shan Agriculture and Rural Economy Survey (SHARES)...
This research highlight presents analysis of the characteristics of agricultural mechanization in Southern Shan State, using data from the Shan Household Agricultural and Rural Economy Survey (SHARES). SHARES was implemented in June 2018 with 1562 households in nine townships of Southern Shan...
This research highlight presents key features of off-farm employment in Myanmar’s Southern Shan State. Analysis is based on the Shan Household Agriculture and Rural Economy Survey (SHARES), which collected detailed information on livelihoods and agriculture from 1562 households in nine...
This report presents findings on the supply side of agricultural mechanisation in Myanmar, based on a survey of 57 agricultural machinery suppliers in five urban centres in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone, and incorporating information on the location and year of establishment of branches of...
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...
In Myanmar, 27 per cent of children under five are stunted, and poverty is one of the main causes of malnutrition. This brief provides more information about the social behaviour change communication activities required to be implemented alongside cash transfers for the...
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...
