15th – 17th September 2015 at HEPA Farmer Field School, Vietnam
The annual TOA partner meeting this year was in Vietnam during 15th – 17th September 2015 with the aim to strengthen extension of organic networks in Mekong region and Bhutan and for partners to take responsibilities beyond the Secretariat over the next 5 years. The meeting agenda on the first day consisted of following issues;
- TOA partners update by country
- General update TOA secretariat; team building; long term vision
- Mekong+Bhutan core-partner group; extension to ASEAN and Asia-wide affiliation; new brochure; communication
- Decentralization
- Preparations for PAIES proposal (socio-economic initiatives)
In the afternoon, partners visited forest in the nearby area as a first-hand experience of forest farmer lives and livelihood sovereignty. The second session in the next day aimed to discuss the progress of working groups and work planning in 2015-2016. The last session at HEPA was conducted to discuss in partner responsibilities and participation in further issues, which had been summarized as key follow up points;
| KEY FOLLOW UP POINTS | RESPONSIBILITY |
| Development of activity plans based on drafts from this meeting | Working Groups and partners; Secretariat |
| TOA logo confirmed; new brochure/flyer by the end of the year | Secretariat |
| Two coordination roles for TOA still open – partner organisations from Thailand or from ASEAN countries welcome to apply | Secretariat (Siya and Ampika started in 2016) |
| TOA Executive Committee (was: Steering Committee) – members to be confirmed | Secretariat and partners: Executive Committee |
| Executive Committee members to share information and planning, implementation with in-country partners | Executive Committee members and partners |
| Mid-year meeting of Executive Committee (first meeting 2016 in Vietnam) | Secretariat / Executive Committee |
| PAIES transition budget proposal; and PAIES design/proposal formulation workshop (mid 2016) | Metta and partners in Myanmar; SPERI (Vietnam); TOA Secretariat; CEDAC (Cambodia) and CNR (Bhutan) |
| YOF Myanmar – Budget to be confirmed | KMF (Myanmar); Secretariat + YOF representative Thailand (AAN) |
| TOA delegation to URGENCI global CSA conference | Secretariat and partners |
| TOA organization of Sub-panels 2.2. and 2.3. during GNH conference, Bhutan | SPERI (Vietnam), TOA Secretariat and Partners |
| Potential for connection with INEB ICE Network (Climate Change) | Secretariat and INEB |
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