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insemination, fertilization, incubation, and larval feedingrearing was provided by Kevin Hopkins of the University of Hawaii, Hilo in March 25-31, 2006.
In addition to the above, a number of other activities were completed.
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Cash-for-work programs were completed including a new program in storm drain clearing
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Agricultural training was provided to 100 farmers on improving the standard of safety of agricultural products
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An MOU with local authorities TAO was signed
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A Site for green learning center was approved, the building design finalized, and a contract signed for the construction of the building
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Progress in National Park co-management. Brian Crawford visited in January to identify strategies for co-management and conservation of marine biodiversity. Three joint meetings
have been held with JoMPA DNPDANIDA since Brian Crawford’s visit to take some of his recommendations forward. Proposals for training and study-tour are under development
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SiriConsult provided further training to monitor progress of micro-finance loan recipients
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A senior Thai national was hired to take on the task of microenterprise and microfinance monitoring and extension. Over 250 loans have been disbursed
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29 water tanks were provided to households in the community
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Microfinance database established at field office
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Chaired sessions on Livelihoods component of the Program in IOC meeting in Phuket
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Presented SUCCESS Thailand Program accomplishments at a meeting entitled: Post-Tsunami Rehabilitation of Fisheries and Aquaculture led by the Food and Agriculture Organization
and the Department of Fisheries FAODoF on 22 March 2006.
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An office assistant was hired.
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An Herb-drying enterprise was established with leveraged support from Peace Corps.
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V. CONTACTS WITH USAID MISSIONS
Tanzania
Brian Crawford and Edwin Requintina met with Dennis Cengel and Gilbert Kajuna at the US Embassy in Dar es Salaam in April and June 2006 to provide a progress report on SUCCESS
activities including those related economic activities and analyses, looking at the feasibility of loans and other microcredit schemes vs. subsidies grants, etc, as the latter is not sustainable.
Cengel expressed a strong interest in visiting the Program sites and efforts will be made to make this happen. Also, TCMP represents and reports on SUCCESS activities during ENV SO
meetings held quarterly by the Tanzania Mission along with work directly funded by the mission. The SUCCESS coordinator at WIOMSA is also invited and attends periodic meetings conducted
by TCMP to ensure project activities are fully coordinated. The SUCCESS sites in Zanzibar are scheduled to be revisited by the ENV SO team during the next meeting scheduled for July.
Nicaragua
A meeting was held with Steve Olive of USAIDNicaragua during the March 2006 visit of Brian Crawford and Maria Haws. Crawford and Haws presented the current status of the SUCCESS
Program. The SUCCESS team was also interested to gain more information on the Collaborative Management of Protected Areas COMAP project, given the difficult situation with SELVA in
the Padre Ramos area. USAID was briefed on the issues related to collaboration and lack of success in obtaining permission for CIDEA to work in the SELVA-controlled protected area.
Ecuador
February 24, 2006. Meeting with Thomas Moore from the Democracy and Governability office at USAID-Quito. A second meeting was held with the Environment office including Thomas
Rhodes, Director of the Environment Office and Rocio Cedeño, Project Specialist. Emilio Ochoa, Derek Simmonds and Maria Haws were in attendance representing EcoCostas. USAID requested
assistance from SUCCESS to conduct a feasibility study on pearl oyster culture in the Galapagos Islands as part of the effort to develop alternative livelihoods for fishers and other stakeholders.
Dialogue between NOAA, SUCCESS and USAID has continued since the initial meeting and a preliminary concept paper submitted.
April 11, 2006. USAID visit by Isabel Santillán to Mache Associación Agroartesinal El Carmen to check on the Chame project. Guillermo Prado and Derek Simmonds were representatives of
EcoCostas during this meeting.
May 26, 2006. Meeting at USAID Quito with Rocio Cedeño and Douglas Mason to discuss the Cuencas project. Briefly discussed potential new project possibilities. Jhoyzett Mendoza, Juan
Carlos Aviles, Emilio Ochoa and Derek Simmonds attended for EcoCostas.
Thailand
The Chief of Party CoP has frequent meetings with the Mission both for the Post-Tsunami Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods Program and the U.S. government Indian Ocean Tsunami
Warning System IOTWS project. The Cognizant Technical Officer CTO for the Thailand SUCCESS Program was transferred from Winston Bowman to Saengroaj Srisawaskraisorn. Drs.
Tobey and Bart participated in the Regional Environment Office’s PMP workshop on February 9, 2006. The Deputy Director of Regional District MissionAsia, the CTOs of the Thailand
SUCCESS and the IOTWS project, others from the Mission attended the February 2006 regional learning workshop at AIT.
