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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>fyi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>Nguyen Quang Tan, Ph.D. <br>Vietnam Country Program Coordinator<br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=170 height=85 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CEAAF6.78AA5A70" alt="[]"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Floor 3, No 2, Tran Huy Lieu street, Ba dinh, Ha Noi, Vietnam<br>Tel: +84 (0)4 3726 4745 Ext. 12<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fax: +84 (0)4 3726 4746<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Email: tan@recoftc.org<br>Website:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'> <a href="http://www.recoftc.org/">www.recoftc.org<br></a> <br></span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#83B817'>P</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#83B817'>Think Green........ think before you print!</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests, is pleased to inform that our newest regional level <b>Training of Trainers (ToT) </b>on <b>"Improving Grassroots <span style='background:#FFFFCC'>Equity</span> in Forest and Climate Change" for Grassroots Facilitators</b> is now ready for delivery. Under a joint initiative funded by USAID-GREEN Mekong Program and NORAD-Grassroots Capacity Building for REDD+ Project, we have developed the set of training materials that will be used in our first civil society (CSO) training scheduled to take place at RECOFTC Hqrs. <b>in Bangkok, Thailand, on 14-18 October 2013</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As we are assembling the pool of grassroots facilitators that will take part in this landmark event, GREEN Mekong is now inviting<b> up to five (5) national or local civil society/social organizations per Mekong country</b> (i.e., Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) to send one representative to participate and benefit from our training curriculum. GREEN Mekong is able to finance all scheduled costs related to each nominee's participation in the 5-days training, including travelling, lodging and boarding.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please find here attached and linked (<a href="http://www.recoftc.org/site/resources/Training-Course-on-Equity-for-Grassroots-Facilitators.php" target="_blank">http://www.recoftc.org/site/resources/Training-Course-on-Equity-for-Grassroots-Facilitators.php</a>) the flyer announcing and presenting the training, in particular the section "<b><i>Who should join</i></b>" that sets the recommended criteria for registration and participation. Ideally, we expect the presence and participation of a Training Officer, Grassroots Facilitator, Adult Education Officer or any other staff directly involved in grassroots stakeholders engagement and empowerment, particularly in the contexts of forest co-management and forest-based climate change mitigation.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Given the importance of your work on People & Communities, Forests & Land and/or Climate Change/REDD+, we would appreciate if you could disseminate this opportunity to your national and local partners and networks.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We require registration to be made <u>before 20 September 2013</u>, as indicated in the flyer.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We are looking forward working together on this important milestone.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Yours sincerely,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Etienne DELATTRE</b><br><b>Chief of Party (COP)<br>USAID/GREEN Mekong Program</b><br><b>Grassroots Equity and Enhanced Networks in the Mekong</b><br><br><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww329/loidonfaek/RECOFTC-LOGO.jpg"><br><br><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><br><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P.O. Box 1111, Kasetsart Post Office, Bangkok 10903 Thailand<br>Tel: +66 (0)2 940 5700 Ext. 4122 </span><br><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email: <a href="mailto:jim.stephenson@recoftc.org" target="_blank">etienne.delattre@recoftc.org</a></span><br><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Skype: etiennedelattre</span><br><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Website:<span style='color:navy'> </span></span><a href="http://www.recoftc.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.recoftc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>