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Hanns Seidel Foundation supports a workshop of Muslimat NU on economic empowerment of local women in small villages.

Around 600 people participated in activities surrounding World Tourism Day 2018 in Naypyitaw’s Thinghaha Hotel on 27th September. The event brought together Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio and seven Union Ministers, each of whom presented the annual Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (MoHT) awards to the winners.

On 25th of September, about 20 staff members of Pyidaungsu, Pyithu and Amyotha Hluttaw attended a workshop on Media Engagement which was organized by Hanns Seidel Foundation.

During the past parliamentary session the Hanns Seidel Foundation elaborated together with the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) a set of stand up banners that can be used to explain the parliamentary processes of the Hluttaw.

Senator Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. provided highlights on the Draft Recommendations of the Consultative Committee to revise the 1987 Constitution in Masbate City during a forum held last 24 September 2018.

In line with the institutionalization phase of the “Community-based Dialogues” (CBD) project at the local level through the regional core groups that were formed as a sustainability mechanism, the core group in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) held a 3-day workshop last 24-26 September 2018 in Baguio City.

The Myanmar Federalism Leadership Programme (MFLP) was the first time initiated in 2017. This year, the programme took place from 12th to 23rd September 2018 in Naypyitaw and was jointly organized by the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), The Salween Institute for Public Policy (SIPP), and Centre for Development and Ethnic Studies (CDES) under the theme “Division of Power and Fiscal Federalism”.

As one of their key competencies the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Vietnam is supporting an inclusive society as well as environmental awareness and protection. Therefore, the HSF organized and hosted a study trip in reference of “Good Governance in Parliament and Sustainable Development – Best Practice from Germany” in Berlin, Germany from the 22nd until the 29th of September 2018.

The Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment for Sustainable Development was carried out between the 17th and 21st September 2018 at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. It was jointly organized by the UN Environment Programme, Tongji University, the Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (ISED) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Since social development is one of the key tenets of our mission, the foundation is dedicated to improving the livelihoods of disadvantaged peoples, in cooperation with our local and international partners.