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In 2011, Thailand faced debilitating floods that affected everyone particularly those living in 13 provinces in the lower northern region and the central region.

MFLF partnered with the government and private sectors to rehabilitate flood victims by providing them with dry seasonings, vegetable seedlings that could be picked within a few days, and seeds for additional crops, so they could recover and earn an income to sustain themselves. This was a step forward from providing them with the usual necessities.

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Prior to this, 250,000 rai (40,000 hectares) of land along the Nan River was suffering from severe forest degradation. MFLF together with the Royal Initiative Discovery Foundation (RIDF) initiated the model project in Nan Province, in partnership with government and private sectors and local communities, to address problems of forest encroachment, monoculture, chemical fertilizers and natural disasters.

The key was to improve soil fertility and introduce terraced rice fields to regain forest cover and increase yield for farmers.

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In 2013, MFLF was approached by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to assist in implementing the “Profiling Project of Temporary Shelters along the Thai-Myanmar Border” to understand the demographics and plan for the future livelihood of these people.

This information formed the basis of the proposal on the assistance of the displaced which was presented to the Thai and Myanmar governments, the UNHCR, and related organizations. MFLF also assisted with skills training and sustainable repatriation preparations.

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Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn requested that MFLF collaborate with the Chaipattana Foundation to conduct research into tea oil trees, a high-yield crop, in the villages of Pang Mahan and Puna, Mae Fah Luang District.

The local villagers would tend the trees to create a knowledge center and lay the foundation for a long-term livelihood while protecting the ecological system in the country’s northern forests. The project applied the “Natural Tree Regeneration” method to allow nature to heal itself, and developed an irrigation system, promoted agriculture and basic livestock to achieve food stability and a sustainable coexistence between man and forest.

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MFLF was approached by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) to partner in a narcotics mitigation project by providing opportunities and alternatives for a legitimate livelihood to the communities of the Huay San and Huay Muang Ngam river basins, with emphasis on addressing poverty, disparity and lack of opportunity as the root of the problems.

This was done through various economy boosting activities to create a stable income for the community, incentivize them to conduct legitimate livelihoods, with the long-term goal being to create a model sustainable narcotics mitigation program in an urban environment.