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NZADDs Email Update – Upcoming Aid Event 4 September 2013

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Hello and welcome to a very brief NZADDs update,

[UPDATE: The programme for the event can now be downloaded here.]

This one’s just a heads-up letting you know to…

Save the Date

Clear a space in your schedule so you can attend ‘Looking Forward: New Zealand Aid Beyond 2015’, from 1:00 – 5:30pm, in Wellington, on Wednesday 4 September 2013.

The Council for International Development, the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, and New Zealand Aid and Development Dialogues are organising this event to provide a forum for discussing the future of New Zealand aid. We’re lucky to have Professor Stephen Howes, Director of the Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University, as our keynote speaker. Stephen has a wealth of experience in international aid and development, and was part of the Australian Independent Aid Effectiveness review. Check out Stephen’s bio below for more.

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NZADDs Info-Update Feb 2013: Cows Without Borders and More!

terence
Hello and welcome to the NZADDs info-update for Feb 2012.

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Cows without borders!
Burma News International reports that:

[Update: you can read the consultants’ report on this project here. Note that they do not recommend dairy as the most effective means of assistance.]

“New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key recently toured Myanmar’s major cities of Yangon and Naypyitaw and pledged NZ $6 million in development funding for a model dairy farm, the first of its kind in Myanmar…Over the coming five years, their flagship [dairy] project in Myanmar will be the model dairy farm, which aims to engage 20 to 25 local farmers, each with around 10 dairy cows, in a small-scale cooperative farming basis. New Zealand dairy experts will assist with quality control, feedstock, milk processing and development and general expertise and guidance on the cattle’s upkeep.”