Purposes

To reveal the water governance system along the Than Lwin River basin especially in Wan Sala village

To access the livelihood of people in Wan Sala village those are depending on water resources

To examine the role of local people especially women and ethnic minorities on the proposed Mong Ton dam project

Questions

  1. How do people along the Salween River mange water at the community level?
  2. What are the livelihood of people in Wan Sala village? How do they utilize and mange water and natural resources?
  3. What are the roles of local communities especially women and ethnic groups on the proposed Mong Ton dam project? What are their concerns and voices towards the project?

Information needed

  1. Water sources
  2. The utilization of water and management at the household level by both men and women
  3. Water management for the agriculture purpose
  1. population of Wan Sala
  2. Professional (education, health and professional)
  3. the case study of one men and women
  1. the lists of consultation meeting and places
  2. The response of the people at the consultation meetings
  3. The concerns and the voices of the people (potential affected communities)

Target Audience

Academia who are interested in water management in the Than Lwin River

Civil society in Myanmar

Authority and politician

SMEC company

Investors

Difficulties and Risks

Local people do not understand our project and will reject our proposal. We will explain them the detail information about our project and the detail information of Mong Ton Dam project.

Lack of experiences in video documentary. We can overcome those difficulties by getting advices from technical experts.

It may take time to build trust. Through networking, our work will be eased.

During the rainy season, very difficult for the transportation and communication.

It would be difficult to get the footages at the dam site due to the restriction area. However, we can get some footages from cease fire group living nearby the dam site and the general workers working for dam construction.

Lots of military check point. Backup plan! Mobile phone. Take the tape out.

Methodology

Villages: Wan Sala village, Mong Ton township.

Sample interviewees:

Wan Sala villagers. 5 people. Both women and man. Will include all kinds of ethnic groups.

The people who attended consultation meetings conducted by SMEC company (5) people from Mong Ton, Taunggyi, Leng Khur and Kun Heng.

Timeframe:

Activities / Responsible persons / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
Pre-Production
Planning and Preparation / 6 youths
script and interviewing questions / Mwe Lao and Hom Kham
data based collection and networking / Mwe Lao, B1, Thin Saw, Win Shwe
capacity building and technical skills / B1 and Ohm Khur
Production
Field and Shooting / Mong Pan Youth members
Editing / B1 and Ohm Khur
Distribution / All members
Narrative Report and Financial Report / Mwe Lao and Seng Kham
Monitoring and Evaluation / Thin Saw

Budget

No / Items / Detail Expense / Amount / Remark
1 / Transportation / 30000 Kyats x 7 times x 3 motobikes x 4 days = 2520000 Kyats / 2,520,000 Kyats / 4 months in the field
2 / Food / 6000 kyats x 7 times x 6 people x 4 days = 1008000 Kyats / 1,008,000
Kyats / 4 months in the field
3 / Food for the members / 40000 kyats x 9 months= 360000 Kyats / 360000 / 9 months at the office/community center
4 / Accommodation and gift / 450000 Kyats / For the villagers (but not in cash)
5 / Material
(Video Camera, Computer, Battery and notebooks) / 500000 Kyats + 500000 Kyats =
1000000 Kyats / 1000000 Kyats
6 / Salary for Main Persons
Administration: Nang Thin Saw
Accountant:
Nang Seng Kham
Communication and report writing:
Nang Mwe Lao
Editors and producers:
Sai B1 and Sai Ohm Khur / 140000 kyats x 4 months x 4 salary= 2240000 Kyats / 2240000 Kyats / 5 key responsible persons but 4 salaries
7 / Supporting Members: / 422000 Kyats

Financial report: July, January and December (full report)