T R I P D E T A I L S

DATES: February 18-28, 2018

COST PER PERSON: Cost per person: $7,500* Single Supplement: $1,500*International flights not included

REGISTRATON DEADLINE:November 17, 2017

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFO: Contact Libby Hartlibbyh@landesa.org

Through ten days of study with Landesa, participants will experience firsthand the impact of our work and see historical and cultural sites along the way. This trip offers an opportunity to better understand the complexities of Landesa's work in Myanmar, as the nation begins its difficult transition to democracy.

Since its founding, Landesa has partnered with governments, communities and other stakeholders in more than 50 countries to advance pro-poor, gender-sensitive land rights reforms using law and policy tools. These reforms have helped alleviate poverty, reduce hunger, and ease conflict over land for more than 120 million women and men.

Myanmar is undergoing a major transition, slowly opening space for significant change for the first time in a half-century. Secure land tenure for smallholder farmers and rural communities is essential in a heavily agrarian nation like Myanmar, where millions in the rural population – nearly 70% of the country – depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. This land tenure security is especially important for those displaced by conflict.

Landesa’s aim in Myanmar is to support the development of a protective, pro-poor legal framework that will empower farmers to use the law, make informed decisions about their land, and maintain secure land tenure – ultimately leading to economic opportunity for rural women and men.

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Arrival in Yangon. Visit to Pansodan Street and Landesa offices. Welcome dinner. Overnight in Yangon.

Tour of Yangon’s key sites. Visit to Landesa office. Tour of Reclining Buddha and Shwedagon Pagoda. Optional oil lamp illumination ceremony at Shwedagon Pagoda. Overnight in Yangon.

Drive to Pathein. Site visit Landesa’s Pantanaw project. Overnight in Pathein.

Drive to Pyapon. Site visit to Landesa’s work in Pyapon. Overnight in neighboring Maubin.

Site visit to Landesa's work in Maubin. After lunch, travel back to Yangon. Take a mid-afternoon flight to Bagan. Overnight in Bagan.

Visit to local market in Nyaung Oo. Visit Shwezigon Pagoda and Kubyaukgyi Temple. Visit Landesa office and projects in Bagan. Overnight in Bagan.

Explore historic Bagan, including Ananda Temple. Visit Landesa work in neighboring Magway Region. Overnight in Bagan.

Flight to Heho. Drive to Nyaung Shwe. Lunch at View Point Eco-Lodge. Visit Landesa work in the area. Overnight in Magyinzin Village, Inle.

Private boat to Inle Lake’s five-day market and tour around the lake. Visit to Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda and Ngaphechaung Monastery. Overnight in Magyinzin Village, Inle.

Fly back to Yangon. Visit Bogyoke Aung San Market after lunch. Farewell dinner. Overnight in Yangon.

Transfer to the Yangon International Airport for international departure –or– extend your trip.