Bamboo and NTFPs Development Association

Bamboo and NTFPs Development Association (BNDA) was initiated by local staff, and is currently supported by GRET and GCDA (Lao NPA).

BNDA is a local NPA, which plays roles of facilitation for bamboo and NTFPs management in a sustainable way. BNDA has experience in bamboo value chain development and improving livelihoods for the communities through a collective learning process.

BNDA focuses on 3 main tasks as follows:

(1) Capacity building for local communities on bamboo forest management and developing the bamboo and NTFPs value chain with integrated gender mainstreaming;

(2) Facilitate job creation at local community level;

(3) Develop local knowledge together with multi-stakeholders integrated into service providing based on experience.