HEPA (Human Ecology Practical Area) Farmer Field School (FFS) is a pioneering training dedicated to strengthen indigenous youth. HEPA FFS lies at the heart of the 6 inter-thematic networks action of Mekong Community Network Action for Ecological Trading (MECO-ECOTRA).
Overuse of resources and the lack of a caring attitude towards Human-Nature relationships in many sensitive watershed ecosystems have been the major causes leading to land desertification problems, gradual erosion of social traditions, and the losses of ecological biodiversity.
Closing ceremony of young eco – farming education program for K2A class (2010 - 2014) and K3A class (2012 - 2014)
13/06/2014
Young eco - farming education program at the courses 2010 - 2014 (K2A class) and 2012 - 2014 (K3A class) have come to the end of phase number one in FFS - HEPA. The closing ceremony was organized on 4th May by FFS – HEPA education program. All students, representative of SPERI, representative of HEPA office and education staff participated in the ceremony. The closing ceremony summarized a journey of training process of experimenting eco - farming program from Simacai to HEPA. In the ceremony, the achievements, the shortcomings as well as the challenges were pointed out. After the ceremony, the education program and the representative of SPERI and HEPA office discussed with K2A, K3A students how to share and orient development directions next time in student communities.
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Source: FFS-HEPA
Opening the closing ceremony for K2A and K3A courses
Summarizing the journey of the education process of FFSs
Phaly expressed his feelings after four years studying in FFS – HEPA
Phaly - representative of K2A and K3A students gave gifts which the students made by themselves for FFS-HEPA
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