Abstract
The authors of this field note launched a small grassroots NGO, AFC Northern Thailand, following the dissolution of the NPO GONGOVA with which the authors had previously been involved and the convergence of COVID-19. On the other hand, in its 2020 report, the NGO Study Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that international cooperation NGOs of Japan were at a turning point due to COVID-19, and indicated the direction of organizational foundations and management strategies that should be developed in the future. In this field note, we first compared the basic characteristics and roles of stakeholders between the local training “GONGOVA 2019-X” （implemented in August 2019） and the local training “AFC 2023-X” （implemented in August 2023）. Next, we focused our analysis on the “characteristics of AFC’s local training” and “AFC’s strategy for restarting on-site training after COVID-19 becomes routine” that we learned from the comparison. Furthermore, we applied the “five keywords” featured in the above report （such as “localization”） as evaluation indicators to the analysis target, and also conducted a self-evaluation. The results showed that AFC’s restart strategy was “generally good.” In other words, it was verified that the Build Back Better from GONGOVA to AFC is progressing in a reasonable manner. It should be noted that an evaluation of “reasonable manner” can be considered to lead to “improvements in the quality of life desired by villagers” in mountain villages. Furthermore, when conducting future local training, it is hoped to strengthen relationships across relevant stakeholders and sectors.
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