COVID-19 recovery that builds back better needs to take into account equipping families and communities to be self-sufficient, meeting their daily needs as much as possible from their immediate environment, no matter what the economic circumstances their country is going through. Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a sustainable land managed technique developed and popularized by the Land 4 Life Award winner Tony Rinaudo. Adoption of FMNR and the changed behaviors that accompany it, is a low-cost, rapid and scalable way to better ensure that happens.
 
Who is it for?

• Field-based staff who are working directly with communities to promote and roll-out FMNR – either in a current or future project
• Existing FMNR practitioners who what to share their experiences, further extend their knowledge and connect with a global community of peers.
• Managers or technical advisors who want to familiarise themselves more deeply with FMNR 

What will I learn?

Journey with a global group of peers and expert facilitators to learn how to promote and support FMNR adoption in your local community. The eWorkshop will include: 

• Planning for FMNR roll-out in a community 
• Sensitisation meetings and creating spaces for the community to discuss the impact the environment has on their well-being 
• Understanding the physical FMNR practice and tips for teaching it 
• Identifying and selecting FMNR champions 
• Building relationships and ensuring FMNR is inclusive 
• Troubleshooting when FMNR isn’t going well 
• Where to find more FMNR information

Time commitment

• 15 weeks, including a 4-week break for field work ( September 2 – December 8,2020)
• 3-4 hours work per course week

Registration process

• World Vision staff and implementing partners register here
• Self sponsored partners register here
• Registration deadline: August 15, 2020

Cost

• A special rate of $500 ($200 savings)

More info

• Technical_Academy [at] wvi.org (Technical_Academy[at]wvi[dot]org)

FMNR resources

• Overview of FMNR
• The FMNR Hub
• FMNR – a good news story (video)
• FMNR changing lives in Uganda (blog)
• FMNR Everything is Connected (video)
• "The Forest Maker" – a book about the impact of FMNR