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OPENING CEREMONY OF INCOME GENERATION AND POVERTY REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE 16 MAR 09

Mr. Voravud Tomon, the Director of Human Resource Development Bureau of Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) visited Mekong Institute on Monday 16 March 2009 to officially open the Annual International Training Course on Income Generation and Poverty Reduction for Development. It is a four-week training course offered by the Mekong Institute. 

Twenty six participants are senior and mid-level public officials and leaders of civil society groups, from 13 developing countries in Africa and West/ South/ Southeast Asia. The course seeks to advance the participants professional expertise in analyzing various facets of poverty, devising and implementing people-centered poverty reduction strategies, and monitoring and evaluating poverty reduction interventions. 

The course also provides a venue for professionals and practitioners to share experiences and best practices on interventions, which creates lasting impacts and progress in disadvantaged peoples quality of life. 

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Mrs. Guohua Liu

Director, Sustainable Energy & Environment (SEE) Department

Mrs. Liu Guohua is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Department at the Mekong Institute. Prior to this role, she worked in the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, where she played a key role in shaping and implementing China’s cooperation strategies with UN development agencies. During this time, Mrs. Liu was actively involved in advancing initiatives related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on climate change and green development. Additionally, she contributed to the evaluation of projects funded by various Chinese initiatives, such as the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, etc.

In addition to her work in the Department of International Economic Affairs, Mrs. Liu has an extensive diplomatic background. She spent 7 years in the Department of African Affairs, followed by a 4-year tenure at the Chinese Embassy in Lao PDR, where she gained deep expertise in both Southeast Asian and African affairs. These diverse experiences have played a crucial role in shaping her approach to sustainable development and international collaboration, particularly in building regional partnerships and tackling global challenges like climate change.

She holds a Master’s degree in Economics, with a specialization in Finance, from the Central University of Finance and Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, specializing in International Economics and Trade, from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.