I. First progress report (October 4, 2006):
>b>Activities undertaken:
1. Trainings, workshops, and study tours held for 80 core project members
2. Public relations efforts made through community radio, booklets and a website

Results of activities:
1. Project members show increased capacity by creating and maintaining the ?model canals? (and doing so in a systematic way)
2. Twenty community radios are now project stakeholders
3. THB 400,467 acquired from resources mobilizing campaign

III. Mid-course evaluation workshop (February 20-22, 2007):
After a brief presentation by the National Coordinator (NC) reiterating the objectives of the GEF SGP, representatives from each project spent 30 minutes explaining project background, activities undertaken, immediate results and challenges. The National Coordinator encouraged candid discussion of problems and problem-solving strategies, and each presentation was followed by a question-and-answer session.

Project representatives also spent an afternoon interacting with community members from THA-05-14 (Local Scenes for Environment Protection). Workshop attendants learned about the old ways of life in the central area and how local ecologies had been altered. The final day was allotted to the two remaining project presentations, the National Steering Committee's observations and suggestions, and the National Coordinator's reminder of next steps.

Progress-related observations at Workshop:
--Of 14 projects, 12 were on time regarding activities and submission of reports. All were capable of articulating details of their activities and immediate results, which were deemed promising.
--Several projects secured financial support from other stakeholders.
--Leaders from at least four projects demonstrated increased capacity, both technically and institutionally. (National Steering Committee members expressed special satisfaction with this.)
--Eleven projects used Power Point and audio-visual equipment; the remaining three presented sets of photos.

Second progress report (April 24, 2007):
Activities undertaken:
1. Informational campaigns launched by boat to increase participatory conservation
2. Capacity-building activities re: canal conservation carried out for youth
3. Mobile forums conducted
4. Knowledge products created (VCD and traditional songs)

Results of activities:
1. Youth show increased interest in project activities; another ?team?--10 high-schoolers-- added to working group
2. 80% of local youth (primary-school level) able to solicit conservation action from populations residing along canals
3. Participating schools composing songs and traditional poems about river conservation; will be used for instruction purposes

Project expense: THB 476,306.644