Grants and Contributions:

Advancing Women's Economic Empowerment in Vietnam

7429024 P007336001

$6,500,000.00

Mar 31, 2021 - Mar 31, 2027

This project aims to improve the economic well-being of poor rural women, particularly ethnic minorities in Vietnam by increasing women’s participation in paid economic activities. The project also aims to challenge discriminatory gender norms by addressing the root causes of the unequal distribution of care work placed on women in Vietnam. At the national level, this project aims to influence the provision of public services, infrastructure, childcare and social protection policies. This helps to reduce mobility barriers, reduce and redistribute the unpaid care work disproportionately shouldered by women and girls. Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in Vietnam (AWEEV) targets a total of 4,885 participants (3,050 women and 1,835 men) in 15 communes of Ha Giang and Lai Chau provinces. This project is supporting 1,550 EM women, predominantly tea and ginger farmers, along with 150 women identified for women-led grassroots social enterprises (GSEs). Additionally, the project seeks to support 1,085 EM men to participate in activities such as agricultural training and gender-responsive dialogues. AWEEV indirectly benefits 12,000 household members of EM beneficiaries. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance for gender-responsive and inclusive governance with duty bearers, particularly village chiefs and communal officers; (2) providing technical assistance on organizing production and sustainable, climate-smart agricultural practices to rural and ethnic minorities, particularly women; (3) organizing community events promoting gender equality; and (4) facilitating policy dialogues by studying the benefits of reducing unpaid care work to encourage government authorities to focus on investments in infrastructure.

Global Affairs Canada

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced promotion of economic rights for poor rural and ethnic minority women in Vietnam, including in terms of unpaid work responsibilities; and (2) increased participation by poor rural and ethnic minority women in paid economic activities.

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1Y 4S1

064-2024-2025-Q3-00007

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

3212118838333

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Amendment #1 reflects an increase in the value of the agreement

Mar 22, 2024

CARE Canada

Ottawa Centre

35075

International Development Assistance Program

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.