
The table below lists all South East Asia-based development assistance programs in operation from 2008 to present, which have a primary focus on women's economic empowerment.
The drop-down filters can be used to narrow the program search by Country, Thematic Area, and Project Value. Additional program details can be found by clicking on a project title in the list.
Each program has been categorised to one or more Thematic Areas, or 'sub-categories' of women's economic empowerment. These Thematic Areas identify the facets of women's economic empowerment that each program aims to address. The first eight Thematic Areas were developed by Pereznieto and Taylor*, and these broad themes account for the majority of programs in the present dataset. The include: 1) Financial services, 2) Business development services, 3) Skills training, 4) Asset provision (both financial and non-financial), 5) Social protection, 6) Unions and fair employment, 7) Trade and access to markets, 8) Regulatory and legal frameworks.
In addition, two further thematic areas were added to encompass programs that address (9) Social Reproductive Labour, and (10) Gender training, research and mainstreaming, as these goals appear commonly among the listed programs, and are often integral to the achievement of women's empowerment. Finally, an additional theme - Economic empowerment unspecified (11) - is applied to encompass all programs that make mention of women's economic empowerment, but which do not provide sufficient detail to make a more specific thematic determination.
Programme Title | Country | Accountable org | Activity status | Project value | Thematic area | Project keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capacity of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders strengthened to assess progress in implementation of the 2030 Agenda and other global normative and policy frameworks for gender equality and women's empowerment | Timor-Leste | UN Women | Implementation | <$50k | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Women's rights; Capacity building |
Legislation and policies related to Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE), including those regarding Disaster Risk Reduction/Management (DRR/M) and Climate Change (CC), are gender responsive, in accordance with international normative frameworks and human ri | Viet Nam | UN Women | Implementation | $500k-$1M | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Regulatory action; Civic participation |
(VCO Outcome 1.2) Institutions provide effective services that support women's economic empowerment and reduction of vulnerability to economic shocks, disasters, climate change | Viet Nam | UN Women | Implementation | $500k-$1M | Social protection | Social protection; Social services |
(VCO Outcome 2.3) More women lead, participate and have access to business opportunities to advance sustainable and inclusive growth | Viet Nam | UN Women | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Business development | Entrepreneurialism |
Asia-Pacifc capacity strengthened to develop and monitor inclusive STI/SETI policies and knowledge systems | Timor-Leste | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Implementation | <$50k | Business development | Entrepreneurialism |
Promoting gender equality in education in Viet Nam | Viet Nam | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Implementation | <$50k | Skills training | Education (secondary) |
Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Women and Youth through Literacy and Basic Education | Cambodia | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Implementation | <$50k | Skills training | Education (adult) |
Freedom of Expression: Media Pluralism and Diversity | Myanmar | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Implementation | $1M-$5M | Skills training | Access to employment; ICT; Capacity building |
Special Account Freedom of Expression and Security of Journalists - Outcome 2 | Myanmar | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Implementation | $1M-$5M | Skills training | Access to employment; ICT; Capacity building |
Strengthening Safety of Journalists and Professional Journalistic Standards in the Philippines | Philippines | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Skills training | Employment conditions; Education (professional development) |
Better Life for Out-of-School Girls to Fight Against Poverty and Injustice in the Philippines | Philippines | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Implementation | $5M-$10M | Skills training | Education (secondary) |
Woman Empowerment through Organic Farming and the Development of Pesanguan's Ecotourism program | Indonesia | German Federal Foreign Office | Closed | <$50k | Business development | Business development; Rural development |