
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Empowering the Marginalized | Malaysia | German Federal Foreign Office | Closed | <$50k | Skills training | Education (vocational); Business development |
Development of rural Aquaculture through entrepreneurship in women | Myanmar | Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo / Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Business development | Entrepreneurialism; Rural development |
Gender Equality and support to women micro-business in Chin State and neighbouring areas (GEWE-IT) | Myanmar | Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo / Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | Implementation | $1M-$5M | Business development | Entrepreneurialism; Gender training/mainstreaming |
The Project for Women Assistance Center Establishment to protect vulnerable women and children from human trafficking | Thailand | Japan International Cooperation Agency | Implementation | $50k-$100k | Skills training | Education (vocational) |
The Project for Creation of Female Farmers' Network for community selfreliance | Thailand | Japan International Cooperation Agency | Implementation | $50k-$100k | Business development | Business development; Rural development |
The Project for Women's Income Generation based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Phaisali District, Nakhon Sawan Province | Thailand | Japan International Cooperation Agency | Implementation | $50k-$100k | Business development | Business development |
The Project for Construction of Orphanage Building and Providing Facilities of Woman's Job Training in Blitar Regency, East Java | Indonesia | Japan International Cooperation Agency | Implementation | $50k-$100k | Skills training | Education (vocational) |
May Doe Kabar Rural Women's Network | Myanmar | Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Closed | $100k-$500k | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Civic participation; Women's rights |
Women Media Project | Myanmar | Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Closed | $50k-$100k | Skills training | Education (professional development); Communications |
Workshop for Female Entrepreneurs | Philippines | Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Implementation | <$50k | Business development | Entrepreneurialism |
BAN Promoting women's rights in Laos | Lao PDR | Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Implementation | $50k-$100k | Gender training, research & mainstreaming | Women's rights |
Impact investment and financial literacy | Indonesia | Amartha Mikro Fintek | Implementation | N/A | Financial services | Access to finance; Micro credit; Education (adult); Entrepreneurialism |