
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women's Livelihood Bond series (Cambodia) | Cambodia | Impact Investment Exchange | Implementation | >$10M | Financial services | Access to finance; Micro credit |
Women's Livelihood Bond series (Viet Nam) | Viet Nam | Impact Investment Exchange | Implementation | N/A | Financial services | Access to finance; Micro credit |
Women's Livelihood Bond series (Philippines) | Philippines | Impact Investment Exchange | Implementation | N/A | Financial services | Access to finance; Micro credit |
Breaking Out Of Marginalisation: Feminist Participatory Action Research Program | All SEA | Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Education (professional development); Capacity building; Women's rights |
Women's Economic Leadership and Empowerment in ASEAN (Cambodia) | Cambodia | Oxfam | Closed | $1M-$5M | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Capacity building; Women's rights; Regulatory action |
Women's Economic Leadership and Empowerment in ASEAN (Lao PDR) | Lao PDR | Oxfam | Closed | N/A | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Capacity building; Women's rights; Regulatory action |
Women's Economic Leadership and Empowerment in ASEAN (Myanmar) | Myanmar | Oxfam | Closed | N/A | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Capacity building; Women's rights; Regulatory action |
Women's Economic Leadership and Empowerment in ASEAN (Viet Nam) | Viet Nam | Oxfam | Closed | N/A | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Capacity building; Women's rights; Regulatory action |
Women's Economic Leadership and Empowerment in ASEAN (Thailand) | Thailand | Oxfam | Closed | N/A | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Capacity building; Women's rights; Regulatory action |
Women's Economic Leadership and Empowerment in ASEAN (Philippines) | Philippines | Oxfam | Closed | N/A | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Capacity building; Women's rights; Regulatory action |
Gender Lens Investing: Contribution to Women's Economic Empowerment and Way Forward | Indonesia | Canadan International Development Research Centre; Intellecap Advisory Services Private Limited | Implementation | $500k-$1M | Financial services | Research; Access to finance |
Strengthening Indigenous Women's Participation in Seeking Accountability in Land Conflicts in Papua, Indonesia | Indonesia | Canadan International Development Research Centre; Asian Justice and Rights Foundation | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Skills training | Land tenure; Legal services; Capacity building |