
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender budgeting: Preferences, policies and impact - Gender equality and decentralization | Myanmar | Canadan International Development Research Centre; Myanmar Institute of Gender Studies | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Social protection | Research; Regulatory action |
Pathways to economic and political empowerment for ethnic minority women in Myanmar - Gender equality and decentralization | Myanmar | Canadan International Development Research Centre; Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development Limited | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Research; Political participation |
F.a: Cooperation for women's economic developpment CWED -Phase II | Cambodia | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Finnish Church Aid | Implementation | <$50k | Financial services | Capacity building; Business development; Civic participation |
F.a: Women's socio-economic reconstruction project | Myanmar | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Finnish Church Aid | Implementation | <$50k | Financial services | Entrepreneurialism; Capacity building; Post-conflict, Financial services |
F.a: Empowering adolescents and young women to enjoy their sexual and reproductive health and rights and be free from violence | Myanmar | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Plan International Finland Foundation | Implementation | $50k-$100k | Skills training | Capacity building; Women's rights |
CSCF 0460 Attainment of Migrant Women's Rights and Entitlements in Tak Province Through Local Civil Society Organisations and Advocacy Networks | Thailand | UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Closed | N/A | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Legal services |
Promoting women's engagement to support HMG's moderation and equalities objectives in Malaysia | Malaysia | UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Closed | <$50k | Unions & fair employment | Access to employment |
Women and Girls in Burma | Myanmar | UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Finalisation | $100k-$500k | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Women's rights |
Women and Girls in Vietnam | Viet Nam | UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Finalisation | <$50k | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Women's rights |
Blue Forests Initiative | Indonesia | UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs | Implementation | $5M-$10M | Business development | Business development |
Sookmyung Women's University UNESCO UNITWIN Program (Indonesia) | Indonesia | Republic of Korea Ministry of Education | Implementation | $50k-$100k | Skills training | Capacity building; Education (higher) |
Sookmyung Women's University UNESCO-UNITWIN Program (Cambodia) | Cambodia | Republic of Korea Ministry of Education | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Skills training | Capacity building; Education (higher) |