
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frame Agreement with NGO (Finn Church Aid) (Myanmar) | Myanmar | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Finnish Church Aid | Implementation | <$50k | Financial services | Rural development; Civic participation; Political participation; Capacity building; Entrepreneurialism; Market access |
Frame Agreement with NGO (ABILIS foundation) (Cambodia 1) | Cambodia | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; ABILIS Foundation Finland | Implementation | <$50k | Business development | Rural development; Entrepreneurialism; Disability |
Frame Agreement with NGO (ABILIS foundation) (Viet Nam) | Viet Nam | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; ABILIS Foundation Finland | Implementation | <$50k | Skills training | Education (vocational) |
Frame Agreement with NGO (ABILIS foundation) (Cambodia 2) | Cambodia | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; ABILIS Foundation Finland | Implementation | <$50k | Skills training | Education (vocational); Entrepreneurialism; Disability |
F.a: AAT-Vietnam: Assisting the victmis of Human trafficking | Viet Nam | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Suomen Lahetysseura ry | Implementation | <$50k | Skills training | Education (vocational); Trafficking in persons |
F.a: Women In Action project | Cambodia | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Finnish Church Aid | Implementation | <$50k | Financial services | Entrepreneurialism; Access to finance; Violence against women; Education (secondary); Education (vocational) |
F.a: Project for Improving Women's Livelihood | Myanmar | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Finnish Church Aid | Implementation | <$50k | Financial services | Rural development; Civic participation; Political participation; Capacity building; Entrepreneurialism; Market access |
F.a: Promoting Rights and Livelihood of Women and Children with Disabilities to Take Part in Community Development | Cambodia | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; ABILIS Foundation Finland | Implementation | <$50k | Business development | Rural development; Entrepreneurialism; Disability |
F.a: General income and capacity building for women with disabilities of Ba Dinh Districts people with disabilities organization, Hanoi, Vietnam | Viet Nam | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; ABILIS Foundation Finland | Implementation | <$50k | Skills training | Education (vocational) |
F.a: Promoting Rights to Livelihood of Women with Disabilities through Silk Weaving Skill | Cambodia | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; ABILIS Foundation Finland | Implementation | <$50k | Skills training | Education (vocational); Entrepreneurialism; Disability |
F.a: Hand Embroidery Training Project: Indigenous style | Thailand | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; ABILIS Foundation Finland | Implementation | <$50k | Skills training | Education (vocational); Disability |
F.a: AAT-Thailand: Integeration of the Victims of Human Trafficking | Lao PDR | Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Suomen Lahetysseura ry | Implementation | $100k-$500k | Skills training | Trafficking in persons; Education (vocational) |