
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PROG 2017-2021_Outcome_Philippines | Philippines | Trias | Implementation | $1M-$5M | Trade & access to markets | Business development; Entrepreneurialism; Rural development |
PROG 2017-2021_OUTCOME_LAOS_OS1_Les hopitaux pour enfants au niveau tertiaire ont augmente les capacites d'offrir des services de depistage, d'orientation et de readaptation pour les enfants ages de 0-5 ans de la capitale Vientiane. | Lao PDR | Handicap International Belgique | Finalisation | $100k-$500k | Social reproductive labour | Reproductive labour; Public health; Early childhood development; Familial structure |
PROG 2017-2021_Outcome_Small-scale family farmers and their family members strengthen their capacities to achieve food sovereignty, to defend their interests and to generate pro-poor growth | Cambodia | Eclosio asbl | Implementation | $500k-$1M | Business development | Business development; Rural development; Familial structure; Food security |
Gender Responsive Economic Actions - Transformation of Women | Philippines | Canadian International Development Agency | Closed | $5M-$10M | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Regulatory action |
Supporting Women Micro-Entrepreneurs to Improve Womenis Economic Empowerment | Philippines | Canadian International Development Agency | Implementation | $5M-$10M | Business development | Business development; Entreprenurialism; Market access |
Improving Market Opportunities for Women Agricultural Producers | Myanmar | Canadian International Development Agency | Implementation | >$10M | Financial services | Business development; Business leadership; Access to finance; Capacity building |
Women's Voice and Leadership - Myanmar | Myanmar | Canadian International Development Agency | Implementation | $1M-$5M | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Women's rights |
Women's Rights, Action and Advocacy Project - WRAAP Philippines | Philippines | Canadian International Development Agency | Implementation | $5M-$10M | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Women's rights; Education (professional development); Business leadership |
Women's Voice and Leadership - Indonesia - Hivos and JASS | Indonesia | Canadian International Development Agency | Implementation | $1M-$5M | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Women's rights |
Women's Voice and Leadership - Indonesia - PEKKA Foundation | Indonesia | Canadian International Development Agency | Implementation | $1M-$5M | Regulatory & legal frameworks | Women's rights; Capacity building; Entrepreneurialism; Legal services |
Empowering Rohingya Refugees, Burmese and Bangladeshi Women & Youth for Sustainable Peace | Myanmar | Canadian International Development Agency | Implementation | $500k-$1M | Skills training | Civic participation; Political participation; Capacity building; Education (adult); Post-conflict |
Advancing women's in financial inclusion in Myanmar | Myanmar | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Implementation | $1M-$5M | Financial services | Access to finance |