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Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism program (GREAT)
Viet Nam
2017
2021
Keywords
Social services; Rural development; Capacity development; Regulatory action
Project description
GREAT is empowering women in Lao Cai and Son La provinces to better engage in agriculture and tourism markets, enhance women's voices in decision-making, promote partnerships with the private sector, and support more inclusive government policies and services. The project has three objectives:
Empowering local women: Women living in local communities have increased capacity, space and choices to beneficially engage with agriculture and tourism businesses.
Inclusive businesses partnerships: Selected private sector actors within the agriculture and tourism sectors profitably and sustainably engage with more women as producers, suppliers, traders and entrepreneurs, and operate in gender sensitive ways.
Improving sector governance and policy: Government agencies reinforce policies and enact plans, regulations and services that enable more inclusive socio-economic development.
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Skills training
Business development; Regulatory & legal frameworks; Gender training, research & mainstreaming
Project details
Umbrella programme
Aus4Equality
Accountable Org(s)
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;
Funding Org(s)
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
CowaterSogema; Bac Ha Tea Company; Department of Culture and Information of Sapa; Duc Phu Company; Department of Culture and Information, Bat Xat District; Division of Quality Control of Agricultural Products and Fisheries in Lao Cai; Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lao Cai; Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Lao Cai Province; Helvetas; Lan Rung General Trading Company; Lao Cai Agricultural Seedling Centre; Mai Anh Agriculture Cooperative; Muong Khuong Cooperative; Oxfam; Provincial Women�s Union of Lao Cai; Research Center for Developing Non-Timber Forest Products; Red Dao Community Cooperative; Sapanapro Company; Son Ha Spice and Flavourings Company; SNV Netherlands; United Nations Development Programme; Van Ban Women's Union; Viet Tu Company; VietRAP Company; Vina Samex; Centre for Agricultural Development - VietED; Vietnam Bank for Social Policies; Forest Protection Division of Van Ban District; Agriculture and Forestry Research and Development Centre for Mountainous Regions; Action on Poverty; Chieng Di Tea Company; Centre for Rural Economy and Development; Department of Culture and Information of Moc Chau; Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute; Fresh Studio Innovations Asia; GreenFarm Company; Loi Tuoi Agricultural Service Cooperative; LienVietPostBank; Financial Access; NaFoods Company; Crop Production and Plant Protection Sub-Department of Son La Province; Van Ho Medicinal Plants Company; Van Ho Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Vina Tea Company; Women�s Initiative for Start-ups and Entrepreneurship
Project contact
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
33700000
$
Project website
https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/vietnam/development-assistance/Pages/promoting-womens-economic-empowerment-including-ethnic-minorities
https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/vietnam-appr-2018-19.pdf
https://equality.aus4vietnam.org/about
https://www.helvetas.org/en/vietnam/what-we-do/how-we-work/our-projects/Asia/Vietnam/vietnam-great-project-tea-medicinal-plants-ecomonic-status-lao-cai
D-Portal link
Project evaluation
Evaluation source
According to the DFAT Vietnam Aid Program Performance Report 2018-19, the program has engaged a research consortium that will study changes in women�s economic and social status as a result of interaction with GREAT.
Evaluation methodology
N/A
Programme targets
Expected Results:
Improve the income of 40,000 women in Son La and Lao Cai.
Contribute to the creation of 4,000 jobs for women.
Leverage over $US 6 million in private sector investment.
Increase the self-reported confidence, enthusiasm and self-esteem of 80% of women beneficiaries.
Increase the number of women leading and managing businesses or cooperatives by 15%.
Results achieved
DFAT Vietnam Aid Program Performance Report 2018-19: The GREAT program, in its second year of implementation, signed 46 partnership arrangements with businesses (21), provincial government and research institutions (15), and non-government agencies (6). These partnerships focus on promoting rural and ethnic women�s empowerment through up-scaling women�s business and waged work growth in the agricultural and tourism markets in Lao Cai and Son La. Significantly, the collective co-contribution commitment from these partners is $12.4 million over the life of the program, well exceeding the target of $8.46 million (attributable to the program�s success in securing partnerships with large corporations). GREAT also finalised the engagement of a research consortium that will study changes in women�s economic and social status as a result of interaction with GREAT.
Targets met?
Expected Results:
Improve the income of 40,000 women in Son La and Lao Cai.
Contribute to the creation of 4,000 jobs for women.
Leverage over $US 6 million in private sector investment.
Increase the self-reported confidence, enthusiasm and self-esteem of 80% of women beneficiaries.
Increase the number of women leading and managing businesses or cooperatives by 15%.
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