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Australia-World Bank Strategic Partnership in Vietnam - Phase 2
Viet Nam
Apr-17
Dec-21
Keywords
Administration; Governance; Capacity building
Project description
Mid Term Review Report: The Australia-World Bank Group Strategic Partnership in Vietnam Phase Two (ABP2) aims to share knowledge and strengthen policies and programs for selected development priorities for Vietnam, with a particular focus on gender equality. The Program engages the Government of Vietnam through policy dialogues, analytical work, knowledge-sharing forums, and capacity building. The
Program has six Themes: (1) investment in ethnic minorities, (2) gender equality and women�s
economic empowerment, (3) climate-resilient development in the Mekong Delta, (4) trade and
competitiveness, (5) efficient and sustainable transport, and (6) moving the Vietnam 2035 Reportfrom
strategy to action. Gender and innovation are cross-cutting themes.
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Regulatory & legal frameworks
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; World Bank
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; World Bank; NATGOVernment of Viet Nam
Project contact
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
30million (includes originally allocated 25million, plus additional 5million to facilitate COVID-19 recovery)
$
N/A
Project website
https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/vietnam-australia-world-bank-strategic-partnership-phase-2-mtr-report.pdf
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/06/24/world-bank-group-australia-to-support-vietnam-mitigate-impacts-of-covid-19-and-facilitate-economic-recovery
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Project evaluation
Evaluation source
Independent assessment conducted in May-June 2019. The ABP2 Mid Term Review (MTR) comprised a literature review, semi-structured interviews with GoV counterparts, and discussions with program participants. The MTR uses critical case sampling, which permits logical generalization and maximum application of information, i.e., if it is true in this case, it is likely to be true in other cases.
Evaluation methodology
Qualitative.
Programme targets
The Gender Theme's development objective is to share knowledge and strengthen policies and
programs that address emerging challenges to women's economic empowerment. Work under this
Theme is structured under three components: (i) data and evidence-based analysis on emerging
challenges to gender equality; (ii) stakeholder ability to advocate for policies and initiatives that
address emerging challenges to women's economic empowerment; and (iii) incorporation of
innovative approaches and recommendations to address challenges to gender equality in World Bank
engagements.
Results achieved
Mid Term Review Report: Indications of the Gender Theme's effectiveness, from the literature review and all stakeholders during the MTR process, were overwhelmingly positive. For example, more than 1,600 GoV officials have been assigned to receive the ABP2 training provided to HCMA. Key MoLISA staff, National 17
Assembly staff, and National Assembly members are receiving training on how to assess laws through
a gender lens. MoLISA's training institute is incorporating the ABP2 gender training modules into its
own curriculum, with the expectation of reaching about 10,000 commune officers and 2,000 provincial
and district officials.
DFAT Vietnam Aid Program Performance Report 2018-19: Australia�s partnership with the World Bank (ABP2) continued its championing of strengthened policies and operations for women�s empowerment in 2018-19. Gender equality performance was noted as one of the partnership highlights at the ABP2 Steering Committee Meeting in March 2019. Results included: the General Statistics Office endorsing the joint conduct of Vietnam�s first national Time Use Survey; the launch of a �Legislation and Gender Equality� e-course for government officials to perform their mandated role of scrutinising gender equality impacts of proposed legislation; and training of over 3,600 mid-level and senior officials in the ABP2-designed �Women in Leadership� course at the Ho Chi Minh Political Academy. ABP2 also produced frontier analytical work including a diagnostic on women�s positioning for jobs of the future, and a cost-benefit analysis of scenarios for closing the gendered retirement age gap. The Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly distributed copies of the latter report to all National Assembly Deputies before the first reading of the Labour Code draft. ABP2 advised nine World Bank lending operations and 14 Advisory Services and Analytics for enhanced gender equality outcomes (approximate total value of USD1.4 billion). ABP2 also finalised and launched landmark research on the drivers of socio-economic development of ethnic groups in Vietnam.
Targets met?
The Gender Theme's development objective is to share knowledge and strengthen policies and
programs that address emerging challenges to women's economic empowerment. Work under this
Theme is structured under three components: (i) data and evidence-based analysis on emerging
challenges to gender equality; (ii) stakeholder ability to advocate for policies and initiatives that
address emerging challenges to women's economic empowerment; and (iii) incorporation of
innovative approaches and recommendations to address challenges to gender equality in World Bank
engagements.
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