Deadline: 2-Jun-25
The “Project on supporting women-led green initiatives” (PWG) is a component of ‘Women-led Green Partnership Programme’ funded by the European Union (EU) Delegation to promote the role of women and girls in sustainable development, green growth, and the green transition of Vietnam.
Theme
- Theme of the first grant call: “Raising awareness and contributing to improve green livelihoods, accessing decent jobs and increasing participation, contributing to policy development in response to climate change, disaster risk reduction and environmental protection for women”.
- The sub-themes of the grant Initiatives include:
- Sub-theme 1: Contribute to improving people’s livelihoods, especially women, through the application of science and technology in response to climate change, disaster risk reduction and environmental protection.
- Sub-theme 2: Create sustainable jobs for women by supporting micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), enterprises producing green OCOP products to access entrepreneurship opportunities and external financial resources in innovation, digital transformation and green transition.
- Sub-theme 3: Promote women’s participation and role in contributing ideas to policy development in response to climate change, disaster risk reduction and environmental protection.
Funding Information
- Budget for each initiative: Maximum 1,656,799,650 VND (equivalent to 60,000 Euro according to the exchange rate in April 2025).
Duration
- Time for implementation of initiative: 12-18 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants: Vietnamese organizations that are legally established and operating under the provisions of Vietnamese law, with at least 36 months of experience in the development field as of the time of submitting the Initiative (in case the organization is transformed, changes its registration of operation or the organization owner from a previously established organization, a specific written explanation is required to prove the validity of at least 36-month operating experience).
- Eligible entities for receiving grants are specified in Point 3, Article 2 of Decree No.80/2020/ND-CP dated July 8, 2020 of the Vietnamese Government:
- Socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, social organizations, socio-professional organizations, scientific and technological organizations, social funds, and charitable funds legally established in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law on associations, scientific and technological organizations, social funds, and charitable funds;
- Social enterprises that receive aid to achieve the goal of solving social and environmental problems;
- Public non-business units that are partially funded by the Government budget for their operating costs.
- Government agencies and public non-business units fully funded by national budget, enterprises (except social enterprises) and international organizations are not eligible to apply directly.
For more information, visit Oxfam in Vietnam.