Aus4Equality
Aus4Equality is an umbrella initiative that aims to promote inclusive and participatory social and economic development and includes the below investments.
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| Name of document | Year published | Type |
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| Aus4Equality fact sheet | 2022 | Fact sheet |
Gender-Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT)
$67.4 million, 2017-27
The Gender-Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) program aims to empower women, particularly ethnic minority women living in Lao Cai and Son La, through increased economic engagement, and greater gender equality at home, in the workplace, within communities, and through responsive governments.
The program focuses on agriculture and tourism and works with multiple stakeholders to address constraints and generate opportunities. GREAT works to strengthen the enabling environment for women's empowerment through targeted policy and institutional engagement with provincial, district and commune-level government agencies. We will scale up outreach and work within communities to shift social attitudes around gender equality, with a view to enhancing women's participation in decision-making and leadership, promoting a more equal division of unpaid work, and reducing gender-based violence.
The Provincial People's Committees of Lao Cai and Son La are GREAT's primary government counterparts. GREAT is managed by Cowater International on behalf of the Australian Government.
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| Name of document | Year published | Type |
| Gender-Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) Investment Design Document | 2016 | Design |
| GREAT Mid Term Review and Management Response | 2022 | Mid Term Review and management response |
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Our Turn
$0.7 million, 2026-31
Australia is working with KOTO (Know One, Teach One) to support vocational training and entrepreneurial skills development for disadvantaged rural and ethnic minority women in Vietnam. The program aims to promote inclusion in Vietnam’s hospitality and tourism sectors by empowering disadvantaged and underrepresented groups, advancing professional growth, supporting localised economic initiatives, and fostering industry-wide awareness.
Toward a Multi-Tiered Social Protection System in Vietnam that leaves No One behind
$1.7 million, 2023-26
Australia supports the International Labour Organization (ILO) to provide technical support and analysis to the Government of Vietnam to ensure a more effective, efficient, inclusive and gender sensitive social protection system in Vietnam. Two end-of-project Outcomes include:
- improved coverage and adequacy of social protection programmes through the implementation of the new Party Resolution on Social Policies
- improved evidence-based advocacy to strengthen persons with disabilities and persons of ethnic minorities' access to adequate social protection programmes.
Ending Violence against Women and Children
$15 million, 2021-27
The Ending Violence Against Women and Children program aims to ensure that all women and children in Vietnam, including those most vulnerable, are able to live a life free of violence through strengthened prevention strategies and multi-sectoral responses. Implemented by UNFPA, UN Women and UNICEF, the program strengthens law and policy frameworks, enhances prevention strategies and increases multi-sectoral response efforts to end violence against women and children.
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| Name of document | Year published | Type |
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| Independent evaluation of the Ending Violence against Women and Children (EVAWC) program in Vietnam and management response | 2025 | Evaluation report and management response |
Investing in Women
$10.5 million, 2023-27 (contribution towards $80 million initiative)
Investing in Women is a multi-country Australian Government initiative in Southeast Asia that seeks to accelerate women's economic empowerment through increased and equitable opportunities in the private sector, contributing to inclusive, sustainable economic recovery and growth in targeted countries, including Vietnam.
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The Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index
$14.1 million, 2017-27
The Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) is a policy monitoring tool that measures provinces' performance of governance and public administration, based on experiences and feedback of citizens randomly selected from all provinces in Vietnam.
PAPI provides data and evidence that reflects eight dimensions of government performance: (i) participation in elections and policy making at the local level, (ii) transparency in decision-making, (iii) vertical accountability, (iv) control of corruption in the public sector, (v) public administrative procedures, (vi) public service delivery, (vii) environmental governance, and (viii) e-governance.
PAPI enables different national stakeholders understand how governance and public administration in Vietnam has changed over time and suggests ways to address governance bottlenecks, inform policy reform and government performance improvement.
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| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| PAPI Research and Advocacy Programme mid-term review and management response | 2023 | Mid-term review report and management response |
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Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index
Advancing Gender Equality in Viet Nam: Australia and UN Women Strategic Partnership 2025-2029
$2.5 million, 2025-29
The Advancing Gender Equality in Viet Nam: Australia and UN Women Strategic Partnership will provide flexible support to Outcome 3 of UN Women’s Strategic Note for Viet Nam (2022–2026): by 2026, people, especially those most at risk of being left behind, benefit from and contribute to a fairer, safer and more inclusive society. This will be achieved through stronger governance, more responsive institutions, rule of law, and greater protection of human rights, gender equality, and freedom from violence and discrimination in line with international standards.
This outcome will be delivered through three key areas:
- Enabling environment: Strengthen social, institutional and legal systems to advance gender equality, women’s empowerment and leadership, and eliminate discrimination against women, girls and LGBTIQ persons.
- Capacity and action: Equip state and non-state actors with knowledge and tools to change harmful norms and implement policies and laws to prevent and respond to gender-based violence and discrimination.
- Accountability: Support the UN system to uphold its commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment.