“Project on supporting women-led green initiatives“ (PWG) is a component of ‘Women-led Green Partnership Programme’ funded by the European Union (EU) Delegation. This programme aims to promote the role of women and girls in sustainable development, green growth, and the green transition of Vietnam. The programme is comprised of two components, one of which is the PWG managed by Stichting Oxfam Novib (Oxfam in Vietnam). Two main outcomes of the PWG include:
- Strengthened technical, operational and networking capacities of grantees.
- Increased public and private sector financing mechanisms for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), thereby creating decent jobs for women in the green transition of enterprises.
The project provides sub-grants for Vietnamese organizations, that are experienced in development fields and legally established and operating under Vietnamese law, to implement Initiatives at local levels that contribute to improving women’s role and access to decent jobs in the green transition.
Oxfam in Vietnam respectfully invites interested organizations to submit grant applications for the first call for proposals of the PWG as instructed below:
Theme of the first grant call: “Raising awareness and contributing to improving green livelihoods, accessing decent jobs and increasing participation and contribution 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.
Please note: The proposed Initiative must include activities related to AT LEAST 02 of the above sub-themes.
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.
Initiative proposed by a group: Initiatives may be submitted by a group of two or more eligible organizations. In this case, group Initiatives must demonstrate communication and consultation between partners to clarify the roles of each party and nominate an eligible organization to act as the lead applicant (see the first file attached on the right side of this webpage).
Location for implementation: Initiatives must be implemented in one or more of the following provinces/cities: Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Hue City, Quang Nam and Bac Lieu. Initiatives focusing on contributing to national-level policy must include research and consultation activities in one or more of these provinces or cities. The submitting organization does not necessarily have to be headquartered in these provinces or cities.
Time for implementation of initiative: 12-18 months.
Budget for each initiative: Maximum 1,656,799,650 VND (equivalent to 60,000 Euro according to the exchange rate in April 2025).
Initiative proposal template: Initiative proposals should be documented in Vietnamese following the template (see the first file attached on the right side of this webpage). Grant applicants should submit the completed softcopy to the email address: vnm.pwg@oxfam.org OR submit the completed hard copy to the PWG Oxfam Project Management Unit, Oxfam in Vietnam to address No 22, Le Dai Hanh Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi before 17:30, 2 June 2025. The email title or document cover must clearly state: “PWG Grant Application – [Organization Name]”
Assessment of Initiatives:
Initiatives will be initially filtered by the PWG Oxfam Project Management Unit based on eligibility. After that, eligible Initiatives will be assessed by the Grant Committee based on the approved Initiative Quality Evaluation (see the first file attached on the right side of this webpage).
Information support: To provide information support, the PWG Project Management Unit organizes in-person and online workshops on “Information on submitting the first PWG grant application” at the following locations:
1. Hanoi: was held on 22 April 2025 from 10:00-16:15 at Adonis Hotel, No 55 Quang Trung Street, Nguyen Du Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi.
2. Bac Lieu: held in the morning of 24 April 2025 from 8:00-12:00 at Tran Vinh 2 Hotel, No 05-07 30/4 Street, Ward 3, Bac Lieu.
3. Hue: held in the afternoon of 25 April 2025 from 14:00-17:30 at Mondial Hotel, No 17 Nguyen Hue Street, Vinh Ninh Ward, Hue city.
Interested organization can submit questions to the email address: vnm.pwg@oxfam.org before 17:30, 7 May 2025. Questions will be answered through a summary document published on Oxfam website on 15 May 2025. The PWG does not answer questions directly via personal contacts or phone calls.
PWG Oxfam Project Management Unit
Oxfam in Vietnam
Address: No 22, Le Dai Hanh Street, Le Dai Hanh ward, Hai Ba Trung dist, Hanoi
Email: vnm.pwg@oxfam.org
