Enhancing Female Participation in Project Choice Through Self-Help Groups in Vietnam (2021 - 2022)
The project is part of a multi-country initiative conducted in Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Vietnam. This experimental research project randomly assigns half of village-level women’s groups to receive training while the other half serves as a placebo group. This experimental design allows rigorous evaluation of the impacts of collective efficacy training (whether it increases women’s sense of group identity within the women’s groups and as women more generally).
Objectives
Our theory of change is that delivering collective efficacy training through groups increases women’s sense of group identity both within the group and as women. The project will equips women with knowledge about how the local political system works and the capabilities they need to turn ideas into action at village and commune levels.
Location
Soc Trang and Thai Nguyen provinces
Key results
180 village-level women’s groups of the Vietnam Women’s Union enhance their participation in the community in local budgetary decisions.
Who we work with
Centre for Community Empowerment
