Recently, on 31 May 2019, the Son La Provincial People’s Committee officially approved the project proposal “Supporting Son La women to start a business and do business” of the Initiative for Women in Business and Economics. joint (WISE). This is a component of the Project “Promoting gender equality through improving economic efficiency of agricultural production and tourism development” (GREAT) in Lao Cai province and Son La province, referred to as GREAT for short. The Australian Government sponsors and encourages innovative solutions to improve the lives of women, their families and local communities in the Northwestern region of Vietnam, while contributing to improving productivity. and economic growth in the region.
With the organization’s experience and strengths in implementing incubation programs, accelerating start-ups, as well as the international network of advising, investing and connecting markets, focusing on women and sub-projects WISE project is expected to help improve confidence, decision-making skills, increase income and create more jobs for women, especially ethnic minority women, to build a supportive system for women. doing business in Moc Chau and Van Ho districts.
The project is officially implemented from now until the end of September 2021.