Category: Project News

The Conservation Fund project – Mobilise businesses and communities to join hands for biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability

At the end of 2023, the project “Establishing a funding source for biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability in Danang City, Vietnam” (in short, the Conservation Fund project) officially concluded its 3.5-year journey. The project management board organised a Closing Conference with the purpose of summarising the implementation results, sharing lessons learned, expressing gratitude to donors, […]

Policy Advocacy: Promote Responsible Business Practices in Viet Nam

On 31st October in Ho Chi Minh City and 3rd November 2023 in Hanoi, the Policy Conference “DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES FOR PROMOTION OF “RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES”: Experience in EU, Thailand & Practice in Viet Nam – Participation of Businesses and civil society organisations” took place with the attendance of over 200 delegates from […]

“Bring the Forest back to life” Campaign

On the evening of 12th August 2023, in the village of Hoa Bac (Hoa Vang district, Da Nang city, Viet Nam), the Conservation Fund Project orchestrated a resounding success with a Fundraising Concert under the theme “Co Tu People – Guardians of the Forest”. During the musical evening, the UpRace community running project committed to […]

CSV Training – Initiating Collaborative Actions for Carbon Emissions Reduction

Recently, the Win-Win for Vietnam project in collaboration with VB4E organised two 2-day training courses on “Initiating Collaborative Actions for Carbon Emissions Reduction” in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam). More than 80 representatives from companies and civil society organisations (CSOs) have participated in the two training. The training courses revolve around […]

Celebrate Business-CSO Partnerships For Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Sustainability

On 25 March, in Da Nang City (Viet Nam), the Conservation Fund project held an event connecting businesses with civil society organisations (CSOs) for biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability. About 90 delegates attended the event, including representatives from the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, international experts from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany), 18 companies, 39 CSOs, local […]

CSV Lunch Talks – innovative format to bridge the gaps between business and civil-society sectors

Within the last months of this year, the Win-Win for Vietnam project plans to organise four monthly Creating Shared Values (CSV) Lunch talks on various topics related to SDGs. The CSV Lunch talk is expected to be an innovative format to offer a friendly and informal environment for businesses and non-profit organisations in Vietnam to […]

EUnlocking project won EU Award

Yesterday, at the EU headquarters, among hundreds of EU-funded projects, the “EU4Youth – Unlocking the potential of young social entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine” – in short, the EUnlocking project, won the Award for the category: “Excellence in advocacy and policy dialogue“. The EUnlocking project not only went through crises (the pandemic and the war […]

Capacity building for local CSOs in Viet Nam

Last month, in Da Nang city (Vietnam), the “Conservation Fund” project organised the training course on Project Management and Financial Management for local Civil-society organisations (CSOs) who have just received a sub-grant from the project. With the approach of “learning by doing”, the project’s sub-grant component aims to provide financial and technical assistance to local CSOs […]

Horses for therapy: the social enterprise that has prospered despite the war in Ukraine

Anna Derkach is an expert in social work in Ukraine. She is also the founder of the Hippotherapy and Development Centre in Cherkasy, which received support from our EU4Youth EUnlocking project that focuses on unlocking the potential of young social enterprises in Moldova and Ukraine. Hippotherapy, one of the newest and most promising healthcare developments, is […]

Introducing CSR integrated with sustainability to enterprises in Vietnam

Last month, the Win-Win for Vietnam project organised 2 business conferences in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi (Vietnam) on 12 August and 19 August, respectively. The 2 conferences aimed to introduce to the private sector in Vietnam about the current trend of integrating sustainability into business’s strategic CSR. The two conferences welcomed international and […]

Running the project through crises – social entrepreneurship for society and sustainability

Some weeks ago, the “EU4Youth – Unlocking the potential of young social entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine” (in short, the EUnlocking project), co-funded by the European Union, held its closing event in Chisinau (the Republic of Moldova) under the hybrid format. The closing conference, with its theme “Running the project through crises” served as an […]

EUnlocking project: a study visit to Germany for young social entrepreneurs from Moldova

From 3 to 6 July 2022, the “EU4Youth – Unlocking the potential of young social entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine” (in short, the EUnlocking project) organised a study visit to Germany for young social entrepreneurs from the Republic of Moldova. The visit aimed to foster the best practice exchange among social entrepreneurs as well as […]

Connect business sector with biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability in Vietnam

On 25 June, the Networking Event – Connecting the private sector with biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability was organised successfully in Da Nang city, Vietnam. The event attracted the participation of 80 representatives from companies, civil society organisations (CSOs), local authority, the media, and local community. With the purpose of creating a bridge between the […]

SMALL GRANTS FOR VIETNAMESE CSOs TO PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS SECTOR

The project “Win-Win for Vietnam – A cooperation mechanism between business sector and civil society organisations for corporate social responsibility and sustainable development goals” (The Win-Win for Vietnam project, in short) has recently launched its 2nd Call for proposals which will offer up to 10.000€/grant for registered Vietnamese CSOs working in the fields of sustainable development. […]

SMALL GRANTS FOR VIETNAMESE CSOs WORKING ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

The project “Establishing a funding foundation for biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability in Da Nang City” (The Conservation Fund project, in short) has recently launched its 2nd Call for proposals which will offer up to 5.000€/grant for community-based organisations (CBOs) – Lot 1 and up to 20.000€/grant for registered Vietnamese CSOs working in the fields of […]

Social entrepreneurs stand by the needs of refugee children from Ukraine

“Children in Ukraine are exposed to the traumatic experience of war, with tanks and weapons, they were forced to leave their homes. When the war started, we decided to become the most beautiful memory of the war for the refugee kids.”, said Igor, the founder of EduJoc – a social enterprise in Moldova that produces […]

Win-Win Networking Event in Ho Chi Minh City – Bring Private Sector & CSOs Closer For Sustainable Development

CSV (creating shared value) is still a relatively new concept for the business sector in Vietnam. Moreover, accelerating cooperation between companies and civil society organisations (CSOs) through CSV practice toward delivering sustainable development goals (SDGs) is very new and challenging in Vietnam, especially in the context that the country is slowly recovering from the devastating […]

EUnlocking project is making a sustainable impact in the Republic of Moldova – helping to unlock state subsidies for social entrepreneurs

Social entrepreneurship is a relatively new concept in the Republic of Moldova, and has only enjoyed a regulatory framework since 2017. Though this provides several measures to promote and support social enterprises, there aren’t enough rules in place to properly apply the legisation. These legal gaps can present serious challenges. To overcome these obstacles, social […]

Baseline study of “Win-win for Vietnam” project

The baseline research for the “Win-win for Vietnam” Project was conducted by the Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD) under the supervision and technical support of RED Communication and Pro NGO!. This study was carried out from February to May 2021 with the engaging participation of 108 businesses, 65 Vietnamese CSOs and some experts in […]

Most of local CSOs are reluctant to cooperate with enterprises – Challenges & Opportunities

Currently, civil society organisations (CSOs) in Vietnam play an increasingly important role in raising awareness and promoting community responsibility in environmental protection. As a result, the project “Establishing a funding foundation for biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability in Da Nang City, Vietnam” (in short, the “Conservation Fund” project) aims to establish the Vietnam Wildlife Conservation […]