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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 […]

74% of surveyed enterprises are willing to contribute to the Conservation Fund

The baseline study “Investigation of the willingness to fund the conservation foundation of the private sector in Da Nang city, Vietnam”, starting to conduct from the beginning of the second quarter of 2021, has been completed.  In this study, the research team has done a survey with 220 companies and 20 in-depth interviews with people […]

Strategic consultation – “Win-win for Vietnam” project

On the afternoon of 10 December 2020, at Grand Saigon Hotel, the Institute for Research on Development Communication (RED) held a strategic consultation meeting for the “Win-Win for Vietnam” project to promote the cooperation between the business sector and local CSOs toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Vietnam. Mr Tran Nhat Minh, Director of […]

European Union funds biodiversity conservation project in central Vietnam

The European Union (EU) is funding a biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability project in central Đà Nẵng City in 42 months from July 2020, to the end of December 2023, with total funding of 650,000 euros. The project, entitled ‘Establishing a funding foundation for biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability in Đà Nẵng’, aims to strengthen civil […]

Law, support and development: EU4Youth hosts international conference on social entrepreneurship in Moldova and Ukraine

Improving the legal framework is critical if social entrepreneurship is to develop its full potential in Moldova and Ukraine. This is one of the main conclusions from the international conference on ‘Best legal practices and support programmes for social entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine’, organised in hybrid format by the ‘EU4Youth – Unlocking the potential […]