Great Program

With the total budget of 67.4 million Australian dollars for the period 2017-2027, the Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) Program, funded by the Australian Government, is a flagship bilateral initiative aimed at improving the social and economic status of ethnic minority women in the Northwest provinces Lao Cai and Son La of Vietnam. The objectives are being achieved by: • Outcome 1: Women, particularly ethnic minority women living in Son La and Lao Cai provinces have improved economic benefits. • Outcome 2: Women, particularly ethnic minority women living in Son La and Lao Cai provinces, have increased confidence and social status, including more balanced workloads and greater decision making within the home, workplace, and community. • Outcome 3: Women, particularly ethnic minority women and household members living in Son La and Lao Cai provinces benefit from more gender responsive, inclusive, and effective provincial and national policies, plans, strategies, and programs.