The Overall Objective of the Action is to contribute to increased space for Vietnamese civil society to engage in policy processes. This overall objective will be realized through a combination of policy advocacy, public education, and alliance building around three cross-cutting civic rights affecting civil society space: access to information, freedom of association, and freedom of assembly.

Specific Objective 1: Vietnamese civil society has increased capacity to influence policy decisions and implementation that affect their lives.

Specific Objective 2: Policy processes on cross-cutting issues relating to civil society space are influenced by coalition members’ policy recommendations.

• Result 1: Annual plans for capacity development, cross-cutting research and advocacy among 7 multi-stakeholder coalitions are developed.
• Result 2: Coalition members have improved knowledge and skills on cross-learning topics critical to increasing civil society space.
• Result 3: At least 2 advocacy campaigns on cross-cutting laws and policies relating to rights to association, information and assembly are conducted by Oxfam and the coalition partners.
• Result 4: An assessment on the progress of changing civil society space in 2015 – 2018 is completed.

Total Budget (EUR): 817,276.13

EU Contribution (EUR): 600,000

Duration: 2017-2020

Implementing organisation: STICHTING OXFAM NOVIB

Funding Instrument: DCI Thematic - CSO-LA

Benefitting zone: Vietnam