UNDP raises capacity of female Vietnamese officials

Of these officials, two were provided with full scholarships to do a master’s at Cambridge in the fields of development studies and education.

The other eight women will receive grants to pursue research o­n important issues for Vietnam, ranging from insurance policies, educating ethnic minority children in languages to analysing the lessons Vietnam has learnt from trade disputes.

Addressing the scholarship’s awards ceremony in Hanoi o­n August 28, the UNDP’s director in Vietnam, Setsuko Yamazaki praised the country for its success in closing the gender gap over the last 20 years.

The scholarships and research grants are just o­ne of the spin offs from a five-year project between the UNDP and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to empower women in the public sector.