WOBA Viet Nam Learning Note Series
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Women Led Output-based Aid (WOBA) Vietnam is a project designed and implemented by Thrive Networks/East Meets West Foundation aimed to bring equitable water, sanitation services and hygiene practices to marginalized households in five rural provinces of Vietnam and to improve women’s empowerment in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector.
WOBA is funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the Water for Women Fund over 4.5 years (June 2018 to December 2022).
A number of learning notes, which are extracts from the Mid-term review report, have been written to document the lessons learnt:
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