As part of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Plan, GREAT has supported 12 cooperatives and businesses in Lao Cai and Son La to adopt #digitalbusiness models through a two-month coaching program led by KisStartup.

GREAT partner CRED recently organised leadership development training courses, including online sessions for 80 leaders of cooperatives, collective groups and businesses working in agricultural and tourism sectors in Lao Cai and Son La, with technical support from IChange Center.

Nearly 2,000 people have benefited from the women-led business expansion project implemented by Lao Cai Women’s Union with support from GREAT.

GREAT has recently conducted two joint monitoring trips to Son La and Lao Cai, interviewing more than 100 people from nine GREAT partners and local authorities to evaluate the effectiveness of the projects.