On November 11, 2026, CKC held a workshop titled “Sharing and co-interpreting research findings on women’s roles in accessing and using green finance in traditional handicraft supply chains linked to services and tourism in Phong Dinh Ward, Hue City”.

CKC has been conducting the study since December 2025 under the PWG-Phong Dinh Project. After 11 months of research, the team has generated preliminary findings on how women in the pottery and sedge grass (cỏ bàng) supply chains access and use green finance, including the enabling factors, constraints, and support needs they face.

The workshop consulted diverse stakeholders to validate and discuss the preliminary findings. Participants included representatives from:

• Local government and relevant agencies;
• Businesses, community-based organizations, and NGOs,
• Beneficiary communities;
• Lecturers, experts and researchers working in related fields.

Through group discussions and collective reflection, participants provided valuable feedback and helped clarify several key issues:

• Defining green indicators and green development pathways in local craft village planning, policies, and programs.
• Accessing the current plans for raw material production areas, and mechanisms for assessing and monitoring the environmental impacts of craft village activities.
• Exploring linkages among craft villages and among stakeholders to diversify products and develop integrated experiential tourism services, thereby improving livelihoods and incomes, especially for women.
• Analyzing the demand for local capacity strengthening in environmentally sustainable production, market access, and green finance sources.
• Examining how value and benefits are distributed among producer households and other value-chain actors to promote greater equity in the upgrading of craft village supply chains.

These inputs generated through these discussions will help refine the methodological approach for the next phase of data collection, refine the study’s analytical focus, and enhance the relevance of its findings for both policymaking and practical interventions.

The findings will inform stakeholders in developing policies and support programs for the sedge-weaving and Phuoc Tich pottery communities, as well as for broader initiatives related to craft village development, community-based tourism, green economic transformation, and gender equality.

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This research is part of the project “Women-Led Development of Eco-Friendly Handicraft Supply Chains for Tourism and Services in Phong Dinh Ward, Hue City” (PWG-Phong Dinh), supported by the “Women-Led Green Transition” (PWG) project under the European Union-funded “Women-Led Green Partnership Program,” managed by Oxfam in Vietnam. The project is implemented by CKC in collaboration with the Phong Dinh Ward Women’s Union and Kido Company.

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