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At SNV– the Netherlands Development Organisation, we help organisations succeed and scale by unlocking and harnessing their true potential for transformative social change.  With more than 950 professional technical advisors located in 90 offices in more than 33 developing countries, we provide strategic and contextualised advisory, knowledge and advocacy services to over 2000 leading public, private and social sector organisations in Africa, the Balkans, Latin America and Asia to accelerate and sustain their fight against poverty. 

Driven by the principles of economic and social inclusion, SNV catalyses scalable and lasting solutions that increase employment and income opportunities and access to basic services for the low-income segment.

Social Participation Officer
PAEX – Participatory EXtension programme
The Flemish Office for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance – VVOB, Belgium

About the organization
The Flemish Office for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance, Belgium (VVOB) is implementing 2 programmes (education and participatory (agricultural) extension) for the period 2008-2010 in Vietnam (possible extension up to 2013). The Agriculture programme aims to strengthen methodological extension skills, in particular participatory extension skills, of stakeholders involved in agricultural extension contribute to a better performing extension system in 5 provinces of Southern Vietnam (Binh Phuoc, Ba Ria- Vung Tau, An Giang, Hau Giang, and Soc Trang).

1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
To strengthen the capacity of civil society actors on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and policy advocacy, the Embassy of Finland is funding a three-year, €222,000 capacity building project on climate change for the staff, management, and local partners of civil society organizations in Vietnam (Capacity building project). The Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) is coordinating the project, in collaboration with members of two civil society networks: the VUFO-NGO Resource Center’s NGO Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) and the Network of Vietnam Civil Society Organizations and Climate Change (VCSO&CC).

Voluntary Service Overseas is an international development federation that manages development programmes utilising skilled and experienced specialists, who volunteer their time to work overseas. VSO specialists work with and for local organisations earning a modest living allowance, sharing their talents and expertise to support and help to build the capacity of VSO's partner organisations. They work from community to national level, in rural and urban settings.