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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Consultants to undertake an Advanced Study of the Impact Investment Ecosystem in Vietnam<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The Vietnam Field Support Services Project (FSSP) provides technical, administrative and logistical support services to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for the planning, delivery and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of Canada’s development assistance program in Vietnam. <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a href="https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/priorities-priorites/policy-politique.aspx?lang=eng"><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) </span></a><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>concludes that supporting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is the best way to build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world. It calls for targeted investments, partnerships, innovation and advocacy efforts to close gender gaps and improve everyone’s chance for success.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The FSSP is supporting GAC to operationalize the FIAP and support Canada’s priorities for development assistance in Vietnam. This includes the preparation of analytical products to support program and project planning and the provision of technical assistance to increase knowledge and understanding of emerging sectors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>One emerging sector of interest for Canada’s development assistance program in Vietnam is the impact investment ecosystem and looking towards innovative new modalities for partnership and financing. To further this interest, the FSSP is seeking to recruit a firm or team of consultants to undertake an ‘Advanced Study of the Impact Investment Ecosystem in Vietnam’.<span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>A detailed TOR for the study can be downloaded through the following link: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a href="https://vnfssp.org/vietnam-impact-investment-study-call-for-proposals/">https://vnfssp.org/vietnam-impact-investment-study-call-for-proposals/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The deadline for receipt of proposals is midnight in Hanoi, on the 31<sup>st</sup> of March, 2020. Suitably qualified and experienced firms and teams of consultants are invited to submit their narrative and financial proposals by email to: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Mrs. Tran Lan Huong at <a href="mailto:lanhuong@vnfssp.org">lanhuong@vnfssp.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>A proposal review panel will assess the proposals and all bidders will be notified of the results of their application.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>The Vietnam Field Support Services Project (FSSP) is implemented by, World University Service of Canada (WUSC), with funding support from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada (GAC).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><img border=0 width=328 height=58 style='width:3.4166in;height:.6in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.png@01D5F179.E5939950" alt="Vietnam Field Support Services Project Logo"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005195;background:white'>Tran Lan Huong</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005195;background:white'>Project Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005195;background:white'>Vietnam Field Support Service Project (FSSP)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005195;background:white'>Rm 1401, 14th Floor, TNR Tower, 115 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005195;background:white'>t: (84) 4 36331479 | m: 0912649461 | e:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="mailto:lanhuong@vnfssp.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005195;background:white'>lanhuong@vnfssp.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><img border=0 width=231 height=111 style='width:2.4083in;height:1.1583in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D5EE1E.C4AC6680"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p><span style='color:#004987'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>