OUR VISION CISDOMA, as a creditable organization offering high quality services in implementation of and providing technical assistance to development actions, contributes towards building an equal society in which every person enjoys stable livelihood, and safe and healthy living environment.
ur value Transparency Equality Solidarity Creativity Effectiveness
OUR MISSION Co-operating with communities, state agencies, donors and non-governmental organizations through consulting, training and implementing development actions to enhance effectiveness of these activities, and facilitate solutions for sustainable development in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Contact us No. 24, K80C Vinh Phuc, Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam (+84) 24 3784 3678 / (+84) 24 3784 3681 cisdoma@gmail.com http://www.cisdoma.org.vn/
THE CONSULTATIVE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
INTERVENTIONS CISDOMA has carried out development projects, researches and surveys on sustainable agriculture, climate change, adaptive livelihoods, value chain analysis, and capacity building for ethnic minority communities in 9 provinces across the country including Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Lai Chau, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Vinh Long, Can Tho, and Soc Trang. CISDOMA is the founder of the Civil Society for Food Security and Poverty Elimination Network (CIFPEN) and an active member of several networks both at regional and national levels including the Land Alliance (LANDA), Forest Land Coalition (FORLAND), and Agro-ecology Learning Alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA). The institute actively engages in different policy forums on land governance, forest governance, and rural development. CISDOMA has been providing technical services (survey/ research, assessment and evaluation, capacity building, and technical supervision) to various development partners in Vietnam and Laos PDR.
THEMATIC FOCUSES
PARTNERS AND CLIENTS
Sustainable environment and natural resources management Climate change resilience and disasters risk management Sustainable agriculture and rural livelihood Community education Market connection and assistance to small-scale business development
Donors
Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Commission (EC), Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), UNDP, World Bank, and DFID.
STRATEGIC APPROACHES Collaborate with national and international research institutions to conduct studies, assessment and implement development projects of shared interest Collaborate with local and international training agencies to organize capacity building activities on social development Collaborate with local and international agencies and universities to organize scientific seminars, exchanges of experience and scholars, and eco-cultural tourism Establish a cooperative relation and connection with like-minded social organizations/NGOs, scientists, and social activitist at local and international level
Government Agencies
Cross-cutting Issues Right based approaches Gender equality/women rights Networking Policy advocacy
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Social, Invalids and Social Affair, Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, The Government Inspectorate, Ministry of Home Affairs, and provincial agencies. NGOs and networks of NGOs
ActionAid, Aide et Action, AFAP, Oxfam, Research and Technological Exchange Group (GRET), Care International, Plan International, CIFPEN, LANDA, FORLAND, ALiSEA, etc. Others
Universities, research institutions, and experts.