Vietnam Scoping study to inform Phase II of Foundation Botnar’s Healthy Cities for Adolescents Programme (HCA-II) - 2023
Client: Ecorys UK Limited
Description of Project:
The assignment undertook a scoping study to determine needs and opportunities for the Healthy Cities for Adolescents programme in Vietnam. This study supported strategic decision-making in terms of: selection/ prioritisation of intermediary cities; health and wellbeing priorities of/for adolescents in those cities; potential projects and/or implementing partners (either already operating in the cities or able to work there); and wider opportunities for policy advocacy at city and national levels.
The study was composed of three core parts:
Identifying potential intermediary cities and assessing the viability and likely entry points for HCA-II
Identifying potential organisations / initiatives that could be considered for funding under HCA-II
Assessing the potential for engagement with other stakeholders (local government institutions, private sector organisations, start-ups, etc.) working in the healthy cities landscape at both city and national levels with whom the HCA II programme and its beneficiaries may interact, and assessing opportunities and avenues for policy advocacy on key priorities identified by adolescents
Description of actual services provided by staff within the assignment:
MKE undertook the below tasks:
Conducted a desk review to identify the most relevant, intermediary cities
Identified through stakeholder mapping, the institutions and actors (public/private) or pre-existing initiatives that were considered as potential grantees or projects to support under HCA-II, and relevant to the implementation of the HCA-II programme
Conducted Key Informant Interviews and other primary data collection
Identified barriers and challenges that could determine or undermine the sustainability of the project
Prepared report
Presented key findings