1. Advocacy for the development of Microfinance Lan Le Thi M7- CFRC, Hanoi September 16 th , 2008
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19. Challenges and solutions (1) Solutions Workshop organization, field visits, individual persuasion, inviting to national and international workshops, international experts’ opinions Big challenges Influential people’s knowledge on Microfinance at different levels leads to different viewpoints on policy issuance
20. Challenges and solutions (2) Solutions All international organization (UNICEP, UNDP, UNFPA, FAO) together with INGOs and Vietnam partners co-organize a conference to give recommendations to the Government of Vietnam Challenges -The authority suggested one organization (VBP) be in charge of all capital (1995-1996)
21. Challenges and solutions (3) Actively and continually enhance MFOs 4- Instructing documents. Decrees fail to be issued in time Solutions Persistently persuade relevant authorities to revise the policies through results of international activities Challenges 3 - Current policies still conflict with the reality (law-regulated capital, safe proportion, staff standards, headquarter…)
22. Challenges and solutions (4) Seeking sponsors or sharing costs among organizations High costs for advocacy Solutions In-depth discussion, explaining or maintaining opinions when submitting to relevant agencies Challenges Loose connection between member organization and the network in advocacy activities