Consultative Institute for Socio-Economic Development of Rural and Mountainous Areas - CISDOMA

The Consultative Institute for Socio-Economic Development of Rural and Mountainous Areas (CISDOMA) is a Non – Governmental Organization (NGO), established under Decision No 25/QD-TW issued on 22/5/2000 by the President of the Southeast Asian Research Association of Vietnam (SEARAV). Through consultancy and co-operation in implementing sustainable development projects, CISDOMA’s activities are aiming at:

- Enhancing capacity, increasing income, and improving life quality of the disadvantaged groups, especially ethnic minority people, women and girls, poor farmers and other vulnerable groups; - Strengthening capacity of local organizations in planning and implementation of programs on poverty reduction, especially in rural and mountainous areas of Vietnam; and - Providing inputs and feedbacks on strategy and policy development processes for sustainable socio-economic development of rural and mountainous areas.

Currently, CISDOMA is implementing projects and providing consultancy services on capacity building, research and assessments on the following topics: - Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptive Measurements - Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response - Low Emission Agriculture, Forestry, Sustainable Livelihoods and Business Development for Farmers - Rights-based Approaches, Participatory Approaches in Development - Proposal Writing, Project Cycle Management, and M&E of Development Projects and Programs, and Learner-centered Training Methodologies.