PRESENTATION Entrepreneurs du Monde (EdM), a French non-governmental organization, supports the economic integration of families in very precarious situations and facilitates their access to essential goods and services. Thus, these families gain autonomy and improve their living conditions. To achieve its mission, EdM promotes the emergence of sustainable local organizations through 4 areas of activity: social microfinance, access to energy, agro-entrepreneurship, and professional integration and support for entrepreneurs. For more information: https://www.entrepreneursdumonde.org/ Anh Chi Em program (ACE) is a microfinance program created by EdM in 2007 to operate microfinance activities in Dien Bien province based on the following legal basis: 1. Operational Registration issued by Department of Foreign Affairs belonging to Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. Microfinance Program Registration issued by State bank of Vietnam 3. Memorandum of Understanding with the People’s Committee of Dien Bien Province. ACE’s capacity building services and pro-poor financial services have been designed and intrinsically combined to promote a social and sustainable approach of microfinance adapted to the needs of the most vulnerable, mainly Black Thai women living of farming activities. As of end of May 2025, ACE supports 4117 beneficiaries through its 32 staff allocated in between the Head Office and 4 branches. For more information: https://anhchiem.org/.
