Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report November 2022 The activities implemented during this period have been successful evidenced by the positive feedback from the implementing partner and activity participants. Key outcomes have including increased engagement between civil society organisations (CSOs) and the GoL (though DTL at the MoFA) in the context of UN reporting, increased knowledge of human rights law, principles and mechanism among DTL and CSOs utilisation of Australian knowledge and expertise, enhanced trust, dialogue and cooperation between the Commission and DTL and demonstrated ability of the HRTCP to adapt positively to changing and challenging operating context. Vietnam Human Rights Fund In August 2018, the Commission and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) agreed on the design and implementation of a new program called the Vietnam Human Rights Fund (VHRF) from 2018-2021. The program, coordinated by the Commission aimed to advance human rights education and responsible Case Study 2 Training workshop for business school academics on human rights This capacity development workshop was conducted in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on 13-15 April 2022 and attended by 22 academics (45% women) from universities in HCMC. The training focused on the key international frameworks including the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The training also exposed participants to Vietnamese and international best practices and key resources and training materials. Pre- and Post-workshop surveys were completed by 20 participants. Analysis of survey responses demonstrated the following: 100% of respondents agreed the content of the training was interesting and useful. 100% of participants confirmed that their understanding of human rights and responsible business conduct had increased after taking the training. 70% stated that the content of the training would assist their work in the future and 25% thought that the content was somewhat likely to assist their work in the future. 90% affirmed that they were very likely to share information from this training with colleagues. 100% of the participants wanted to attend similar training courses, seminars and workshops. 59