Ta Van Tuan

Director, Product Development and Innovation, Action on Poverty

Tuan is the Director of Product Development and Innovation at Action on Poverty(AOP). He is a social innovator and development professional with 25 years of experience in poverty alleviation, microfinance, governance, and rural tourism. Starting with a pilot initiative in community-based tourism (CBT) in 2014, Tuan and his team have scaled the CBT village model to 25 villages across 7 districts, directly benefiting over 800 families through sustainable tourism in Northern Vietnam. CBT has become a key thematic program of AOP in Vietnam, supporting ethnic minority communities in generating income, achieving sustainable livelihoods, protecting the environment, and preserving local culture. Under Tuan’s leadership as Vietnam Country Director, AOP received the Order of Friendship in 2019, the highest honour from the President of Vietnam for foreign organizations, recognising AOP’s significant contributions to poverty reduction and sustainable development in the country. Now based in Sydney, Australia, Tuan leverages his extensive field experience to expand innovative products aimed at combating poverty.