The Anh Chi Em program (ACE) was founded by the French NGO Entrepreneurs du Monde (EdM) in 2007 in Dien Bien Phu, Viet Nam. It aims to empower the poor and vulnerable in the mountainous and remote areas of North Vietnam through the provision of responsible financial services and capacity building in a sustainable manner. ACE offers financial products (productive loans and savings) and socio-economic services (group training, networking, individual support and charity events) to group of beneficiaries to support the development of their income-generating activities.