As one of the first Local Works Missions, the USAID Mission in Vietnam has been at the forefront of shaping locally led development efforts and thinking within USAID — and with the additional challenge of doing so in a so-called “non-permissive environment.” Duong Nguyen Duc, the Local Partner Organization & Development Advisor and Local Works Partner Lead at the Mission, has spearheaded this work since the beginning of the Local Works program.