The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is benefiting from aproject on community-based natural disaster mitigation and climatechange adaptation.
The project has been carried out since last July by the Red Cross Societies of Vietnam, Germany and Australia .
Students from Vinh Phuoc B1 Primary School in the locality’s Go Quaodistrict have been attending a first aid course as part of the project.
It is an important skill that can help injured people, and even save lives.
However, not everyone is able to carry out the work in a correct way.
Teacher Le Xuan Phuc from Vinh Phuoc B1 Primary School said the coursehelps students better understand the importance of giving first aid topeople involved in accidents.
Through thecourse, students are equipped with basic first aid skills that can begiven in an emergency, especially during natural calamities.
It not only helps students protect themselves but also raises theirawareness of the significance and necessity of the work.
In additional to disseminating information about natural disastermitigation and climate change adaptation for local people in remoteareas, as well as the Khmer ethnic group, the project also concentrateson developing their resistance ability to minimise human and propertylosses.-VNA
The project has been carried out since last July by the Red Cross Societies of Vietnam, Germany and Australia .
Students from Vinh Phuoc B1 Primary School in the locality’s Go Quaodistrict have been attending a first aid course as part of the project.
It is an important skill that can help injured people, and even save lives.
However, not everyone is able to carry out the work in a correct way.
Teacher Le Xuan Phuc from Vinh Phuoc B1 Primary School said the coursehelps students better understand the importance of giving first aid topeople involved in accidents.
Through thecourse, students are equipped with basic first aid skills that can begiven in an emergency, especially during natural calamities.
It not only helps students protect themselves but also raises theirawareness of the significance and necessity of the work.
In additional to disseminating information about natural disastermitigation and climate change adaptation for local people in remoteareas, as well as the Khmer ethnic group, the project also concentrateson developing their resistance ability to minimise human and propertylosses.-VNA
