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Disadvantaged communities in Quang Tri, Hoa Binh get support

Plan International Vietnam, in collaboration with Care International Vietnam and the Research Centre for Initiatives in Community Development, held a workshop on August 26 to launch the “Reaching the Furthest Behind in Quang Tri and Hoa Binh Provinces” programme.
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Quang Tri (VNA) – Plan International Vietnam, incollaboration with Care International Vietnam and the Research Centre forInitiatives in Community Development, held a workshop on August 26 to launchthe “Reaching the Furthest Behind in Quang Tri and Hoa Binh Provinces”programme.

Funded by the Irish Embassy in Vietnam with atotal capital of over 11 billion VND (470,000 USD), it is being implemented fromJune 2022 to August 2023, aiming to improve the quality of the life of ethnicminority people living in extremely difficult circumstances in Ta Long and Ta Rutcommunes of Dakrong district, and Huong Loc, Lia and Ba Tang communes of HuongHoa district of the central province of Quang Tri, and Yen Hoa, Trung Thanh andCao Don communes in Da Bac district of the northern province of Hoa Binh.

Nearly 30,000 local residents in these communes, mainlybelonging to Pa Co, Van Kieu, Mong, Tay, Muong and Dao ethnic groups, areexpected to be the beneficiaries of the programme which looks to increase the capacity of responding to naturaldisasters of children, enhance community-based disaster risk management, andimprove women’s economic capacity.

Seán Farrell, Ireland’s Deputy Ambassador, said this isone of the most important programmes in Vietnam and the region.

Pham Thu Ba, Acting Country Director of Plan InternationalVietnam, emphasised that through the programme, ethnic minority communities,especially girls, people with disabilities and women in extremely difficultcommunes in Hoa Binh and Quang Tri will have their capacity improved to be ableto cope with and adapt to climate change; and have the opportunity to accessbasic services and participate in economic development models to improve theirlife./.
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