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HCM City vows optimal conditions for foreign NGOs

Ho Chi Minh City will create favourable conditions for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to effectively implement humanitarian projects and programmes, said a local official.
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HCM City(VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will create favourable conditions for non-governmentalorganisations (NGOs) to effectively implement humanitarian projects andprogrammes, said a local official.

Vice President of the HCMCity Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) Phung Cong Dung made the promiseat an annual gathering with foreign NGOs in the city on April 26.

Dung said over the pastyears, foreign NGOs have actively carried out a range of charitable projectsand programmes, helping improve living conditions of poor and disadvantaged peoplein the city.

Representatives of NGOssaid they want to expand their projects to localities in HCM City and southernprovinces and cities, and expect to receive support from local authorities inthe implementation of projects, especially those on vocational training for theyouth and environmental protection.

Tran Thi Thu Thuy, Headof the Representative Office of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations(VUFO) suggested foreign NGOs coordinate closely with HUFO in conductingsurveys so as to receive suitable assistance.

HCM City is now home to161 licensed foreign NGOs. In 2016, the city received more than 52 million USD fromforeign NGOs with 13 projects and 163 non-project grant aid packages.

In the first quarter of2017, HCM City received almost 9 million USD from foreign NGOs, with 4projects and 29 non-project grant aid packages. Most of the projects focus onhealthcare, education-training, environmental protection and climatechange.-VNA 

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