Foreign NGOs fund nearly VND75 billion to Dong Thap

(VOV) -Foreign non-governmental organizations have donated nearly VND75 billion to Dong Thap province over the past three years to implement a number of projects on education, health, poverty alleviation and charitable activities.

The projects which have brought practical results include a VND12 billion project to support children and families affected by natural disasters in the Mekong Delta, a Children-Action-funded project to provide heart surgery for children, a Heifer-funded project to improve famers’ lives and an IOM-funded project to promote gender equality and women empowerment.

Disaster Risk Reduction project, funded by Prudence Foundation Asia, has benefited students and teachers at 15 primary schools in 2 border districts of Hong Ngu and Tan Hong with total funding of over VND1.3 billion. The project provided nine swimming pools, dozens of speaker tutors, life jackets and a wealth of information on climate change.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) granted VND3.1 billion to build houses for 74 poor households in Tan Binh and Tan My communes affected by floods in 2011.

In 2012, European Commission - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection (ECHO) and Save the Children provided more than VND3.5 billion to support over 4.800 poor households in flood-prone areas.

In the future, the Dong Thap provincial Union of Friendship Organisations will mobilize additional foreign funding in the fields of disaster prevention, and support for disabled and poor children.

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