(HBO) - In the afternoon of October 28, the People's Committees of Hoa Binh City and Cao Phong District coordinated with Childfund Vietnam to hold a handover ceremony for the microfinance project sponsored by ChildFund Vietnam. There were representatives from a number of departments, branches, Hoa Binh city, Cao Phong district, ChildFund Vietnam project...attending the ceremony.
Childfund Vietnam is signing an
agreement to hand over the Microfinance Project to the People's Committees of
Hoa Binh city and Cao Phong.
According
to the report at the handover ceremony, the project was implemented from 2017
to the end of September 30, 2022 in 2 districts, Ky Son (the former) and Cao
Phong. The support disbursed to Ky Son district (the forrmer) was over 4.9
billion VND and over 7.5 billion VND to Cao Phong district. The project has
effectively implemented the set goals such as helping nearly 2,000 women's
members get loans for production and business development, building and
replicating the models of economic development, raising the scale of production
and industry development. The project activities have created a habit for the
people to practice savings, which helps creating the local capital to lend for
the economic development, with the flexible loans according to members' needs
from 5 to 50 million VND. During the operation of the fund, the two districts
have always received the attention and supervision from ChildFund and the State
Bank's branch in Hoa Binh province through the periodic inspection of the
fund's activities.
At the
conference, the representatives of the units discussed the contents related to
the project results, the advantages and disadvantages in the project
implementation over the past time and the action plan after the recommendations
at the conference. ChildFund Vietnam has signed an agreement to hand over the
Microfinance Project to the People's Committees of Hoa Binh city and Cao Phong
District.
More than just an information technology teacher, Bui Van Nien is an inspiring figure who has nurtured the scientific curiosity and creative spirit of students in Vietnam’s ethnic minority communities.
Da Bac is the most disadvantaged mountainous district in Hoa Binh province, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 90% of its population. Over the past years, the district has mobilised resources to implement ethnic policies to improve the quality of life of local people.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has consistently prioritised the protection, care, and education of children, particularly those from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds, by creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for their all-round development.
The Steering Committee for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control of Hoa Binh province, in coordination with the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund, held a ceremony on May 28 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 to 31). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee.
Since 2021, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consulting (CIIDC) under the Department of Industry and Trade has been implementing a school lighting model as part of the plan for using energy efficiently and economically in Hoa Binh Province in the pẻiod of 2021 - 2025. This model not only aims to improve the learning conditions and enhance the education quality, but it also promotes the message of energy saving, energy security, environmental protection and contributes to the goals of socio-economic development.
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the entire Hoa Binh provincial education sector includes 520 educational institutions and schools. Among them are 13 ethnic boarding schools with 153 classes and 4,487 students. Four of these schools have met national standards, reaching 30.7 percent.
