Since 2012, 28 NGOs have pledged VND128 billion to 78 projects underway in Quang Ngai province.
At an annual meeting with NGOs on October 4, Provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Loan spoke highly of foreign NGOs’ involvement in provincial poverty reduction, stressing their projects help strengthen friendship between Quang Ngai and the international community.
Foreign NGO-funded projects—such as school construction, water supply infrastructure upgrades, technical support, and plant and animal cultivation expertise—have modernised agricultural production and provided better social services, said said.
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The regular meeting offers foreign NGO representatives a chance to review the results of their efforts, highlight any hindrances to success, and learn where the province could use the most assistance, Loan said.
In 2014, Quang Ngai aims to use around VND70 billion worth of foreign NGO aid in prioritised fields, including agricultural and rural development; socio-economic development; vocational training; microcredit services; welfare for disabled people, Agent Orange victims, and orphans; healthcare; communal education; natural disaster prevention; climate change adaption; clean water supply; and environmental sanitation.
The majority of the funding will be allocated to disadvantaged areas primarily Ly Son island district, the province’s six mountainous districts, and districts especially vulnerable to natural disasters.