The U.S. Embassy has granted four projects with supportive funding of US$70,000 to promote and enhance socio-economic development in Vietnam.
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| Migrant workers in Hanoi will be supported by the project. |
A grant of nearly US$20,000 was awarded to the Center for Education Promotion and Empowerment of Women, which will implement a project in Bac Giang Province to promote gender-sensitive good governance by aiming to increase the number of People\'s Council female deputies for the term of 2011-2016.
The Vietnet Information Technology & Communication Center was awarded US$15,000 for a project that supports the U.S. Government’s efforts to empower women in Vietnam. It will set up a network of female entrepreneurs and organize training seminars.
The Center for Cultural Heritage Research and Promotion was awarded nearly US$20,000 to promote educational programs for youth and ethnic minorities in Dak Nong and Hanoi.
With a grant of over US$15,000, the Center for Development and Integration will carry out a project to promote migrant workers’ rights in the capital. The project will develop 12 “mobile aid clinics” to directly reach out to those with limited access to information, distribute thousands of pamphlets and handbooks on labor and social rights, as well as create a documentary film on legal aid available to migrant workers.
