The Central Vietnam Farmers’ Union as the Project owner will work closely with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Health for the implementation of the project. The new project will be implemented in four provinces and cities, namely Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, Danang and Lam Dong with a total budget of USD 6.9 million.
"The new Project launched today will be our contributions to addressing gender-based violence against women and girls in Vietnam," Dinh said. "Vietnam Farmers’ Union pledges to implement the project in the most innovative and efficient manner in order to meet the need of Vietnamese women and girls, and to ensure their safety, while addressing harmful social norms and practices towards gender prejudices, which are the core roots of gender-based violence.”
It is expected that the Project will help provide evidence-based advocacy and technical advice to the revision of the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control and the Law on Gender Equality to ensure that anything relating to gender-based violence and harmful practices will be fully reflected in the laws; and to ensure that the laws are in compliance with not only the international standards but also to the relevant laws and policies within the present context of Vietnam.
The Project will also develop and implement innovative and digital-based initiatives for social and behavioural change communications to mobilise community participation, with the focus on adolescents and youth; men and boys; and other vulnerable groups to change their attitudes and take actions to prevent gender-based violence and harmful practices.
Under the project, evidence-based and innovative strategies to engage men to take part in addressing harmful masculinity and building healthy relationships will be developed and piloted. The Responsible Father Programme will be replicated in at least 3 new provinces, and a crisis management centre for men will be piloted in building equitable, healthy, and non-violent relationships.
In her opening remarks, UNFPA Representative for Vietnam, Naomi Kitahara stressed that the partnership between UNFPA and the Vietnam Farmers’ Union will continue to thrive.
The transformative results of the UNFPA’s corporate Strategic Plan include Zero preventable maternal death; Zero unmet need for family planning; and Zero gender-based violence and other harmful practices against women and girls.
