Vietnamese girls will receive more support from Plan International (Plan), an international humanitarian organization operating in Vietnam, via a programme “Because I am a girl” between now and 2016.
The programme was launched on the occasion of “ Girls’ International Day” endorsed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on October 11 in 2011, said Glenn Gibney, General Director of Plan International Vietnam at the launch ceremony on October 11.
Under the five-year programme, the oganisation will join hands with local authorities to encourage Vietnamese girls, especially those in the mountainous and urban areas, to get involved in making decisions, while further financing education from pre-school to secondary degrees.
The programme also aims to reduce the number of girls getting married at early age as well as factors that can make negative physical and spiritual impact on female juveniles while attending school.
