The project will be implemented at communes and districts where ethnic minority groups are living. It aims to alter gender equality and raise female status in the ethnic minority groups; thus contributing to successfully realizing the goals stipulated in the National Strategy on Gender Equality.It targets to educate 100% of staff members on ethnic group tasks; 50% of staff members at district and commune levels; village patriarchs, heads of mountain villages on the regulations on gender equality and enforcement of policies and laws on gender equality.In addition, 80% of ethnic minority households will access information on sexes and gender equality./. By Khanh Phuong … [Read more...] about Gender quality in ethnic minority groups gets a boost
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National sports festival for ethnic minority groups concludes
Stick-pushingThe sport festival drew theparticipation of nearly 700 athletes from 17 provinces in the Northern region,and they competed in eight sports events, including football, volleyball,stick-pushing, crossbow shooting, tug-of-war, tu lu, and fell running. The festival is a chance foroutstanding athletes of ethnic minority groups to compete, exchange experiencesin preserving folk games and developing physical training in order to build andprotect their community and their country. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about National sports festival for ethnic minority groups concludes
Seminar looks into development in ethnic minority groups
Speaking at the event, Irish Ambassador to Vietnam Cait Moran said Vietnam has made socio-economic and gender equality progress over the past two decades, but challenges remain. Dinh Thi Tu, head of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs’ Department of Ethnic Minorities, said the rate of poor ethnic minority households was 23.1% in 2015, four times above the national average. In particular, 14 ethnic minority groups had at least 41% poor households while three others posted more than 70%, including La Hu (83.9%), Mang (79.5%) and Chut (75.3%). Nearly 24,000 women were illiterate in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang as of April 30, 2015. In 2014 alone, 10 out of 53 ethnic minority groups saw high rates of early marriage, amounting to 45%. In six ethnic minority groups, the rate was over 50%, namely Brau, Ro Mam, La ha, Xinh Mun, O du and Mong. On personnel work, among the total number of officials and civil cadres working in the central, … [Read more...] about Seminar looks into development in ethnic minority groups
Gender inequality in ethnic minority groups: survey
HÀ NỘI — Gender inequality in ethnic minorities is seen in different fields, including economy, labour, education, training and healthcare. This was the result of the survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minority groups in Việt Nam in 2015 from the gender perspective. The results were announced at a workshop held on Tuesday in Hà Nội. The survey was conducted by the General Statistics Office. It is, so far, the largest national survey on ethnic minority groups. Under the survey, 86.3 per cent of male ethnic minorities are literate whereas the rate of female literacy is only 73.4 per cent. For several ethnic minority groups such as Mông, Hà Nhì and La Hủ, the rate of literacy in females is especially low, at 33 per cent, 35 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively. The rate of early marriage in ethnic minority girls is higher than boys. In the under-16 age group, the number of girls getting married is three or … [Read more...] about Gender inequality in ethnic minority groups: survey
Ethnic minority groups to join cultural festival
The program is jointly organized by the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism’s Management Board, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, agencies of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho city, the Department of Tourism of Hanoi, and departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism of various other provinces such as Thai Nguyen, Ha Giang, Son La, etc.The program aims to introduce and honor tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups, with the aims to further promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc. Translated by Minh Anh … [Read more...] about Ethnic minority groups to join cultural festival