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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Viettel provides ethnic minority language mobile phone services
Ethnic minorities have at last been offered mobile phone services in their own languages by the Viettel telecommunications group. Mobile phone coverage in some of Vietnam’s more remote and mountainous areas, which are traditionally home to higher concentrations of ethnic groups has been limited due to cost and low population density. The military-run telecommunications giants will also offer new content such as news, music and agriculture and other farming tips in ethnic languages. Deputy Head of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minorities Hoang Xuan Luong praised Viettel’s move at a recent press conference. Some nine million of Vietnam’s 12 million ethnic people currently do not use any mobile telecom services. … [Read more...] about Viettel provides ethnic minority language mobile phone services
Tuyen Quang province spends VND290 billion on ethnic minority and mountainous areas
Giving vocational training to ethnic minority people in Ham Yen district (Photo: VNA)The assistance aims to make favourable conditions for poor and poor ethnic minority families to have adequate production and residential land, as well as safe water to stabilise their lives and production, reduce the need for migration, and provide them the means of livelihood for rapid and sustainable development. Of the capital, over VND98 billion will be spent on providing production and residential land, change of jobs and safe water; VND10 billion on stabilising residences; and some VND181 billion on giving preferential credit loans for the households. Accordingly, nearly 2,000 families will be assisted with VND15 million each for creating production land; and over 5,700 families will be assisted with VND5 million each for changing their jobs, while they will also have access to preferential loans from the provincial Bank for Social Polices. In addition, 200-400 square metres of residential land … [Read more...] about Tuyen Quang province spends VND290 billion on ethnic minority and mountainous areas
Quang Binh province: Ethnic minority families provided with housing support
Quang Binh province hands over houses to ethnic minority families. (Photo: VGP)The houses were built within five months in Tuyen Hoa district thanks to nearly VND4 billion in assistance from organizations, in an attempt to provide them stable accommodations, thus limiting labour migration and deforestation.During the hand-over ceremony, Hoang Dang Quang, Secretary of the Quang Binh provincial Party Committee, honoured contractors and constructors for providing good quality houses. He also expressed his hope that the families would strive in production to increase their material and spiritual lives, gradually escaping poverty. Quang Binh province, in the near future, will continue to call on agencies, businesses and sponsors to assist with development in disadvantaged localities./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Quang Binh province: Ethnic minority families provided with housing support
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