HBO – A cooperation agreement on implementing programmes/projects funded by World Vision Vietnam (WVV) in Hoa Binh province from 2017 – 2022 was signed on September 10 between the provincial People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province and World Vision Vietnam.
The
document was inked by Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee, and Tran Thi Thu Huyen, National Director of World Vision
Vietnam.
Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the Hoa
Binh People’s Committee, and Tran Thi Thu Huyen, National Director of World
Vision Vietnam, sign the cooperation agreement.
World Vision
Vietnamhas implemented numerous projects in Hoa Binh province since 2009, aiming to
help locals, have more opportunities to address shortcomings on knowledge,
skills, capital resources and management towards sustainable welfare for
children.
Currently, World Vision
Vietnamassists three regional development programmes in Yen Thuy, Mai Chau and Lac Son
with total aid commitments of 6,121,308 USD.
Under the 2017-2022 cooperation agreement, World Vision
Vietnam agrees
to join hands with the provincial People’s Committee to set up and implement regional
programmes, and promote cooperation with sectors to ensure regional programmes’
activities will provide best support possible for the implementation of local socio-economic
development plans. The organisation will seek different resources for the
regional programmes.
The provincial People’s Committee will approve WVV-funded programmes/projects,
and instruct relevant sectors, bodies, and districts to work closely with the
organisation in implementing the programmes/projects.
Hoa Binh will also assist the organisation with necessary administrative procedures,
including tax and and VAT exemption in accordance with the Vietnamese
government’s regulations.
The two sides also committed to implementing regional programmes according to
regulations on aid of non-foreign governmental organisations in
Vietnam.
The total estimated funding for the three regional programmes in Lac Son, Mai
Chau and Yen Thuy is over 4.8 million USD.
The agreement is carried out from October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2022.
With the attention and investment of the Party and the State, upland communes of Tan Lac district have undergone significant changes. A notable example is Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU of the Standing Board of the province’s Party Committee regarding the implementation of the project "Building upland communes in Tan Lac district into provincial-level tourist areas by 2030, with a vision to 2050."
Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on September 5 morning attended the opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 school year at Tuan Dao Primary and Secondary School in Lac Son district.
Hoa Binh province currently has 134 non-agricultural cooperatives, accounting for representing 26.8% of the local total cooperatives. Of them, 42 are in industry and handicrafts, 10 in construction, 13 in electricity, 20 in trade and services, 6 in environmental sanitation services, 14 in transportation, 10 in tourism, and 19 in other fields.
Digital transformation in building new-style rural areas aims to gradually establish smart rural areas, enhance community activity efficiency, and contribute to making the National Target Programme on Building New-style Rural Areas more effective and sustainable. Hoa Binh province has implemented many models and programmes on digital transformation in rural areas, gradually meeting the requirements of comprehensive digital transformation.
Lac Thuy district made a breakthrough in the land redistribution work during 2020-2023 to develop large-scale fields, creating favourable conditions for businesses, cooperatives, and other economic sectors to invest in the production of agricultural commodities, and helping improve productivity and income for farmers.
In 2016, Yen Tri commune in Yen Thuy district was recognised as a new-style rural area in 2016, an advanced new-style rural area in 2020 and a model new-style rural area in 2021, respectively. It is the first and only commune in the province meeting the criteria for model new-style rural areas.
