Hoa Binh province’s Association of the Elderly and HelpAge International in Vietnam (HAI) on December 21 organised a conference to summarise the implementation of the project "Reducing Income and Health-Related Vulnerabilities of Older Persons in Vietnam” (VIE071) in the province.
Leaders
of the provincial elderly association award certificates of merit to six
intergenerational self-help clubs.
Project VIE071 is funded by the Japanese Government through the World Bank, and
implemented by the provincial Association of the Elderly and HAI with technical
support from the Vietnam Association of the Elderly.
To date, it has supported the establishment of 30
intergenerational self-help clubs, attracting nearly 1,500 people.
The clubs have been operating effectively this year, helping
provide care to and promote the role of the elderly in the social community.
Under the project, 858 members have been supported to access
loans worth over 4.2 billion VND (172,800 USD).
All the clubs got monthly training and technical support while
366 officers of the elderly association at all levels, the clubs’ leaders,
volunteers and the grassroots medical team were trained and and got their
capacity improved. At the same time, the project has promoted the participation
of relevant departments and branches in developing and expanding the model
across the province.
At the conference, delegates discussed solutions to implement the targets set
for next year. The province aims to have 75 intergenerational self-help clubs
by 2025.
On this occasion, the Vietnam Association of the Elderly awarded a
commemorative medal to an individual of HAI and the provincial association
awarded certificates of merit to six clubs for their excellent performance in
2023.
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