(HBO) - The standing board of the provincial Party Committee on August 29 issued Directive 36-CT/TU on strengthening the Party’s leadership of foreign non-governmental organization (NGO) affairs in Hoa Binh (Directive 36). The implementation of the document has helped enhance the awareness and knowledge of officials and Party members as well as locals in the province on the viewpoint and policy of the Party, and laws of the State on the issue.
ChildFund organization holds training
courses on rattan weaving for communes in Kim Boi district covered by its
project.
Over the
years, the mobilization of assistance from foreign NGOs in the province has
been implemented in line with the law and directing documents of the Party and
Government.
In the
2015-2019 period, the province launched 134 programmes and projects funded by
50 foreign NGOs and international cooperation agencies, with total committed
investment of over 28.5 million USD. They comprised 117 programmes and projects
funded by NGOs worth 28.2 million USD, and 17 non-project aid packages valued
at 386,235 USD.
Among the
134 programmes and projects, 102 were under the management of the provincial
People’s Committee, and 32 others by central agencies. Total disbursement in
the 2014-2019 period reached 14.3 million USD, including 14.1 million USD for
foreign NGO-funded projects.
Although the
value of foreign NGO-funded projects is not high, the projects have proved high
efficiency in enhancing the living conditions of locals in localities with
difficult socio-economic conditions thanks to their direct approach to the
people and essential sectors such as education, health care, clean water,
environmental sanitation, livelihood, gender equality and children’s rights, as
well as social matters.
Foreign
NGOs have operated in line with orientations. The province has issued
publications and programmes to provide information on foreign NGOs’ operation
in the locality, as well as the province’s needs and prioritized sectors, thus
helping foreign NGO update themselves during the process of surveying, designing
and making project’s documents as well as during the projects’ implementation, thus
improving the living conditions of locals in project sites, while contributing
to strengthening and expanding the friendship and cooperation between the
province and foreign friends./.
In late March, 29 labourers from Da Bac district were sent to work as seasonal farm workers in Buyeo county, Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK). Upon arrival, they quickly settled into their jobs, enjoying good working conditions and benefits, with wages aligned with the terms of their signed contracts. The programme is now being expanded, with relevant departments and sectors actively seeking additional seasonal employment opportunities in various localities across the RoK.
Luong Son Industrial Park has invested in standardised wastewater and emissions treatment systems, enforced tight emission controls, reduced noise, dust, and solid waste, and expanded green spaces, contributing to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
A total public investment capital of 113 billion VND (over 4.3 million USD) was disbursed for a project to upgrade infrastructure and stabilise residents in the vicinity of the Da River reservoir between 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, giving a facelift to local rural areas and improving the quality of people's life.
Since the end of 2023-2024 academic year, Cu Yen Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son district has deployed e-study records for all of its 500 primary students, said the school principal Nguyen Thi Tuyen.
The Labour Federation of Hoa Binh city has actively worked to protect the rights and welfare of nearly 8,000 local workers and union members at 152 grassroots unions. Through regular dialogues, education campaigns, and welfare programmes, the federation has helped foster stable, progressive labour relations.