In the morning of August 26th, the South Korean non-governmental organization Good Neighbors International (GNI) donated 36 projectors with a value of over 900 million VND, to the schools in Hoa Binh City.
The representative from GNI in Hoa Binh was handing over the donation to the People's Committee of Hoa Binh City.
After receiving the projectors, GNI will assist in installing, setting up, and providing usage guidance for 35 schools across 18 wards and communes in the area. This initiative aims to enhance the educational conditions in the local schools.
GNI was established in South Korea in 1991 and now operates in over 45 countries worldwide. Since 2009, GNI has been implementing foreign non-governmental aid projects in Hoa Binh City. Currently, the project for "Hoa Binh City Community Development, 2024-2028”, funded by GNI, is being carried out in eight wards and communes including Thinh Lang, Thai Binh, Dan Chu, Thong Nhat, Yen Mong, Hoa Binh, Hop Thanh and Quang Tien. The project's activities are organized into various sectors, including child sponsorship, education and child protection, public health, livelihood development, and humanitarian aid. The committed aid budget for the 2024-2028 period is 1,089,000 USD.
In recent years, efforts to care for and support a contingent of ethnic minority officials have been prioritised to strengthen local leadership and foster development in ethnic minority areas in Hoa Binh province.
In recent years, under the leadership of the provincial Party Committee and People’s Council, and through the concerted efforts of local Party organisations, authorities, and ethnic communities, Hoa Binh province has achieved significant progress in implementing ethnic affairs and policies. These efforts have brought a new face-lift to ethnic-minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, according to Ha Van Di, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Board of Hoa Binh province.
Hoa Binh province's association of education promotion on November 7 held a conference to review its month-long programme and present the "Hoc khong bao gio cung (endless learning)" scholarships for 2024. Key attendees included Nguyen Phi Long, alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Le Manh Hung, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE); and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.