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.
Da Bac district, like many other localities, faces challenges such as unemployment and unstable job opportunities, with an average 900 labourers needing vocational training annually and nearly 1,000 looking for jobs. The district has collaborated with the provincial Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, job service centres, and domestic and international recruitment agencies to organise job fairs and consultation sessions every year.
Organ donation has been a humanitarian movement across the nation over the recent past. The deeds by donors and their families have inspired many people to register as future donors and embodying the profound message of giving the gift of life.
As the 2025 Lunar New Year is approaching, workers in Hoa Binh province eagerly anticipate their bonuses, seen as a crucial source of motivation and financial support for a joyful holiday season.
Recognising the importance of environmental criteria in building new-style rural areas, Hoa Binh province’s Party committees and authorities have focused on protecting the rural and craft village environment. These efforts have transformed the rural landscape and gradually improved local living standards.
With an allocation of 44 billion VND (1.72 million USD) under the national target programme on socio-economic development in the ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021-2025 period, Hoa Binh city has invested in the target areas, creating many changes in the living conditions of local ethnic minority communities.
The social security system at all levels in Hoa Binh province has been making concerted efforts to ensure benefits of citizens and workers when they participate in social insurance and health insurance.
