The Ethnic Minority Policy Department under the Committee for Ethnic Affairs has launched a project to provide technical assistance for management of Programme 135, second phase, in the central city of Hue.

With a total investment of around 2.2 million USD, the Finland-funded project will be carried out in eight pilot provinces of Yen Bai, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Quang Tri, Nghe An, Cao Bang, Quang Nam and Lao Cai.

The project, which is set to last until December 2010, is aimed at strengthening management and supervision capacity as well as information management and experience exchange of Programme 135-II project’s officials and relevant agencies at both central and provincial levels./.