At a year-endconference reviewing poverty reduction efforts in 2014, Vice Director ofCan Tho’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs NguyenThanh Vung said the city will provide preferential loans for over 19,000poor households to expand production and generate income.
In addition, 1,000 poor households will be provided with breedinganimals worth 1.3 billion VND (62,000 USD), while nearly 8,700 needyhouseholds will receive subsidy for electricity use.
The city will also try to raise donations to build 600 houses for needy households.
In 2014, Can Tho reduced its household poverty rate by 1.11 percentby providing 469 billion VND ( 22.3 million USD) in credit for 36,350poor households and beneficiaries of social welfare.-VNA