The Central Highland province of Dak Lak is introducing many measures to ease poverty before 2015.
According to the local Department of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs, there are now 19 communes with poverty rates surpassing 50percent. The province hopes to ensure all communes have a lower rate bynext year.
Most of the affected areas arelocated in remote areas and regularly hit by disasters. Meanwhile, theirland is exhausted and infrastructure out-of-date.
Therefore, the province is investing more than 440 million VND(20,680 USD) in poverty reduction in these communes through providingloans and technical assistance for needy households, and organisingvocational training for labourers, especially the youth.
Attention is being paid to upgrading irrigational works such as lakes, dykes and pumping stations.
Dak Lak is also carrying out health and education support policies,which will provide free insurance cards for 48,000 people living indifficulties and grant scholarships to more than 15,000 disadvantagedstudents.
In 2014, the Central Highland province endavours to bring its overall poverty rate to 8.99 percent.-VNA
According to the local Department of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs, there are now 19 communes with poverty rates surpassing 50percent. The province hopes to ensure all communes have a lower rate bynext year.
Most of the affected areas arelocated in remote areas and regularly hit by disasters. Meanwhile, theirland is exhausted and infrastructure out-of-date.
Therefore, the province is investing more than 440 million VND(20,680 USD) in poverty reduction in these communes through providingloans and technical assistance for needy households, and organisingvocational training for labourers, especially the youth.
Attention is being paid to upgrading irrigational works such as lakes, dykes and pumping stations.
Dak Lak is also carrying out health and education support policies,which will provide free insurance cards for 48,000 people living indifficulties and grant scholarships to more than 15,000 disadvantagedstudents.
In 2014, the Central Highland province endavours to bring its overall poverty rate to 8.99 percent.-VNA
