Financed by the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and CivilProtection Department (ECHO) through Save the Children, the projectpromptly supported over 10 billion VND (476,000 USD) for poor studentsand households in the province’s eight communes.
Under the project, the localities repaired around 130 houses for poor families and offered employment for 840 households.
They also built two bridges and repaired toilets at schools and watersupply stations while providing water-treatment equipment for over 1,300households.
In addition, the project organisedcommunication campaigns to raise the public’s awareness of environmentalsanitation and health.-VNA