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Dong Thap supports recovery after disaster

The Women’s Union of southern Dong Thap province on May 7 held a meeting to review the implementation of a project that helps children and families affected by flooding in the Mekong River Delta.
The Women’s Union of southern Dong Thap province on May 7 held a meetingto review the implementation of a project that helps children andfamilies affected by flooding in the Mekong River Delta.

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
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