Impressive anti-corruption initiatives rewarded
Vietnam’s 19 best anti-corruption initiatives were awarded in Hanoi
on May 20, and will receive funding to be more widely enforced.
Vietnam’s 19 best anti-corruption initiatives were awarded in Hanoi
on May 20, and will receive funding to be more widely enforced.
Co-organised by the Government Inspectorate and the World Bank (WB), the 2014 Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI 2014) programme was sponsored by the UK ’s Department for International Development and the Irish Aid programme.
Under the theme “Strengthening transparency, public integrity and accountability”, twelve of the winners are new initiatives, while the remainder are continuing projects that won previous VACI programmes.
Each of them will receive a maximum of 300 million VND (14,300 USD) for implementation, based on the suggestions of their creators. This year’s designated funding totals 5.5 billion VND (261,900 USD).
Launched in December 2013, the programme is the third event of the VACI series to honour and support anti-corruption efforts in the community.
The series assisted 34 projects in 2011 and 24 others in 2013.-VNA
Co-organised by the Government Inspectorate and the World Bank (WB), the 2014 Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI 2014) programme was sponsored by the UK ’s Department for International Development and the Irish Aid programme.
Under the theme “Strengthening transparency, public integrity and accountability”, twelve of the winners are new initiatives, while the remainder are continuing projects that won previous VACI programmes.
Each of them will receive a maximum of 300 million VND (14,300 USD) for implementation, based on the suggestions of their creators. This year’s designated funding totals 5.5 billion VND (261,900 USD).
Launched in December 2013, the programme is the third event of the VACI series to honour and support anti-corruption efforts in the community.
The series assisted 34 projects in 2011 and 24 others in 2013.-VNA
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