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Kien Giang effectively uses international aid

Representatives of the Committee for International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) Affairs and the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang met on July 23 to discuss ways to enhance their coordination and information sharing on INGO funding and assistance.
Representatives of the Committee for International Non-GovernmentalOrganisation (INGO) Affairs and the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giangmet on July 23 to discuss ways to enhance their coordination andinformation sharing on INGO funding and assistance.

The provincial People’s Committee reported that as many as 30 INGOs were implementing 33 projects in the locality.

Since 2010, Kien Giang has received assistance from a large number ofNGOs, with over 690 billion VND (nearly 32 million USD) beingdisbursed. The funding was mainly used to build infrastructure, protectthe environment and preserve biodiversity.

Themanagement and utilisation of funding complied with the programmes andprojects’ objectives as well as the State’s current regulations on theapproval and implementation of NGO projects, the People’s Committeesaid.

Delegates from the Committee for INGO Affairsasked the local chapter of the Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations to call for more support from INGOs in the locality andimprove links with those already operating in the province.

The committee said it would work closely with Kien Giang and otherlocalities to share information and facilitate INGO activities, thuscontributing to poverty reduction and socio-economic development inVietnam.-VNA
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