Addressing the event, Minister of Planning and InvestmentNguyen Chi Dung said over the years, the ministry has always been aware of theimportance of social affairs, selecting eight vulnerable groups to support since2018.
Tran Thi Thuan, Director of Tam Ngoc Cooperative, saidreceiving the encouragement and assistance from the ministry and the ministerhimself, her establishment, set up in 2019, is currently creating jobs for 41 people,most of them are people with disabilities in Hanoi.
Vice Chairwomen of the Vietnam Blind Association (VBA) DangThi Viet Anh said in the past years, more than 20,000 visually impaired peoplehave received white canes from a charity programme initiated by the ministry.
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam PaulineTamesis affirmed that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will workclosely with Vietnam to accompany women, particularly the disabled, in breaking obstacles and prejudice to build an inclusive, sustainable world for all.
A total of 170 members, mainly women and girls, from eightdisability groups sponsored by the ministry attended the meeting.
Vietnam’s vulnerable population has about six million people, who havereceived special attention from the Vietnamese Party, State, and Government.They are considered a part of the society and the workforce with contributionsto the country’s social development and economic growth./.