About 1,900 low-income households of ethnic minority groups in thesouthern province of Dong Nai are expected to escape from poverty in2015, said the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs.
The ethnic minority households, accounting for 14.5percent of local poor families, will soon escape from poverty since theyhave been benefiting from vocational training, low-interest bank loans,and other forms of assistance, Deputy Director of the department LamDuy Tin said.
Since 2009, the provincial People’s Committee hassupported some 73 billion VND (3.47 million USD) to more than 5,800ethnic minority students for their vocational training fees. About 3,400of them have graduated so far.
Ka Sem, a Co Ho ethnic from PhuBinh commune, Tan Phu district, secured a job in Ho Chi Minh City forthe last five years and earned around 7.5 million VND (357.1 USD) amonth at present.
She said the entire tuition fee for hertwo-year learning of fashion design at the Vocational Training JuniorCollege No.8 in Bien Hoa city was covered. She was also introduced a jobimmediately after graduating.
Vocational training and creatingjobs are key measures to raise people’s income, Tin noted, adding thatDong Nai has lifted more than 4,700 ethnic minority households out ofpoverty in the past five years.
Dong Nai has a population of morethan 2.76 million with over 175,000 being ethnic minority people,according to statistics in 2013.-VNA
The ethnic minority households, accounting for 14.5percent of local poor families, will soon escape from poverty since theyhave been benefiting from vocational training, low-interest bank loans,and other forms of assistance, Deputy Director of the department LamDuy Tin said.
Since 2009, the provincial People’s Committee hassupported some 73 billion VND (3.47 million USD) to more than 5,800ethnic minority students for their vocational training fees. About 3,400of them have graduated so far.
Ka Sem, a Co Ho ethnic from PhuBinh commune, Tan Phu district, secured a job in Ho Chi Minh City forthe last five years and earned around 7.5 million VND (357.1 USD) amonth at present.
She said the entire tuition fee for hertwo-year learning of fashion design at the Vocational Training JuniorCollege No.8 in Bien Hoa city was covered. She was also introduced a jobimmediately after graduating.
Vocational training and creatingjobs are key measures to raise people’s income, Tin noted, adding thatDong Nai has lifted more than 4,700 ethnic minority households out ofpoverty in the past five years.
Dong Nai has a population of morethan 2.76 million with over 175,000 being ethnic minority people,according to statistics in 2013.-VNA
