HBO – A cooperation agreement on implementing programmes/projects funded by World Vision Vietnam (WVV) in Hoa Binh province from 2017 – 2022 was signed on September 10 between the provincial People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province and World Vision Vietnam.
The
document was inked by Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee, and Tran Thi Thu Huyen, National Director of World Vision
Vietnam.
Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the Hoa
Binh People’s Committee, and Tran Thi Thu Huyen, National Director of World
Vision Vietnam, sign the cooperation agreement.
World Vision
Vietnamhas implemented numerous projects in Hoa Binh province since 2009, aiming to
help locals, have more opportunities to address shortcomings on knowledge,
skills, capital resources and management towards sustainable welfare for
children.
Currently, World Vision
Vietnamassists three regional development programmes in Yen Thuy, Mai Chau and Lac Son
with total aid commitments of 6,121,308 USD.
Under the 2017-2022 cooperation agreement, World Vision
Vietnam agrees
to join hands with the provincial People’s Committee to set up and implement regional
programmes, and promote cooperation with sectors to ensure regional programmes’
activities will provide best support possible for the implementation of local socio-economic
development plans. The organisation will seek different resources for the
regional programmes.
The provincial People’s Committee will approve WVV-funded programmes/projects,
and instruct relevant sectors, bodies, and districts to work closely with the
organisation in implementing the programmes/projects.
Hoa Binh will also assist the organisation with necessary administrative procedures,
including tax and and VAT exemption in accordance with the Vietnamese
government’s regulations.
The two sides also committed to implementing regional programmes according to
regulations on aid of non-foreign governmental organisations in
Vietnam.
The total estimated funding for the three regional programmes in Lac Son, Mai
Chau and Yen Thuy is over 4.8 million USD.
The agreement is carried out from October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2022.
The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 179/TB-VPCP, dated April 23, 2024, on the conclusions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at his meeting with the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on April 13.
Cao Phong district has witnessed signs of economic improvement over the recent past thanks to efforts by local authorities to promote agricultural, industrial, and handicraft development.
On April 26th, the Steering Committee for completing the standards to establish Luong Son town of the province held a conference to evaluate the progress of implementing the standards to establish Luong Son town. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Steering Committee chaired the conference.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.