(VOVWORLD) - UN Women Vietnam and the Embassy of Japan on Tuesday announced a one-year project to reduce the risks and negative impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls.
 Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam Sasaki Shohei (R), Country Representative of UN Women Vietnam Elisa Fernandez Saenz (C), and Chairwoman of the Da Nang Women’s Union Hoang Thi Thu Huong take a photo at the launch of the project (Photo: VNA) |
The project will support about 5,000 poor and vulnerable women in nine provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Da Nang, Dien Bien, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Nghe An, Thai Binh and Lao Cai.
The priority are women at risk of violence, women with disabilities, migrant workers, ethnic people, and people who have lost or reduced income due to the COVID-19 pandemic in disaster-prone areas.
Apart from receiving COVD-19 prevention kits, the beneficiaries will also be equipped with necessary skills to prevent and respond to COVID-19, disasters, and gender-based violence, to seek support services when necessary.
The project is a part of a 855,000 USD regional project implemented in four Mekong countries – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam – by UN Women Asia-Pacific and the Japanese Government.