Yen Bai to receive over 20 aid projects from foreign organisations

  •  Friday, March 26, 2021

YênBái - A total 52 foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have registered to operate in Yen Bai.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Chien Thang speaks at an online meeting reviewing the local administration work regarding foreign NGOs in 2020.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Chien Thang speaks at an online meeting reviewing the local administration work regarding foreign NGOs in 2020.

In 2020, those organisations implemented 40 aid projects, whose funding commitment totaling 18 million USD, of which 4.7 million USD were disbursed. 

The NGOs have basically complied with Vietnamese laws and regulations.

In 2021, Yen Bai plans to approve and receive over 20 aid projects from foreign NGOs, embassies, individuals, and organisations, with capital disbursement expected to reach 130 billion VND.

Most aid projects are in the sectors of education-training; health; agro-forestry-fishery and rural development; social affairs; environmental protection and climate change response.

Van Thong