Poor children in Kon Tum receive supports from UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced a US$250,000 integrated programme to improve children’s living conditions in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum.
The money, sourced from the more than US$400,000 UNICEF raised from its annual ZERO Awards in Vietnam in 2013, will be used for education, healthcare, safe water supply and environmental sanitation projects.
UNICEF Vietnam representative Lotta Sylwander estimated the programme will benefit 50,000 children in Kon Tum province.
Le Thi Kim Don, vice chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee, said Kon Tum will work closely with UNICEF to meet its targets of reducing numbers of children falling victim to early child labour exploitation and domestic violence, as well as those not accessing safe water and attending school.
Kon Tum has been selected to benefit from the programme as it faces numerous challenges in child care and protection. Statistics show more than 40% of its children are malnourished; 40% of the residents do not have access to safe water, and one third of households do not have standard toilets.
Since 2007, UNICEF and Kon Tum have jointly implemented a number of programmes on healthcare, nutrition, safe water, environment sanitation, education, policymaking and governance to improve the quality of children’s living conditions.
Le Thi Kim Don, vice chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee, said Kon Tum will work closely with UNICEF to meet its targets of reducing numbers of children falling victim to early child labour exploitation and domestic violence, as well as those not accessing safe water and attending school.
Kon Tum has been selected to benefit from the programme as it faces numerous challenges in child care and protection. Statistics show more than 40% of its children are malnourished; 40% of the residents do not have access to safe water, and one third of households do not have standard toilets.
Since 2007, UNICEF and Kon Tum have jointly implemented a number of programmes on healthcare, nutrition, safe water, environment sanitation, education, policymaking and governance to improve the quality of children’s living conditions.
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