Thousands of children to benefit from European Union aid
Save the Children and World Vision have worked together to support 12,889 of the most vulnerable households and about 4,800 school children in areas affected by severe floods in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien – Hue provinces.
World Vision presents water tanks for residents in central province of Quang Tri’s Hai Lang district. (Photo courtesy of World Vision)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Save the Children and World Vision have workedtogether to support 12,889 of the most vulnerable households and about 4,800school children in areas affected by severe floods in Quang Binh, Quang Tri andThua Thien – Hue provinces.
The aid will address the damage caused by floods, lack of clean and safe waterand hygiene, and the disruption of education for children.
The support, worth up to 800,000 euros of integrated interventions, is fundedby The European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) withinthe framework of its Vietnam Central Emergency Flooding Response project.
The joint action between Save the Children and World Vision is implemented fromNovember 2020 to February 2021 through an integrated package of interventions,including education kits, household kits and WASH kits at home and school.
It aimed to provide immediate assistance to those in the most urgent need, insupport of the local government response and in line with the Governmentrequest for relief assistance.
The assistance includes improving access to safe, clean water and hygienethrough the provision of water containers and treatment chemicals as well assupporting affected children to continue education at home and school throughthe provision of learning kits and school supplies; and facilitating continuityof daily life through the provision of household kits for affected families.
The action will promote reviews of existing disaster risk reduction plansintegrated into early action/early warning to be better prepared for futuredisasters, and child and vulnerable adult safeguarding will be mainstreamed inall relevant and appropriate sectoral activities.
“This series of disasters has deepened the COVID-19 pandemic’s existing impacton the vulnerable," said World Vision Vietnam’s National Director Tran ThuHuyen.
"We are committed to acting fast and working closely with the VietnamDisaster Management Group, UN agencies, INGOs – including Save the Children,and other concerning stakeholders to relieve the direst needs of affectedchildren and people,” she said.
Dragana Strinic, Country Director of Save the Children in Vietnam, said: “Aschildren are among the most affected groups in terms of educational disruptionand unsafe environments to live in, Save the Children has prioritised ourinterventions towards the most deprived children to ensure a safe learningenvironment in which physical safety and psycho-social well-being of thedeprived children are secured and supported.”/.
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World Vision presents water tanks for residents in central province of Quang Tri’s Hai Lang district. (Photo courtesy of World Vision) 
