USAID continues helping Vietnam Red Cross manage disaster risks
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide nearly US$800,000 for the continuation of a project to raise the capacity of the Vietnam Red Cross and its chapters to manage disaster risks, conduct first aid, and care for people’s health in emergency situation.
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US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J.Kritenbrink (L) hands over project documents to President of the Vietnam Red Cross (Source: daidoanket.vn) |
Speaking at the launch ceremony, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J.Kritenbrink spoke highly of the role of the Vietnam Red Cross in humanitarian activities as well as the outcomes of the project’s first phase.
He expressed his hope that the second phase will continue applying community-based approaches to help target communes have better preparations and strengthen resilience to natural disasters.
The first phase of the project was carried out from October 2015 to July 2017 in six disaster-prone communes of Hoa Binh, Quang Tri and Bac Lieu provinces with an investment of US$500,000.