HÀ NỘI — A project, entitled “Gender-sensitive community-based disaster risk management project in ethnic minority areas of North-West Việt Nam,” has helped to improve people’s resilience to natural disasters. Implementing activities together with the Việt Nam Red Cross, represents probably one of the most important factors to ensure sustainability,” said Eric Legendre, head of Delegation of the French Red Cross in Việt Nam. Two provincial disaster response teams, 12 community action for disaster response (CADRE) teams with 320 members have been established, trained and equipped. Some 36 disaster response manoeuvres were organised, with the participation of 2,245 people and 2,840 students and teachers. Throughout the project development, implementation and monitoring process, gender integration was an important and constant element of all project activities.

Source: Viet Nam News October 05, 2017 12:00 UTC