The Vietnam Red Cross reviewed the outcome of a project on enhancing
local community’s capacity on coping with natural disaster risks in the
Mekong Delta region at a conference held on May 27 in An Giang province.
The project has been implemented in six communes of
An Giang, Kien Giang and Bac Lieu provinces from November 2012 to May
2013, with financial support from the German International Cooperation
(GIZ) and the German Red Cross.
Under the scheme, 100
teachers and 966 elementary schoolchildren have received training in
first-aid and ways to respond to natural disasters.
Local officials at district and provincial levels were instructed about
community-based disaster control and aftermath assessment, while
communities in the six communes were provided with guidance on how to
deal with emergencies.
The projects also provided
1,800 water filter tanks, 600 pairs of lifebuoy and 50 water pumps
together with 700 guide books and first aid equipment for target
communes.-VNA