LRP 10: Mang Yang District – Gia Lai Province

In cooperation with strategic partner AAV.

GENERAL INFORMATION​

AREA

1.553.690 ha.

POPULATION

1.359.900(2013)

ETHNICITY

Viet, Giarai, Ba Na, Xo Dang, Gie Trieng, E De, Khmer

LITERACY RATE

Rate of 5 -year-old children being sent to kindergarten is 99.2%

MAIN LIVELIHOODS

Agriculture - Aquatic 38,08%, Structural Industries 32,89%, Service 29,03%

PER CAPITA INCOME

Average GDP per year is VND 34.1 million (2014)

INTERVENTION

  • 320 poor people were trained on necessary skills to grow rice, pumpkins, cassava, and peanuts and raise cows. This knowledge was the sound basic for them to start or improve livelihood models of cultivating rice, pumpkins, peanuts and keeping cows please explain what they are within households. As a result, food shortage declined from 40% of the local households in 2007 to 26% in 2012. Malnutrition decreased from 60% of children aged between 1 and 9 in 2007 to 21% by 2012.
  • 173 households got in-kind support from ActionAid such as seeds, fertilizer, materials, ferment, etc. as the initial investment to generate a better income for their families.
  • 190 households received trainings to start produce organic fertilizer from local weed, cassava leaves, etc. Thanks to this, the yields of rice and cassava were nearly doubled to the levels of 2006. 
  • 300 children in 3 pre-schools are enjoying their schooling with support from ActionAid such as toys, visual objects such as models of animals what are these? for learning and teaching.
  • 210 poorest children received books, pens, warm jackets, uniforms, school bags on yearly basic to continue their schooling.
  • 115 teachers received training in active teaching methodology and Bahna language, which are very useful for them in teaching and communicating with over 1,000 school children from this ethnic minority group.
  • School gates, playgrounds, fences, drilling well, and water pump, and toilets etc. were constructed, renovated and provided to benefit 950 children in 3 schools.
  • Training on living skills such as communication skills, keeping personal hygiene, protection from traffic accidents and drowning, etc such as? were provided to 2,000 children at lower secondary schools. As a result, 100% children have better awareness of their rights to education.
  • 1,800 poorest children at preschools and primary schools have been provided meals, milk and medicines at schools, helping to reduce the malnutrition rate from 70% (2005) to 43% (2011).
  • 2,500 children were encouraged to participate in extra curriculum activities such as drawing competition, traditional games, etc. which improve their confident and interest in learning.
  • The District Bureau of Education is supported to launch active teaching method in 6 primary schools through organizing 5 technical training courses and 3 policy advocacy workshops with participation of leaders, 50 school headmasters, and 150 teachers. As the result, 1,100 children experienced improvements in both learning process and quality. Children enjoyed lessons better and learnt more quickly with assistance of games, pictures and visual aids. Also, they became more physically active, playing teaching games and engaging in physical assignments. In addition, they had more opportunities to interact with teachers and peers through games and collective assignments whereby they enjoyed much fun and more confident in sharing their ideas.
  • About 265 women received capacity building training courses on comprehensive caring skills for children, financing management skills for households and prevention skills against domestic violence which enabled women to improve their roles in the family and society. The rate of women’s participation in local activities is nearly tripled within 6 years (from 18% in 2005 to 28% in 2011).
  • 2,000 people participated in series large scale campaigns to eliminate domestic violence. Through these events, awareness of community about the law against domestic violence and how women can be protected was raised considerably, helping fence off cases of domestic violence from 16% in 2005 to 7% in 2011.