LRP 22: An Bien District, Kien Giang Province

In coordination with the strategic partner AAV.

GENERAL INFORMATION

AREA

400,3 km2

POPULATION

125.196 People

ETHNICITY

Kinh 88,36%, Khmer 11,19%, hoa 0,35%, Other groups 0,1%

GDP GROWTH RATE

10% per year

POVERTY RATE

5,69%

MAIN LIVELIHOODS

Agriculture 70%, Aquaculture 10,19%, Services 19,08%, 0,73% aquaculture and forestation

KEY PUBLIC SERVICES

Health care, education, housing, administration, legal assistance, medication.

INTERVENTION

  • 4,000 poor women will have livelihoods improved.
  • Farmers in 70 communities will be better organized for stronger collective power which help increase productivity.
  • 2,000 people having no land or loosing land will have living conditions improved.              
  • Women, young people and ethinic minorities’ groups in in over 70 communities where AAV is working will be able to understand and analyze poverty situation, economic and political issues, public administration and development. They will be capable to take actions towards Government accountability to public services, to influence legal framework on rights to access information, to benefit social protection services and to have job.
  • In at least 50 communities where AAV is working, women, young people and ethnic minorities’ groups will actively participate in monitoring and evaluation of public administration and other services (education, health care, agriculture extension) and development projects.
  • 90% of girl and boy children in 100 schools where we are working will benefit a quality education, child rights and school management will be much improved.
  • 3,000 young people will be mobilized and supported to implement activities in their own localities related to quality education and increased public investment in education.
  • 05 initiatives will be piloted and duplicated in our project areas in order to promote the access to quality education.
  • Over 100 villages/hamlets will have system and effective capacity to mitigate natural disaster and to adapt to climate change.
  • At least 1,000 people suffering from natural disaster will be supported with sustainable livelihoods, women empowerment and promotion of alternative solutions for long-term changes.             
  • Over 15,000 women and girl children in rural and urban areas will be trained actively participate in public areas, to prevent and eliminate all form of gender-based violation which prevent women from boy, time and labour control; to oppose the discrimination against women in the area of ecnomics and carrer.
  • Through the modern social protection mechanism, 10,000 women and girl children will have access to the health care, socio-economic and legal services with good quality without any discrimination.
  • 1,000 women will be able to implement their rights to particpate in social and political activities.