Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment, the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Embassy of Denmark and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 22 January signed an agreement for non-refundable aid from the UK worth 17 million pounds. The DFID’s chief representative in Vietnam, Fiona Lappin, expressed her hope that the program will continue to grow in the next three years, focusing on environmental hygiene for the poor.
The assistance supports the second phase of the National Program for Clean Water and Rural Environmental Hygiene (2005-2010) sponsored by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation, with a commitment worth $125 million.
The program has helped 79% of the rural population get access to clean water and 51% of households in the countryside to acquire hygienic toilets. To date, 75% of schools, 77% of medical stations, 67% of communal People’s Committee offices and 45% of public markets have used the program.
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