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DW in Viet Nam
Development Workshop began working in Viet Nam in 1989.
The experience of these projects laid the basis for DW’s more recent work in Viet Nam.
Between 1999 and 2001, Canadian International Development (CIDA) supported the DW pilot project which provided assistance, animation and training to promote preventive strengthening of houses and small local facilities in 10 communes in Thua Thien Hué province. This showed that:
In a second phase starting in 2002, support from the Fondation Aid Vietnam Canada (FAVC) and CIDA allowed DW and its commune partners in Thua Thien Hué Province to test the creation of family groups in hamlets to locally manage their house strengthening, and to provide the first credits for house strengthening (backed by a subsidy).
Since 2003 the DW programme in Thua Thien Hué has placed the family group and village of hamlet level firmly at the centre of the vulnerability reduction process, with participants and beneficiaries democratically selected by vote, and with representation on the Commune Damage Prevention Committees, who represent the commune implementation capacity for the programme. Work in schools with children extended to encourage greater expression and involvement by children expressing their views and concerns about disasters and preparedness.. Strengthening of existing houses and strengthening of schools and other public facilities continued, as did builder training.
Since 2003 DWF has been supported by the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) special programme for Disaster Prevention (Dipecho)