Joining hands to support children
At the Preliminary Conference, evaluating the implementation of the Prime Minister’s Decisions on childrenChildren’s Development and Participation Department Head of Children’s Department Pham Thi Thuy said Decision 588/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the Social Resource Mobilization Project Support children in extremely difficult communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the period 2019-2025.
After that, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued a document to the relevant ministries and branches of the Committee Provincial People’s Committees organize the implementation of Decision No. 588; issue instructions for implementing support packages for children…
According to Ms. Pham Thi Thuy recently from ministries and branches. Organizations and localities have actively implemented the Project with more than 64 million children being supported with a total cost of over 1,646 billion VND.
According to reports of 11/14 ministries, agencies and organizations At the central level, over 4 million children are supported by the Project with a total cost of over 1,170 billion VND.
Specifically, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has coordinated with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front to deploy support for warm clothes for children. In addition, the Ministry also coordinated with the Vietnam Educational Equipment Association and the Border Guard Command to donate 500 sets of physical toys to children of officers of the Border Guard Command working in the border areas of Vietnam. fatherland.
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has directly directed the Vietnam Children’s Protection Fund to mobilize social resources to support nutrition, support entertainment spots, support warm clothes and support Supporting medical examination and treatment for 141,204 children in 38 provinces with a total cost of nearly 522 billion VND.
In addition, the Ministry of Education and Training has actively expanded support sources from businesses and organizations. organization to support children under Decision No. 588. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health implements support policy packages for maternal and child health care in communes of Region III in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. ..
In localities, according to reports from 39/39 provinces, over 24 million children under the Project were supported with a total cost of over 476 billion VND.
Evaluating the implementation results, Ms. Pham Thi Thuy said that ministries, agencies, organizations and localities have paid attention to issuing plans to implement Decision No. 588 and deploying support for children every year.
Besides Accordingly, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has issued detailed instructions on 4 child support packages under Decision No. 588 and communication work to mobilize resources to support children has been implemented from central to local levels. in many diverse forms…
Deployment in localities
Discussion about specific local policy mechanisms Mr. Bui Van HungDeputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An province said that the province has issued Decision No. 2338/QD-UBND approving the Project to mobilize social resources to support children in extremely difficult communes in remote areas. ethnic minorities and mountainous areas; children in extremely difficult circumstances in Nghe An province in the period of 2021-2025.
Besides, Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An The province’s Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs also issued guiding documents such as implementing the Project “Mobilizing social resources to support children in extremely difficult communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.” ; children in extremely difficult circumstances in Nghe An province in the period of 2021-2025″.
In addition, there are documents implementing policies related to children in difficult circumstances. difficulties, children from poor families, near-poor children, children in extremely difficult areas, mountainous areas, ethnic minorities and the decision to approve the targets of the annual Children’s Protection Fund’s operating plan.
To date, Nghe An province has supported 49,890 children with an amount of nearly 175 billion VND.
After the implementation process, Mr. Bui Van Hung said that there needs to be more attention from the government. The entire political system is constantly and drastically focused on supporting children in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.
In addition, it is also necessary to pay attention to organizing propaganda and dissemination of social policies. related to the protection and care of children, especially children in particularly difficult circumstances; resource mobilization activities according to Decision No. 588 and Decision No. 2338 of the Provincial People’s Committee.
According to the Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An province, it is necessary to regularly survey and evaluate the current situation of the number of children in extremely difficult circumstances, develop a plan of specific tasks and solutions to implement the annual plan and the period as close to feasible as possible.
In the coming time, the Department’s representative Children said they need to diversify communication activities and strengthen close coordination in resource mobilization; Review and evaluate comprehensive support needs for children; Strengthen coordination of support for children…
In addition, it is necessary to integrate the implementation of Decision No. 588 with the implementation of model solutions of the 3 National Target Programs.< /p>”
