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A new road in Kim Chau hamlet, Vinh Trach commune, Bac Lieu city. Source: UNDP Vietnam

This is a model of co-financing by the Government of Vietnam and UNDP under the project "Promoting human security - leaving no one behind through an integrated response with COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam" funded by the Government of Japan to assist poor and near-poor people facing socio-economic impacts due to COVID-19.

The 325 workers directly participating in the project's activities in Bac Lieu province each received an average income of VND 4.6 million (approximately USD 200). This assistance benefitted an estimated 1,700 local people by enabling the workers and their households to meet their essential needs.

The An Giang Kenh Xang Bridge, Sao Luoi hamlet in Nguyen Viet Khai commune, Phu Tan district, Ca Mau province. Source: UNDP Vietnam

On the same day, UNDP, the People's Committee of Ca Mau province, and the Women's Union also inaugurated the An Giang Kenh Xang Bridge, Sao Luoi hamlet in Nguyen Viet Khai commune, Phu Tan district.

This is one of 16 public construction activities in Ca Mau province that support poor and near poor people in Ca Mau as part of UNDP's response to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in Vietnam.

More than 1,400 people in difficult circumstances have been participating in the project's activities in Ca Mau province. Each of these employees receives an average income of VND 1.4 million (USD 60,71). In addition, around 25,000 people in these communities will benefit when the construction works are put into use.

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