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CHILD EDUCATION AND PROTECTION
Program “Youth Development Club” (YDC)
12 clubs were handed over to the schools
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35 clubs were established with 946 members
Thinh Lang Science Club with the initiative to supply clean water to the community
Clubs are a place to not only nurture passion of children but also bring about very practical values. In 2021, the Science Club of Thinh Lang Primary & Secondary School had an initiative and successfully tested the water purification system
from natural sources to improve the quality of water use for households. With support of GNI, this initiative succeeded in scoring fund from the Program of Water and Heath Initiative, as part of project “Local activities in Vietnam for Health and Environment” sponsored by US Agency for International Development (USAID) and was implemented by Institute of Population, Health and Development (PHAD). GNI also supported the remaining budget of the initiative.
Yen Mong commune is a commune where people face many difficulties in their life.
Although it is situated only 10km from Hoa Binh city, 100% of people in the commune used domestic water from natural sources, of which 55% did not have a source of hygienic water.
This initiative was implemented not only to help children and people in Yen Mong Commune have better access to water but also contributed to fostering children’s passion for creativity, encouraging and motivating them to participate in the project activities to solve the social problems.
Science Club of Thinh Lang Primary & Secondary School was established by GNI in 2017 and now has 24 members who are students of the school.
“I am very pleased that last year the Science Club’s water purification initiative was funded to replicate in households. Not only giving the practical hours at school, but this initiative has also brought benefits to the community.
The YDC program is really practical for comprehensive development, helping to develop the necessary qualities and competencies for students. Club activities help students strengthen cooperation in activities, self-study, creativity, and problem-solving.
In 2022, I hope that GNI will continue to support the YDC program so that students and children can have safe and useful playgrounds and develop their own capacities”.
Mr. Nguyen Tien Tung, a teacher at Hoang Van Thu High school, coach of Thinh Lang Science Club
Regarding child protection, GNI believes that all children should be protected from violence, exploitation and abuse. And to ensure that children can live safely in their communities, in 2021, GNI continued implementing the Child Rights Education (CRE) program, and coordinated with the Department of Children’s Affairs to organize sharing workshops in the sector of child protection, organize training about child protection on media channels. The most prominent activity is the project “School based mental health awareness improvement project in Hanoi City“ sponsored by Gyeonggi Province (Korea).
The training took place in November 2021 for journalists who are working in media as well as doing work related to child protection. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Oanh - Head of the Faculty of International Relations (Academy of Journalism and Propaganda), Mr. Dang Hoa Nam - Director of the Department of Child, Mr. Vu Van Dung - Director of the Center for Counseling and Communication. Communication services, and representatives of more than 30 press agencies, social organizations attended the training. The training was conducted to provide those working in the media with the knowledge and skills required when working with children or when reporting information and images related to children on news articles and communication publications.
Child Right Education (CRE) program
Carried out by GNI at 61 schools in 04 provinces in the project area
801
children attended Child Right Awareness (CRA)
12,071
children attended Child Empowerment Service (CES)
12,208
children attended Good Puppet Show (GPS)
In 2021, GNI organized a workshop “Child protection: From prevention to support” with the
participation of representatives of Department of Children’s Affairs (Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs), Ministry of Education and Training and organizations/units working in the field of child protection. At the workshop,
the delegates affirmed the important role of
prevention in the child protection system. In order for the prevention program to be more effective, it requires close coordination between levels - departments - sectors/organizations as well as the companionship of families and schools.
Training “Protection of children in communication channel”
The project has been implemented by GNI since April 2021 to provide mental health support services for students of 04 secondary schools in Hanoi through a system of school counseling rooms following the 3C model - “Chuyên môn (Qualified) – Chuyên nghiệp (Professional) – Chuyên trách (Specialized)” - at Le Quy Don Secondary School (Ha Dong District), Minh Khai Secondary School (Bac Tu Liem District), Ban Mai Secondary - High School (Ha Dong District), Nguyen Truong To Secondary School (Dong Da District). In addition, the project also raises awareness and skills for networks around students such as teachers and parents. The project is funded and technically supported by Gyeonggi Province (Korea).
04 school counseling rooms were supported by GNI in establishment and operation. 1,100 students/parents were counseled. 51 preventive programs were organized with 4,254 students and parents attending. 58 core teachers, 51 parents attended training/ sharing about method to support students. 50 core students attended Be friend club with 10 training program on skill. 08 programs “One happy hour” with Parents with ~1,800 parents attending. 01 sharing workshop “Build and operate school counseling room”with Hanoi Department of
Education and Training with representatives of 30 Bureaus of Education and Training 100 Secondary schools. 01 handbook about good practice of school counseling at secondary school was compiled.
