When the project started in 2006, Tua Chua was one of the poorest districts in Vietnam, adversely affected by drought in March and April each year and severe cold in January. This often resulted in the death of livestock. Children suffered from malnutrition, and poor access to safe water and sanitation.
Thanks to your support, children in the Tua Chua community have improved access to nutritious food, clean water, education, healthcare and greater child protection.
This was an increase from 27 percent in 2007.
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Before your support, children often accompanied their parents to work in the fields. A campaign to increase awareness of the importance of education, especially for girls, was implemented. Classrooms were also improved, along with teaching methods, and extra-curriculum activities and Children’s Clubs established.
2380 farmers have learned about new approaches to raising livestock.
Tua Chua is a highland district with a history of both poor crop production and limited success with rearing livestock, resulting in many households having insufficient household incomes and food diversity. But with your support, families gained improved farming skills. The proportion of households with sufficient dietary diversity increased from 44 percent in 2018 to 88 percent in 2022.
This has increase from 148 households in 2018.
The project focused on nutrition education, prevention and treatment of common diseases, the first 1,000 days of child’s life, and improvements to sanitation and household water treatment. The number of underweight children under five years of age decreased from 26 percent in 2014 to 16 percent by 2021. Stunting in children under five years of age decreased from 63 percent in 2014 to 35 percent by 2021.
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