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Australia helps to reduce poverty in Saravane and Sekong
(KPL) The Australian Government has agreed to provide grant aid to poverty reduction in the southern provinces of Saravane and Sekong.
The Australian Government funded Oxfam Australia to work in partnership with the Government of Laos to reduce the vulnerability of the poor to the risk of disasters in 50 remote communities in Saravane and Sekong provinces, according to a press release of the Australian Embassy in Laos on 18 July.
Mr Prasith Dethphommatheth, Director General of the Social WelfareDepartment, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, and Mr Khamlouang Keoka, Country Representative, Oxfam Australia, signed a memorandum of understanding last Friday at the Settha Palace Hotel in Vientiane, for the implementation of the "Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in Upland Communities".
Australia will contribute nearly A$ 1.5 million over 5 years to the project (2007-2010).The project aims to mitigate, in a sustainable way, negative impacts of and to build community resilience to disasters, particularly droughts and other set hazards. The project will also improve people's livelihoods by improving income security, diversifying livestock and improving crop production. Communities will have improved access to primary health care, maternal -child health care, clean water and sanitationfacilities at the village level.
The project will be jointly implemented by Oxfam Australia and provincial and district disaster management committees, in Ta-oi district, Saravane province and Kaluem district, Sekong province. The capacity of these committees to manage and respond to disasters will be strengthened throughout the programme. In Ta-oi district, radio will be used to communicate information about disasters and disaster mitigation in locallanguages.
AusAID Second Secretary to Laos, Tim Napper, attended the signing ceremony.
"Close collaboration between the national and local governments, Australia and NGOs, is essential to the success of this programme" he said. This agreement is an important first step in helping vulnerable communities inSaravane and Sekong".
The project is part of the Laos-Australia NGO Corporation Agreements (LANGOCA) programme, an A$ 14 million partnership between Australia Government's international aid agency, AusAID, and Australian non-government organisations CARE, Oxfam, Save the Children, and World Vision.The LANGOCA programme is a significant part of Australia's aid to Laos. Total Australian funding to Laos for 2008-09 is estimated to be A$ 27.8 million. Funds will support activities across a range of sectors including building human resources, promoting growth of the market economy and reducing thevulnerability of the poor.
The Australian Government funded Oxfam Australia to work in partnership with the Government of Laos to reduce the vulnerability of the poor to the risk of disasters in 50 remote communities in Saravane and Sekong provinces, according to a press release of the Australian Embassy in Laos on 18 July.
Mr Prasith Dethphommatheth, Director General of the Social WelfareDepartment, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, and Mr Khamlouang Keoka, Country Representative, Oxfam Australia, signed a memorandum of understanding last Friday at the Settha Palace Hotel in Vientiane, for the implementation of the "Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in Upland Communities".
Australia will contribute nearly A$ 1.5 million over 5 years to the project (2007-2010).The project aims to mitigate, in a sustainable way, negative impacts of and to build community resilience to disasters, particularly droughts and other set hazards. The project will also improve people's livelihoods by improving income security, diversifying livestock and improving crop production. Communities will have improved access to primary health care, maternal -child health care, clean water and sanitationfacilities at the village level.
The project will be jointly implemented by Oxfam Australia and provincial and district disaster management committees, in Ta-oi district, Saravane province and Kaluem district, Sekong province. The capacity of these committees to manage and respond to disasters will be strengthened throughout the programme. In Ta-oi district, radio will be used to communicate information about disasters and disaster mitigation in locallanguages.
AusAID Second Secretary to Laos, Tim Napper, attended the signing ceremony.
"Close collaboration between the national and local governments, Australia and NGOs, is essential to the success of this programme" he said. This agreement is an important first step in helping vulnerable communities inSaravane and Sekong".
The project is part of the Laos-Australia NGO Corporation Agreements (LANGOCA) programme, an A$ 14 million partnership between Australia Government's international aid agency, AusAID, and Australian non-government organisations CARE, Oxfam, Save the Children, and World Vision.The LANGOCA programme is a significant part of Australia's aid to Laos. Total Australian funding to Laos for 2008-09 is estimated to be A$ 27.8 million. Funds will support activities across a range of sectors including building human resources, promoting growth of the market economy and reducing thevulnerability of the poor.
