About 21,000 elderly people have their quality of life improved by a project funded by Japan.

On November 28, in Da Nang, the Association of the Elderly of 6 provinces and cities in coordination with HelpAge International (HAI) held a meeting to summarize the project "Reducing income and health vulnerabilities of the elderly in Vietnam" funded by the Government of Japan.

At the project summary meeting, delegates also introduced/shared about the club model and the model's impacts on club members, most of whom are elderly people, the community and the Association through the results achieved from the VIE071 project.

In addition, delegates raised advantages, challenges and lessons learned during the implementation process. From there, they made recommendations for replicating the club model nationwide in the following years.

Scene of the closing ceremony of the Project "Reducing income and health vulnerabilities of the elderly in Vietnam" - (Photo: Nguyet Anh/danang.gov.vn).

Project code VIE071 funded by the Government of Japan, implemented in the period 2021-2024, aims to increase the participation of the elderly in income-generating activities and access to community-based health care and social care services.

Implemented in selected communities in 6 provinces and cities including Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Binh, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan, the project "Reducing income and health vulnerabilities of the elderly in Vietnam" aims to build practical and sustainable support models for the elderly.

The project consists of four main components: Establishing and enhancing the operational capacity of intergenerational self-help clubs; income security; community-based health care and social care; project management and operation, monitoring, supervision and evaluation, sharing of models and lessons learned.

Thus, after more than 3 years of implementation in 6 localities, the project has helped expand 186 more clubs, bringing direct benefits to about 21,000 people, mostly the elderly, women, and people in difficult circumstances.

These results not only improve the quality of life for the elderly in the 6 provinces and cities, but also support these 6 localities to adapt to rapid population aging, towards sustainable and comprehensive development.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/khoang-21000-nguoi-cao-tuoi-duoc-nang-cao-chat-luong-song-tu-du-an-do-nhat-ban-tai-tro-207891.html