The project’s signing ceremony between Hideo Suzuki, Chargé d' Affaires ad interim of Japan, and Jeanne Samuel, Country Director of the Humpty Dumpty Institute, was held on April 9 in Hanoi.
Under the contract, the funding will be granted to farmers, single women and ethnic people who were injured by landmines, helping them participate in mushroom growing to improve home economics.
Conducted by Humpty Dumpty Institute in co-operation with Vietnam’s RENEW Project since 2010 through the joint programme called “Mushrooms with a Mission”, the project now sees the participation of 100 households from nine at its beginning. It seeks to achieve sustainability for the mushrooms industry in Quang Tri province in order to generate income and support the livelihoods of local people.
Quang Tri remains one of the most mine-affected provinces in Vietnam. According to the reports, more than 100,000 people are victims of UXOs and landmines, out of total of 600,000 people in the province, and they are facing difficulties in their life.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Suzuki expressed his belief that the project will bring further development to Quang Tri province and hope that the friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and Vietnam will be further deepened.
