US Prolongs Initiative to Aid Persons with Disabilities in Vietnam
At the Inclusion project mid-year review 2022 in Hoi An City, Quang Nam province. Source: USAID Vietnam The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and its Government of Vietnam partners, including the National Action Center for Chemical and Environmental Treatment (NACCET), recently launched the second phase of USAID’s flagship disabilities project, INCLUSION, in Binh Dinh and Kon Tum provinces. This project seeks to promote the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in their respective societies. This phase of the project is expected to come to an end in 2026 and will offer specialized assistance to people with severe disabilities, as reported in a recent press release issued by the United States Embassy in Vietnam. Begun in 2021, USAID’s USD 65 million INCLUSION project partners with the Vietnamese government, local organizations, and the private sector to strengthen the country’s rehabilitation system and co...