KOICA and UNFPA continue commitment to zero gender-based violence in Vietnam

Country Director of KOICA Vietnam Cho Han Deog and UNFPA Representative for Vietnam Naomi Kitahara signed a grant arrangement in Hanoi on Friday, under which KOICA will provide financial support of 250,000 USD to UNFPA.

The grant aims to ensure the sustainability of the innovative One Stop Service Centre model, which is commonly known as “Anh Duong House” in Vietnam. The House was first established in April 2020 through the KOICA-funded project “Building a model to respond to violence against women and girls in Vietnam,” for the period of 2017 – 2021 with a total budget of 2.5 million USD.

The grant arrangement covers a bridge phase through 2023, when a new and larger project is expected to be launched. It looks to continue supporting Anh Duong House and its hotline for victims of violence, and to organise outreach communication activities and advocacy efforts to sustain and replicate the model in other locations.

UNFPA will work in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs and Quang Ninh province to implement the activities to ensure the continuous provision of integrated essential services for survivors of gender-based violence.