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Chao Thi Yen: an inspiring ethnic minority young woman from Lao Cai Province (Dao Community)

It is not easy to escape from poverty and pursue dreams But it is even more difficult if you are a girl and from a remote ethnic minority group This was the case of Chao Thi Yen a young woman from Dao Tuyển ethnic minority community located in Nậm Chạc Village Lào Cai Province Viet Nam After finishing secondary school Chao Yen wanted to continue studying at the university but due to cultural reasons traditions and family pressures it was not simple on the contrary it was very challenging In my hometown if you were able to write your name it was enough All the members of my community tried to convince my parents to not allow me to go to university remembers Chao Yen But her expectations and dreams were very strong and luckily she had incredible support from her teacher who went every day to her house over the period of three years to persuade her parents Finally both Chao Yens determination and the teachers perseverance proved the difference

Capacity Building Training on Gender, Communication and Community Radio Toolkit for Teachers

January 24, 2022

Journalism is an ally in the fight against disinformation, Hanoi conference hears

On his visit to UNESCO, Viet Nam’s Prime Minister pledges reinforced cooperation with the Organization

December 1, 2015

Viet Nam workshop uses Education for Sustainable Development model for gender mainstreaming

February 3, 2016

Jason Haynes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) to receive UNESCO/Juan Bosch Social Science Prize

UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay on the recommendation of an international jury has named Dr Jason Haynes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as the laureate of the UNESCOJuan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean This prize recognizes his research on the theme Rethinking AntiTrafficking Law and Practice European and Commonwealth Caribbean Perspectives

Literacy prize-winner answered the call of his ancestors to start library revolution in rural Vietnam

September 1, 2016

"Reaching Out" Reports on Preventing and Addressing School-related Gender-based Violence and SOGIE-related Violence in Viet Nam Schools

January 30, 2017

UNESCO LAUNCHES THE PROGRAM ON YOUTH INNOVATIVE IDEA FOR AN OCEAN WITHOUT PLASTIC

Ha Noi 14th July 2020 To promote the key role of youth in the sustainable development of Viet Nam the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO in cooperation with the Cu Lao Cham Hoi An World Biosphere Reserve officially launches a call for Youth Innovative Ideas for an Ocean without Plastic under the framework of the Youth and Innovation 4 Ocean Initiative implemented by UNESCO in partnership with the Coca Cola Foundation The statistics are sobering about 8 million metric tons of plastic are discarded into the ocean annually with a significant amount originating in Asia including Vietnam At this rate by 2050 the ocean is on track to contain more plastic than fish It is with this in mind that UNESCO is launching the Youth Innovative Ideas for an Ocean without Plastic Programme to provide training and mentoring to groups of youth and young professionals to empower them to use their creative energy and talent to develop solutions in the areas of collecting sorting treating recycling and reusing of plastic waste Through the programme young people will have the opportunity to propose ideas receive trainings by experts acquire onfield implementation experience and receive financial and technical support to implement their initiatives at the Cu Lao Cham Hoi An World Biosphere Reserve as well as to participate in other related national and regional initiatives of the Organization Awards include three first prizes valued at 70 million VND which will support the implementation of ideas and three runnerup prizes valued at 10 million VND The Programme will engage youth and young professionals aged between 1830 across Viet Nam Candidates can be formed in groups of up to five people and gender equality will be a key consideration Application forms and ideas should be submitted via the link httpsbitly38IKe5s before 25 August 2020 The results of the competition will be announced in midSeptember 2020 and the Mentoring Program at the Cu Lao Cham Hoi An World Biosphere Reserve is foreseen for the end of September 2020 with the final round held in Hanoi in November 2020 The Youth Innovative Ideas for an Ocean without Plastic Programme is under the framework of the Youth and Innovation for Ocean Initiative carried out by UNESCO in partnership with Coca Cola Foundation It links to the Organizations Regional Plastic Initiative which aims to support innovative and practical solutions contributing to build a circular economy and towards the sustainable development of the ocean For more information please contact Ms Le Viet Anh Project Officer UNESCO Viet Nam 304 Kim Ma Ha Noi Viet Nam Email valeunescoorg Tel 84 24 3850 1882

UNESCO Partners with the Signify Foundation to light up the future of ethnic minority communities in Viet Nam

The right to education is a fundamental human right everyone is entitled to have access to education However we know that there can exist numerous obstacles for the full realization of this right especially for those who are in a disadvantaged and vulnerable situation This is the case for ethnic minority children in Viet Nam for while significant progress has been made in providing access to education among ethnic minority children over the last decade more than 13 of the lower secondary schoolaged ethnic minority children 143 for male and 123 for female and almost 46 of the upper secondary schoolaged ethnic minority children 484 for male and 431 for female remained out of school in 2019 according to a survey report on the socioeconomic status of 53 ethnic minority groups published by the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and General Statistics Office in 2020 It is within this population that poverty is concentrated in the country a combination of a number of socioeconomic factors compounded by the challenging geography of the remote areas where the some of the poorest communities are found In such place many children need to wake up very early in the morning and walk a long distance to reach school on time raising concerns about their safety of children on the way between home and school In some cases they must cope with limited access to electricity and poor lighting at home and in boarding facilities that affects their learning performance

CALL FOR PROPOSAL: UNESCO Ha Noi is seeking an institution/ media company to implement communication activities of the project

Terms of References A Background Trang An Landscape Complex was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014 and becomes the 8th WHS in Vietnam up to date From 2019 UNESCO has been collaborating with Ninh Binh People Committee and Xuan Truong Construction Company to implement the project Promote Quality Heritage Tourism in Trang An The project is designed to improve the quality of heritage tourism in Trang An Landscape Complex through an integrated management approach and the promotion of sustainable tourism practices complementing the propertys OUVs Specific objectives include 1 Enhancing site management capacity particularly in visitor monitoring and management 2 Strengthening heritage interpretation framework and practices 3 Improving small scale and communitybased tourism services for sustainability In order to promote the project and raise public awareness on heritage preservation as well as sustainable development UNESCO Hanoi Office is seeking an institution media company to implement communication activities of the project B Tasks and responsibilities Under the supervision by the Culture Program Coordinator UNESCO Office in Viet Nam the Contractor shall conduct the following tasks Make a documentary film with key messages for communication purposes of the project in consultation with UNESCO Hanoi Broadcast the visual product on popular TV channels in Vietnam For further details about the project information please contact directly with responsible officer below C Deliverables A documentary film lasts for 4 5 minutes with key messages in both Vietnamese and English A documentation pack related to the works At least two times of broadcasting on a prime time of a popular channel in TV programs for both the film D Participation and procedures Interested institutionsorganizations will include the following documentation in their applications Institutioncompany profile Proposed work plan with timeline Financial proposal We would like to have your proposals in English submitted by 2782020 COB and via email only to the address below Ms Hoang Dieu Thuy Culture Project Officer Email dthoangunescoorg Tel 024 3850 0100 Ext5304

August 19, 2020