Can Tho: credit programmes help nearly 180,000 poor households
Credits provided by the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies have helped 179,100 households in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho escape from poor and near-poor status over the past 15 years.
Units and individuals were honoured for their outstanding contributions to the successful implementation of the credit programmes from 2002 – 2017 (Source: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – Credits provided bythe Vietnam Bank for Social Policies have helped 179,100 households in theMekong Delta city of Can Tho escape from poor and near-poor status over thepast 15 years, heard a conference in the city on August 1.
According to the Can Tho branch of the VietnamBank for Social Policies, it has launched additional 11 new credit programmes,raising the total ongoing credit programmes in the city to 14, with loans totalling5,067 billion VND (222.95 million USD), benefiting 498,684 people.
The programmes have also helped create jobs for270,800 labourers, provide financial assistance for nearly 45,000 students withdifficult backgrounds, and build clean water stations and toilets for over69,200 households.
These programmes have also assisted the buildingof 2,200 flood shelters for local residents, over 2,900 houses for the poorhouseholds, and provided preferential loans for 14,070 households.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Director Generalof the bank Vo Minh Hiep urged local authorities and the provincial VietnamBank for Social Policies branch to strengthen communication work to raise theawareness among locals on the preferential credit programmes while allocatingresources for assisting locals and building new style rural areas.
During the occasion, numerous units andindividuals were honoured for their outstanding contribution to successfulimplementation of the credit programmes from 2002 – 2017.-VNA
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Units and individuals were honoured for their outstanding contributions to the successful implementation of the credit programmes from 2002 – 2017 (Source: VNA) 
