Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
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Five-year Synthesis Report<br />
Part 1: <strong>Poverty</strong> Trends and Key Themes of <strong>Rural</strong> <strong>Poverty</strong> <strong>Reduction</strong><br />
Loudspeakers are an <strong>in</strong>formation channel with large audiences and up <strong>to</strong> date<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation. At present, two thirds of the 20 surveyed villages have loudspeakers,<br />
and eight communes have loudspeaker systems. The advantage of loudspeakers is<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation can be regularly (daily or 2-3 times a week) delivered <strong>in</strong> ethnic m<strong>in</strong>ority<br />
languages. Typical announcements concern the seasonal calendar, prevention and<br />
control of natural disasters, pests and epidemics, and village and commune meet<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
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Officials’ house-<strong>to</strong>-house visits can give <strong>in</strong>formation more rapidly, because<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation is transmitted directly from the messenger <strong>to</strong> the receiver, for example<br />
direct beneficiaries from programmes, policies or people with special circumstances<br />
who are unable <strong>to</strong> attend village meet<strong>in</strong>gs. However, this channel is small-scale.<br />
The pr<strong>in</strong>ted word is not an effective source of <strong>in</strong>formation. Newspapers and<br />
magaz<strong>in</strong>es are still unfamiliar <strong>to</strong> people at the moni<strong>to</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>ts. Those with access<br />
<strong>to</strong> newspapers and magaz<strong>in</strong>es are commune and village officials and a few wealthy<br />
households. Leaflets and brochures are rarely distributed <strong>to</strong> people. Many people from<br />
ethnic m<strong>in</strong>ority groups cannot read the <strong>Viet</strong>namese language, and few go <strong>to</strong> commune<br />
centres <strong>to</strong> read published <strong>in</strong>formation.<br />
Participation <strong>in</strong> the implementation of policies, programmes, projects<br />
In half of the surveyed communes, ratio of people felt their <strong>in</strong>creased<br />
participation <strong>in</strong> 2011 is bigger than the ratio of people hav<strong>in</strong>g the same<br />
response <strong>in</strong> 2007. The two ma<strong>in</strong> reasons cited are: the “capacity of local officials is<br />
higher” and “<strong>in</strong>formation on policies is clearer and more specific” (Table 1.13).<br />
TABLE 1.13. Perception of households <strong>in</strong> the implementation of policies,<br />
programmes, projects <strong>in</strong> communes and villages over the past 12 months (%)<br />
Commune<br />
Better<br />
participation<br />
Reasons for “better participation” over the past 12 months,<br />
2011 (%)<br />
2007 2011 Enhanced<br />
capacity<br />
of local<br />
officials<br />
Clearer<br />
and more<br />
specific<br />
policy<br />
<strong>in</strong>forma-tion<br />
Increased<br />
<strong>in</strong>terests<br />
among<br />
villagers<br />
Commune and<br />
village levels<br />
becom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
more active<br />
Supports<br />
and<br />
moni<strong>to</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g<br />
by<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
and<br />
district<br />
Villagers<br />
have more<br />
opportunities<br />
<strong>to</strong><br />
voice their<br />
op<strong>in</strong>ions<br />
Villagers have<br />
more opportunities<br />
<strong>to</strong> take<br />
part <strong>in</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g,<br />
discussions,<br />
and moni<strong>to</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Thuan Hoa 42 18 18 46 91 0 55 64 0<br />
Ban Lien 18 52 74 68 23 0 74 10 13<br />
Thanh Xuong 45 40 71 33 54 42 13 50 38<br />
Luong M<strong>in</strong>h 48 10 83 67 67 0 50 17 0<br />
Duc Huong 60 52 57 57 40 37 50 33 3<br />
Xy 7 48 86 66 31 59 48 28 7<br />
Cu Hue 17 23 43 71 79 14 14 36 36<br />
Phuoc Dai 15 13 63 75 13 38 50 25 25<br />
Phuoc Thanh 15 17 40 100 30 10 30 60 10<br />
Thuan Hoa 17 34 90 58 26 42 32 26 16<br />
Average 28 31 67 61 41 29 43 32 15<br />
SOURCE: Household <strong>in</strong>terviews