Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
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PREFACE 1<br />
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In early 2007, <strong>Viet</strong> <strong>Nam</strong> was admitted as the 150 th member country of the World<br />
Trade Organization (WTO). This has created many opportunities for <strong>Viet</strong> <strong>Nam</strong> but also<br />
poses challenges, particularly <strong>in</strong> ensur<strong>in</strong>g that the benefits and opportunities of WTO<br />
membership are shared by all, especially the poor and vulnerable.<br />
In this context, and as organizations with a long his<strong>to</strong>ry of work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> support the poorest<br />
and most marg<strong>in</strong>alized groups <strong>in</strong> <strong>Viet</strong> <strong>Nam</strong>, ActionAid International <strong>Viet</strong> <strong>Nam</strong> and <strong>Oxfam</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> coord<strong>in</strong>ation with local partners started an <strong>in</strong>itiative “Participa<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Poverty</strong> Moni<strong>to</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g”<br />
<strong>in</strong> early 2007.<br />
This <strong>in</strong>itiative <strong>in</strong>volves a periodical study of livelihoods and market access of poor and<br />
vulnerable groups <strong>in</strong> selected communities throughout <strong>Viet</strong> <strong>Nam</strong>. The <strong>in</strong>tention is <strong>to</strong><br />
provide recommendations for policy discussions at a national level, as well as <strong>in</strong>form<br />
the design of programmes of ActionAid and <strong>Oxfam</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Viet</strong> <strong>Nam</strong>. Reports were published<br />
from 2007 <strong>to</strong> 2011.<br />
This report aims <strong>to</strong> provide a synthesis of our f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs over the last five years (2007-2011).<br />
We hope you f<strong>in</strong>d it <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g and useful.<br />
Andy Baker<br />
Country Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
<strong>Oxfam</strong><br />
Hoang Phuong Thao<br />
Country Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
ActionAid International <strong>Viet</strong> <strong>Nam</strong><br />
1 Many organizations and <strong>in</strong>dividuals contributed <strong>to</strong> this study. The op<strong>in</strong>ions and recommendations expressed<br />
<strong>in</strong> this study do not necessarily represent the policy position of ActionAid, <strong>Oxfam</strong> or the organizations or<br />
researchers whose work is cited below.