Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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This five year (2007-2011) synthesis report on rural poverty monitoring is a collective
effort that could not have been completed without the valuable contributions of many
people.
We would like to thank the leadership and staff of ActionAid International Vietnam (AAV)
and Oxfam for their valuable comments throughout the whole design process and in
field work, workshops, and report development. Some staff of Oxfam and ActionAid
took part in field work and contributed their knowledge and depth of experience to the
research methodology and contents.
We are grateful to the People’s Committees, Departments of Foreign Affairs, and various
government departments at provincial and district levels for approving and creating
favourable conditions for our work. We thank the members of the nine provincial core
groups including officials in the departments involved, mass provincial and district level
organizations, and commune officials who devoted their time and effort in working with
us to complete the field work and poverty monitoring in each province. We especially
thank the village officers who accompanied and supported us during field work in the
20 villages of the monitoring network. The active participation and smooth coordination
among ActionAid’s and Oxfam’s local partners, including coordinators, members of
Development Programme Management Units at the district level, and staff from other
Vietnamese NGOs such as HCCD and CCD (as local partners of AAV in Ha Tinh and Dien
Bien), have also been critical to the success of the initiative.
Last but not least, we would like to sincerely thank the men, women, and children in
the villages selected for sharing with us in discussion and in-depth interviews their
difficulties, achievements, plans, and future expectations. None of this work could have
been achieved without their lively and active participation.
We would appreciate receiving comments 2 from interested readers and would like to
thank you in advance.
Consultants from Truong Xuan (Ageless) Company:
Hoang Xuan Thanh (Team Leader), with
Dinh Thi Thu Phuong
Ha My Thuan
Dinh Thi Giang
Luu Trong Quang
Dang Thi Thanh Hoa
Nguyen Thi Hoa
Truong Tuan Anh
2 Your comments can be sent to Mr. Hoang Xuan Thanh, Team Leader, Director of Truong Xuan (Ageless)
Company at the following numbers: (04) 39434478 (office), 091 334 0972 (mobile), email: thanhhx@gmail.com;
Ms. Hoang Lan Huong, Advocacy and Communication Programme Officer, Oxfam at (04) 39454362, email:
hlhuong@oxfam.org.uk; and Ms. Duong Minh Nguyet, Policy Coordinator, ActionAid International Viet Nam at
(04) 39439866, email: nguyet.duongminh@actionaid.org.