Hanoi, 22 October 2024, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and the Consortium consisting of World Vision, CARE, and Plan International join hands to carry out humanitarian assistance response typhoon YAGI with the project “Supporting Humanitarian Response and EarlyRecovery in the Aftermath of typhoon Yagi in Viet Nam”.

Typhoon Yagi, the strongest to hit Viet Nam in 30 years, left 330 dead and missing in Viet Nam. It swept over Northern of Viet Nam on September 7, causing heavy rains, large-scale flooding, flash floods and landslides. The disaster has impacted millions of people, including children, women and men across 26 provinces and cities. Cao Bang, Ha Giang and Yen Bai provinces are among the hardest hit with severe damage, with river levels at a 60-year high.

There was a Call for Emergency Assistance from the government (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) to World Vision, Plan International and CARE International in Viet Nam on September 09, 2024.

In the spirit of collaboration and partnership, there is a joint initiative, the “Humanitarian Assistance Response to Typhoon Yagi & the Aftermath in Viet Nam”, or HARYAV—fittingly pronounced “Hurry up.” This initiative stands as a testament to the power of unity, led by World Vision and implemented through the dedicated efforts of World Vision, alongside partners CARE and Plan International, and local government organisations, including the provincial Chapters of the Viet Nam Red Cross.

Together, the consortium aims to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), enhance safe and inclusive learning for children to return to school, and support vulnerable households in meeting daily subsistence and immediate needs through multi-purpose cash transfers. Besides that, the project also provides support services to children and women affected by abuse and violence; it also reduces post-disaster child abuse and violence and gender-based violence risks for women, girls, and other vulnerable groups and connects them to referral pathways in schools and communities.

Within 6 months (10/2024-03/2025), the project will prioritise the most severely impacted people in Yen Bai (Luc Yen and Yen Binh Districts), Ha Giang (Hoang Su Phi District), and Cao Bang (Bao Lac District). The selected households include people displaced by the floods, flash floods, and landslides, hosts and flood returners, in the most underserved and hard to reach areas. Totally, it is expected that 12,205 people will be directedly impacted, particularly 2,900 girls, 2735 boys (including 239 children with disability), 3,375 women and 3,195 men (including 290 adults with disabilities).

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