On October 9th, 2024, through the provincial Women’s Union, a delegation from the Medical Committee Netherlands – Vietnam (MCNV) visited Yen Bai province and provided support to 100 households that were severely affected by Typhoon Yagi in September 2024.
As part of the working trip, MCNV visited and directly provided assistance to 10 families, including 3 households of persons with disabilities, who suffered significant losses in Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province. Each package included 5 million VND in cash and a rice cooker.
The beneficiaries are low-income households, including a person with disability living alone in a remote and difficult-to-access areas. Their sole source of income is agriculture. The widespread flooding and massive landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi resulted in substantial losses to both their homes and their livelihoods.
MCNV handovers 90 rice cookers to Yen Bai Women’s Union.
In addition to providing direct aid to 10 affected households, MCNV also handed over 90 rice cookers to the Yen Bai Women’s Union. These cookers will be distributed to 90 other affected households in the province in October 2024.
MCNV hopes these small gifts will support local people as they rebuild their lives after the natural disasters. On this occasion, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the People’s Committee of Yen Bai province, relevant departments, and especially the provincial Women’s Union for facilitating this partnership and wholeheartedly cooperating with us to connect the support from Dutch donors with those in need.
MCNV Chief of Representative Office in Vietnam, Mr. Pham Dung, hands over post-disaster relief aid to 5 households affected by Typhoon Yagi at the People’s Committee of Viet Cuong commune, Tran Yen district.
Yen Bai province is one of the hardest hit by Yagi typhoon in September 2024. According to the Vietnam News, the whole province had over 22,000 damaged houses; nearly 18,700 flooded houses, of which nearly 4,000 houses in Tran Yen district. In the agricultural sector, the province over 4,000ha of crops were damaged and affected. Nearly 2,000 livestock and poultry died, over 100ha of fish ponds were washed away.
(Source: https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1662764/northern-province-yen-bai-held-urgent-meeting-at-night-on-overcoming-typhoon-yagi-s-consequences.html)
Damages caused by Yagi typhoon in Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province. Photo taken on October 9, 2024/MCNV.
MCNV & Yen Bai province:
For over a decade (2006-2016), MCNV supported Tran Yen district, Yen Bai province, through an HIV prevention program, including the establishment of the ‘Sunflower Network’- a system of clubs for women living with HIV, aimed at raising awareness, combating stigma, providing knowledge on infection prevention, and supporting livelihoods.
