On 29/8/2016, CISDOMA signed the cooperation agreement with DAMEN Song Cam Shipyard (DSCS) for the implementation arrangement of the project “Waste Management for Hoang Dong commune, Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city”. This project will be implemented in one-year period to change the awareness and behaviors of 7800 people in processing and recycling of household waste.
Environmental protection, including waste management is a pressing issue in Vietnam, especially in the period of industrialization and modernization. Raising the awareness for community about this problem is truly essential.
Project “Waste Management for Hoang Dong commune, Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city” is funded by the Netherlands Development Finance Company – FMO (via DAMEN Song Cam Shipyard- DSCS). With objective:
To raise awareness and to improve the practices of villagers in Hoang Dong commune on waste management and environmental protection.
Expected outcomes of the project
– Reducing the environmental pollution; no waste dumped into open areas, or burned;
– Raising awareness about environmental protection in a region live;
– Improving living environment with less pollution;
– Creating jobs in sorting/ recycling of waste;
– Improving income of villages from waste recycling.
From 29th August, 2016 to 29thAugust, 2017, CISDOMA will cooperate with DSCS to implement the project as the technical support partner in terms of community communication and organic waste management.
At the signing ceremony, stakeholders expressed their belief that the project will bring positive results for the community in raising awareness about protection of health and environment. In addition, it will improve their living environment and create jobs in waste sorting and recycling. The project also opens up opportunities to develop eco-friendly agricultural models, which use fertilizer from organic waste.
