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Organization	For Vietnamese Stature Foundation
Region	Vietnam
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ProjectLeader	Diep Tran

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The project aims to help 3,000 workers in reproductive age in Thang Long industrial park in Hanoi improving knowledge and skills on proper nutritional practices, reproductive and mental health care. Project activities include i) provide communications, counseling and reproductive health examination; ii) reinforce the roles and responsibilities of businesses, the media and the community. By the end of project, 70% of the workers have had positive changes on nutrition and reproductive health.

Challenge

Hanoi has 9 industrial zones with 144,428 workers and female workers account for 70%. Awareness and skills of workers, especially female workers in nutritional care, mental health and prevention of depression in pregnancy and postpartum, and reproductive health have been very limited. The consequences are: reduced health, sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, depression, etc. Meanwhile, businesses, the media, other related agencies and community have not been aware of the problem

Long-Term Impact

The project aims to help 3,000 workers in reproductive age in Thang Long industrial park in Hanoi improving knowledge and skills on proper nutritional practices, reproductive and mental health care. Project activities include i) provide communications, counseling and reproductive health examination; ii) reinforce the roles and responsibilities of businesses, the media and the community. By the end of project, 70% of the workers have had positive changes on nutrition and reproductive health.