The millennials changing the face of sex education in Vietnam

Tu Nguyen gave up a sought-after job in a mission to help young people in Vietnam better understand sex and sexuality.

aljazeera.com – by 9 May 2020

Students attend a WeGrow Edu sex education learning camp for children from 12 to 15 years [WeGrow Edu team]
Students attend a WeGrow Edu sex education learning camp for children from 12 to 15 years [WeGrow Edu team]
Tu Nguyen never had a formal sex education (sex-ed) class at his school in Hanoi, nor was he trained as an educator on the subject, but he and his team have set out to change the face of sex-ed in Vietnam.

Tu, Linh Hoang, Thu Ha and Ngoc Nguyen cofounded startup WeGrow Edu (WE) in their early 20s with the ambitious goal of empowering children and young people from the ages of five to 24 to better understand sex and sexuality. Tiếp tục đọc “The millennials changing the face of sex education in Vietnam”

Overcoming threats to the Mekong’s forests and people

Five countries strive to meet the challenge of forest governance. This special report covers progress, problems and promising solutions.

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Overcoming threats to the Mekong’s forests and people was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of RECOFTC and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

 

RECOFTC’s work is made possible with the continuous support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse

By Nguyet Nhi, Hoang Nam   May 11, 2020 | 08:26 am GMT+7

Fishing communities on the Mekong Delta’s Tien River are blaming salinity intrusion for their fish dying in abnormal numbers, inflicting heavy losses.
Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse

At the foot of Rach Mieu Bridge, 53-year-old Nguyen Sinh Nhut, owner of five cages of red tilapia fish, stands tired and lost after a day of cleaning up dead fish. He can’t say how many have died in the last month. “The fish just kept dying. I have lost VND10 to 20 million ($427 to 854)  that I have to spend on each cage for food,” said Nhut, who has been farming fish for 18 years on the Tien River, a branch of Mekong River in Vietnam.

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