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Change in Vietnam
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Dao girl, 19 years old, at her wedding in Na Khoan village,
Phuong Giao commune—one of the study communities. Marriage
still takes place early in the remote areas, and as for many
young brides, this marks the first time this young woman
will live away from her home community. |
Council researchers are conducting a household survey and interviews
among young people in ethnic minority communities in remote mountain
regions of Vietnam, where about one-third of the population is between
the ages of 10 and 24. The populace in these areas has not enjoyed the
same degree of poverty reduction and improved living standards as the
rest of the country, which is benefiting from recent economic growth.
The third youth and family survey since 1999, this latest Council
collaboration with the Vietnamese government is designed to elicit
information about how the government’s recent, geographically targeted
antipoverty development efforts are affecting young people’s decisions
about school, work, family formation, and reproductive health. The
researchers are seeking to develop strategies that the government can
adopt to better address the needs of a vulnerable population living
where few opportunities exist.
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