USAID supports Quang Tri Province to build first transition house

PANO - The Action to the Community Development Center (ACDC) in collaboration with the Quang Tri Project Management Unit, the Traditional Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the first transition house in Quang Tri province on February 28.

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The launching ceremony was attended by USAID/Vietnam Mission Director Michael Greene, Quang Tri Provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Hoang Nam, and Director of the Traditional Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital Le Thi Lieu.

At the launching ceremony. (Photo: U.S. Embassy)

Transition houses help persons with disabilities to practice their daily living functions (such as moving, dressing, eating, etc.) so that they can fully integrate themselves into society and lead an independent life. The transition house at Cua Tung Traditional Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital was developed with support from USAID’s Raising Voices, Creating Opportunities project. This three-year, $2 million project is expected to generate positive changes in accessibility for people with disabilities by building sustainable support models for persons with disabilities.

In December 2019, USAID’s Raising Voices, Creating Opportunities activity launched Vietnam’s first transition house for persons with disabilities in Thua Thien-Hue province and is currently replicating this model in Quang Nam and Quang Tri provinces.

Reported by Song Anh