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The project objective is to increase access for children with hearing loss to Vietnamese sign language-based primary and lower secondary education. According to bank documents, the key outcome of the project is that graduation rate of students with hearing loss will reach 60 percent of non-disabled students in the same province.
Other project disbursement indicators include:
- 1,200 students in primary school are taught in Vietnamese Sign language (VSL) and able to use it;
- 300 secondary students are taught in VSL and able to use it;
- 200 teachers trained in deaf education and VSL and use it in their teaching;
- A library of VSL videos based on the Maths and Vietnamese curriculum for primary and secondary education created and functional on MOET’s learning management system (LMS); and
- The list of VSL signs will include an additional 4,000 signs for a total of 6,000 signs and is made publically available.
Even though the project is ranked as Category C, the Safeguard Policies might be applied for Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10.
Global Partnership on Output-based Aid US$ 3million
1/World Bank
Contact: An Thi My Tran,Anh Lan Vu,Inga Afanasieva,Inga Afanasieva
Title: Senior Education Specialist
Tel: 5777+8266
Email: atran1@worldbank.org
2/Borrower/Client/Recipient
Name: Ministry of Education and Training
Contact: Duc Huu Nguyen
Title: Deputy General Director
Tel: 0913579088
Email: ndhuu@moet.edu.vn
3/Implementing Agencies
Name: Ministry of Education and Training
Contact: Duc Huu Nguyen
Title: Deputy General Director
Tel: 0913579088
Email: ndhuu@moet.edu.vn
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