Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, country director of Oxfam Vietnam Vietnam is committed to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 10 for an inclusive society. What does this goal mean for poor women? As part of Oxfam’s research on the social impacts of inequality, we met Ms. Nang, 47, who lives in Chi Lang district, Lang Son Province. After her husband died in 2010, Nang found herself in debt and without resources. She has no land, weak health and a low level of education, and has to move back and forth between her husband’s village and her own home village. Nang does seasonal work ploughing and hoeing for better-off families, earning VND150 000 ($6.45) per day, just enough to cover daily expenses. Although she is categorized as a poor head of household, she does not dare to borrow money for raising livestock because she’s afraid of not being able to pay back the loan. She has to cover all expenses for her health care and her daughter’s lower secondary education. Nang said, “my dream is to have enough money for my daughter to continue learning, but it seems impossible.” Nang is one of the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity…. Read full this story
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