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The Centre for Sustainable Development – Ten year development journey: Connecting and Sharing

In the morning of April 14, 2016, the Centre for Sustainable Development (SRD) held the 10th Anniversary themed "SRD – Ten year development journey: Connecting and Sharing", with the participation of more than 100 guests including representatives of government agencies, SRD's donors, partners and colleagues.
SRD was honored to welcome the attendance of Mr. Pham Van Tan – Vice President of the Vietnamese Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA), Mr. Vuong Van Dinh – Deputy Head of the Central Commission for Emulation and Commendation, Mr. Truong Van Dat – Deputy Director of the Department of Emulation and Reward, the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MONRE), Mr. Nguyen Phu Hung – Director of the Department of International Cooperation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
"We highly appreciate the proactive, up-to-date, creative, and effective activities and programs of SRD. SRD's interventions in communities and contribution to the two networks of VNGO&CC and VNGO-FLEGT have been supported by government agencies at many levels because of their appropriation to national plans and policies", Mr. Pham Van Tan said in his speech.

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Mr. Pham Van Tan - Vice President of the Vietnamese Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) gave a speech in the anniversary

At the anniversary, the certificates of recognition of the Prime Minister to SRD for its achievements and contribution to national development, of MONRE for its achievements in rural development, environmental protection and climate change, of MARD for its achievements in rural development in Vietnam were presented to SRD by the representatives of government agencies - Mr. Pham Van Tan, Mr Truong Van Dat and Mr. Nguyen Phu Hung.

In the opening speech, Mrs. Vu Thi Bich Hop – the Chair of SRD's Founding Committee cum Executive Director – summarized SRD's achievements as well as difficulties over the past ten years. In the decade with three strategic plans, SRD has earned the trust of 26 international donors and raised the fund of nearly 9.2 million USD to implement 68 projects in 21 provinces/cities throughout the country. Due to its intervention activities, SRD has helped to improve lives for 110,000 direct beneficiaries and 120,000 indirect ones. According the three strategic plans, SRD has continuously worked for the mission that supports poor rural communities to adapt to the changing environment and sustainably manage their own livelihoods. Mrs. Vu also expressed the deep gratitude to SRD's donors, government agencies, VUSTA, partners, staff and volunteers for their all supports during the past ten years.

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Mrs. Vu Thi Bich Hop - Chair of SRD's Founding Committee cum Executive Director - shared about the ten-year development journey

"I have strong faith that, building on the positive results achieved by SRD with your company, SRD will continue to grow with higher quality in the coming decade. I am committed to devote my heart and mind in the implementation of the Succession Plan by building the capacity of our young, dynamic and whole-hearted personnel in the coming years, so that SRD can further enhance the successes gained, make active contributions to sustainable rural development in the national context of international integration and the challenges caused by climate change impacts" said Mrs. Vu.

Through the two presentations of Mr. Donn Berghofer – SRD's organizational development advisor, and Mrs. Konstantinidis Dorothea – Advocacy advisor from GIZ, its achievements in policy advocacy during the past time and SRD's development orientation in the coming years were shared.

 

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Mr. Donn Berghofer – SRD's organizational development advisor, and Mrs. Konstantinidis Dorothea – Advocacy advisor from GIZ, had presentations in the anniversary

SRD, inheriting 28 years of experience from the International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity (CIDSE Vietnam), has significantly developed year by year. Thanks for tireless efforts of SRD's staff, and under the effective management and direction, SRD, originally focusing on agriculture, is now a leading Vietnamese organization in many fields: (i) Agriculture and Sustainable Development, (ii) Climate Change Adaptation and Natural Disaster Risk Reduction, (iii) FLEGT and REDD+, and (iv) Network Coordination, Communication and Advocacy.
SRD, in cooperation with some other NGOs, initiated to establish two national networks of VNGO&CC and VNGO-FLEGT and was repeatedly elected the Chair of them. Under SRD's coordination and steering, the two networks have helped to raise the unheard voices from vulnerable communities to policy makers, as well as contributed actively to national development policies.
SRD has been a Vietnamese representative to many international, regional conferences and forums on climate change, FLEGT, REDD+, agriculture including COP16, COP21, the Consultation Conference of Donors for Vietnam, etc. Attending these events, SRD contributed to improve the Vietnamese NGO community's role and shared Vietnam's experiences in supporting and developing communities with international stakeholders.

***On March 26, 2006, SRD was founded under the Decision No.281/QD-LHH of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations and granted with the Certificate of Registration for Science and Technology Activities No. A-498, dated March 30, 2006, by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

*FLEGT: Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade

*REDD+: Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

*VNGO&CC: Vietnamese Non-Government Organizations and Climate Change

*VNGO-FLEGT: Vietnamese Non-Government Organizations on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade

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