The Vietnam Innovation Day 2006 (VID 2006) is organized jointly by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) through the Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children Project (PEDC) and by the World Bank (WB) and other donors, on the theme of “Disadvantaged Children and Youth” with the four following sub-themes:

1.       Quality education for disadvantaged children and youth

2.       Street children and youth

3.       Out of school, out of work children and youth; and

4.       Participation and empowerment of children and youth in society.

Children are here defined as those between the ages of 4 and 14; and youth are here defined as those between the ages of 15 and 24.

VID 2006 will be held in June 2006 in Hanoi, when individuals or organizations with shortlisted innovative proposals will have an opportunity to meet and share ideas. The World Bank together with other donors and MOET will establish separate panels of judges to make final selections for funding from shortlists of the best proposals. It is anticipated that at least thirty projects will be selected for awards of up to a maximum US$10,000 each, either from the World Bank together with other donors or from MOET under the PEDC, to support their implementation.

The World Bank together with other donors and MOET will separately and independently select proposals for grant award in relation to the following categories:

·         World Bank and other donors will award grants to innovative proposals from individuals and organizations addressing the needs of youth or targeting both children and youth.

·         MoET will award grants to innovative proposals only from organizations (not individuals), addressing only the needs of children.

Foreign individuals and entities may only apply in cooperation with a Vietnamese partner bearing primary implementation responsibilities.

Eligibility criteria, implementation requirements and application forms are different for projects selected by the World Bank together with other donors and those selected by MOET. Further information in each case and application forms are available at: (1) WB: http://www.worldbank.org.vn; (2) MOET: http://www.edu.net.vn; and (3) PEDC: www.gdth-pedc.org.vn. Hard copies are available at the World Bank Office at 63 Ly Thai To St., 8^th Floor, Hanoi; at the Vietnam Development Information Center 1^st Floor, 63 Ly Thai To St., Hanoi; at the PEDC Project Coordination Unit (PCU) at 57A, Tran Phu Street, Hanoi; or at the Department of Education and Training (DoET) within any province, or can be emailed or posted upon request.

The World Bank together with other donors and MOET are inviting proposals within the theme and sub-themes specified above from all interested parties. Completed proposals (hard copy or electronic) must be received at the World Bank Office in Hanoi no later than by 17:00 April 28, 2006, address to:

Vietnam Innovation Day program

The World Bank in Vietnam

8^th Floor, 63 Ly Thai To St., Hanoi

Or email: vietnam@worldbank.org

For further details please call 1900 – 1734 for automatic answering service or contact:

Ms. Ngo Kieu Anh                                            Ms. Luu Thu Thuy

The World Bank in Vietnam                            PEDC

8^th Floor, 63 Ly Thai To St., Hanoi                  57a Tran Phu

Tel: (04) 934-6600 Ext. 335                              Tel. (04) 734 2092 Ext. 207

Fax: (04) 934-6597                                            Fax. (04) 734 2091

Email: vietnam@worldbank.org                     thuy.pcu@pedc.org.vn

For reference

- Introduction

- Aplication form

- Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children

(Source: The World Bank in Vietnam)