Study on the causes of school drop-out in children and adolescents: 2010

The Vietnamese government has always made the education sector a top priority. In the 1990s Vietnam set a group of objectives called the policy of Education for All (EfA) and mobilised a nation-wide program which aimed to universalise the EfA and eliminate illiteracy in adults. However, the problem of children dropping out of school, which is happening for several reasons, is attracting public attention. In response to this issue, Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), a mass social organisation, has actively sought to take control of the problem of children dropping out of school. In 2008, an evaluation of the VWU and Ministry of Education and Training program on healthy living and life skills education reviewed and recommended that a study on the causes of school drop out in children and adolescents needed to be implemented in order to design an appropriate intervention and support for this group. In response to that recommendation, VWU has requested that  RTCCD conduct a literature review on the causes of school drop-out in children and adolescents. The final report is intended to be finally submitted in the middle of May. Download report summary in Vietnamese.

The Economics of Tobacco in Vietnam: Tobacco Expenditures and Their Opportunity Costs: 2003-2004

This is a case-control study investigating tobacco expenditure in relation to other household expenditure for basic needs. The research was conducted in part by a grant from the Research for International Tobacco Control (RITC) and was implemented in Vietnam by PATH Canada, in collaboration with RTCCD. The research was conducted in five provinces – Lao Cai, Hung Yen, Da Nang, Phu Yen and Ben Tre. The research results provided evidence-based information to policy makers and community leaders and promoted the control of tobacco use as a component of the poverty alleviation program in Vietnam. Download report summary in English.

Nature conservation and sustainability of important plants in Tam Dao and Ba Be National Parks: 1997-1999

This was a joint project implemented by RTCCD and the Centre for Research and Development of Ethno-medicinal Plants (CREDEP) from 1997 to 1999. The RTCCD was responsible for conducting research to identify community sociological and economical factors which might prevent local people from conducting deforestation and encourage them to seek livelihoods outside the buffer zone.