From March to May 2022, Center for Knowledge Co-creation and Development Research (CKC) will implement the Project “Gender-sensitive storytelling: A new approach for teachers to promote gender equality in primary education” in five primary schools in Hue city. The Project is funded by the Australian Volunteers Program Impact Fund of Australian Volunteers International (AVI) and approved by Thua Thien Hue Provincial People’s Committee to carry out in the near future.
In order to promote gender equality in co-educational environments, the Project aims to empower primary teachers in practicing gender-sensitive education methods to redefine existing gender norms and raise gender equality awareness within the local education system.
Sincere gratitude to AVI for entrusting CKC to take on the Project to promote gender equality through an educational approach in primary school settings.
Han Nguyen
In 2020, CKC started its first social survey in the Mekong River Delta, especially in Soc Trang province. At the end of 2021, CKC had the opportunity to communicate with local people in Ben Tre province through a remote survey amid the Covid-19 travel restrictions.
In February 2022, CKC goes on the working opportunities in the western provinces with two field trips in Can Tho city and Tra Vinh province. Nearly 400 households from over 12 wards and communes enthusiastically participated in household interviews and focus group discussions, which helped CKC’s research team to fully collect socio-economic information of the communities affected by energy development projects. What permanently remains in each research member is the warmth, openness, and intimacy of the local people. Those good impressions are the motivation to help us overcome obstacles in weather conditions, travel, and even work pressure in the “new normal” context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is extremely precious that on each new path, CKC has the accompanies of professional collaborators in the Mekong River Delta. Each trip always brings us exciting experiences in new lands and valuable lessons in field sites. In 2022, CKC hopes to carry out further research in the Mekong River Delta, which nurtures so many picturesque landscapes and extremely benevolent people.
Tu Nguyen
On February 20, the sharing session “Connect with Nature” with the topic of environmental protection took place at Huyen Khong pagoda in an exciting and peaceful atmosphere as part of the project “The Read-lish – English Book Corner.”
Participants included guest speaker – young environmental activist Nguyen Dang Hoang Hai, English teacher from iLead AMA Hue English Center, teachers from Huyen Khong English Center, and 30 pupils in grades 6 to 9. Through the session, the students gained a fundamental awareness of issues related to unsustainable consumption lifestyles and simple ways to have an eco-friendly life. In addition, the pupils had opportunity to study environmental books together and convey their perspectives and knowledge on environmental protection through the most practical acts. The speaker and CKC also donated these books to the Project’s community book corner. The sharing session was performed in a bilingual English-Vietnamese format to help pupils increase their environmental knowledge along with their English skills.
CKC believes that the sharing session “Connecting with Nature” has sowed green seeds and motivated pupils to connect with and cherish Mother Earth, because preserving the planet also means protecting our own home and ourselves.
“The Read-lish: English Book Corner”, initiated by UCI and CKC, is a 5-year project aimed at building small and welcoming English book corners that provide useful knowledge and enhance opportunities for international integration for pupils aged 6 to 18. The “Connect with Nature” is the first in a series of sessions on current global topics, such as environmental protection, climate change, gender equality, and mental health.
Chi Duong