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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Dear development practitioners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">The Ethnic Minorities Working Group (EMWG)
is doing the mapping of activities
and projects related to ethnic minority communities. The EMWG
gets started with
its core members, including Oxfam, Caritas <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region>,
Save the Children, Care International, Plan International,
Norwegian People’s
Aid (NPAID), iSEE (Institute for Studies of Society, Economy
and Development)
and ActionAid <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">The EMWG would like to <big><small>share
the first version of this databa<small>se</small></small></big>
with you
for any possible use in your work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">In order to fully complete the source, the
EMWG hope you, as development
practitioners, will share and add on your own/organizational
information on
projects/activities which are related to ethnic minority
communities. This
would be a great source to be shared with governmental and
development agencies
working in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">The information will be provided in a
template <b>(please see the attached
form) </b>in English or Vietnamese and then sent to Ms.
Nguyen Thi Hoa, EMWG
coordinator via her email: <a
href="mailto:emwg@ngocentre.org.vn">emwg@ngocentre.org.vn</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">It would be appreciated if you can give it
back on 31<sup>st</sup> May
2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Thank you in advance for your
contribution,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">On behalf of EMWG,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Hoa Nguyen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Nguyen Thi Hoa (Ms.)
Ethnic Minority Working Group Coordinator
VUFO-NGO Resource Centre
La Thanh Hotel, Doi Can, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: 84 4 38328570. Fax: 84 4 38328611
Mob: 0977941892
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:emwg@ngocentre.org.vn">emwg@ngocentre.org.vn</a>
Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/emwg">http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/emwg</a>
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