* Partner: Danish government

* Project duration: from November 2005 to November 2007.

* Project budget:

4.600.000 DKK = 12.200.000.000 VND

In which:

+ Nonrefundable aid from Denmark: 4.340.000 DKK = 11.500.000.000 VNĐ

+ Counter fund from Vietnamese government: 260.000 DKK = 700.000.000 VNĐ

* Goals:

          - Enhance financial management and engineering for the water supply companies, and sewerage companies which receive support from Danish mixed credit program;

- Strengthen the management capacity of investment funds in general and the capital of the Danish credit program for water supply and sewage companies.

* Activities:

- Carry out surveys in the water supply and sewerage companies to identify their difficulties and training needs;

- Open training courses on organizational management, finance, information and technology for water supply and sewerage companies;

- Exchange knowledge on standards and norms of the sector for leaders of provinces and water supply and sewage companies;

- Compile the handbook on administrative procedures, finance and operation management of water supply and sewerage systems.