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Summary: This study examines the budget for primary
education at district level, particularly
expenditure for children with disabilities
(CWD).
Vietnam has lacked budget studies, especially those involving children.
Problems collecting data and a centrally planned economy are two of the
reasons and the process of budget allocation remains unclear to most
people.
This study examines the budget for primary education at district level with
emphasis on expenditure for children with disabilities (CWD). It also looks
at utilisation of budgets and other financial resources for CWD in some
primary schools that have inclusive education classes for CWD.
Its purpose is to make children including CWD, more visible in policies and
decision-making processes, especially those related to budget and
resource allocations in Vietnam; to collect information and details on the
process and structure of education budgets at district level; and to clarify
the link between budget and policies related to children's (including CWD)
rights to education.
The report breaks down into three sections: the background concentrates
on the description of legal frameworks, policies related to children, and
general budgetary processes centrally; the second section focuses on the
budget for primary education, analysing the budgetary process for
education in general and for primary education in particular; the last part
examines key budget issues and financial resources for inclusive education
of children with disabilities in one particular district.
The report concludes that districts should have a more active role in the
budgetary process, not only in spending larger amounts on children with
disabilities but by implementing the government’s commitment to inclusive
education for children with disabilities.
Owner: Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Ngo Huy Duc, Le Ngoc Hungpdf: www.crin.org/docs/resources/publications/hrbap/VietnamChild-Budgets.pdf