The P135 Programme for Socio-economic Development of Communes Facing Extreme Difficulties in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas in Vietnam

The Socio-economic Development Programme for Ethnic Minority Areas (SEDEMA), more commonly referred to as Programme 135 (P135) is a national poverty reduction programme that began in 1998 for a 7-year period and in 2006 was extended to 2010. Its target area is communes and villages in remote ethnic minority and mountainous areas facing extreme difficulties, with harsh natural conditions and few opportunities to participate in national and mainstream economic growth.