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I had a soul mate
02/11/2020 childfund2020

I had a soul mate

Phuong is a young girl who lives in a poor, remote mountainous area in Bac Kan Province with her family. In 2005, Phuong was sponsored by Nicky, an Australian freelance photographer. Nicky has travelled to many places around the world, taking photos, and she often shared these with Phuong. They exchanged letters regularly, telling each…
Knowledge means power for maternal and child health

Knowledge means power for maternal and child health

Before 2010, women in Luc Binh commune gave birth at home without the assistance of any trained doctors or healthcare staff. Nor did they have access to postpartum checkups. In…
A mother-daughter rugby coaching team

A mother-daughter rugby coaching team

Nga is 33 year-old and a rugby coach with ChildFund Pass It Back. Like many of our female coaches in Vietnam, she is also a mother. What is unusual about…
Vietnam schools make recycling child’s play
16/06/2020 adminchildfund

Vietnam schools make recycling child’s play

ChildFund Vietnam has been helping schools transform their playgrounds, gardens and classrooms using recyclable materials. In Bac Kan province, in northern Vietnam, 10 new school playgrounds have been built and decorated using old plastics and tyres, providing more than 1000 children with safe and inspiring places to learn and play. At Quang Phong school, for…
Self-sustainability for the water access

Self-sustainability for the water access

“The most important thing about a project is the villagers’ participation. If they can be involved in all steps from raising ideas about specific needs, designing the project model to…
Ha reflects on two decades helping children in Vietnam

Ha reflects on two decades helping children in Vietnam

Some of Ha Dinh’s earliest memories are of walking through the rough, muddy streets of rural neighbourhoods in northern Vietnam. It was rare to see a paved footpath or a…