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A mother-daughter rugby coaching team
16/06/2020 adminchildfund

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 Nga’s situation though, is that she is the first coach to see her daughter follow in her footsteps. In 2015, Nga travelled to Laos to…
Vietnam schools make recycling child’s play

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…
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
16/06/2020 adminchildfund

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 sealed road. People, bicycles and other vehicles would simply navigate or pound their way through the dirt and potholes to get to work and home.…
Progress through the eyes of a sponsorship volunteer

Progress through the eyes of a sponsorship volunteer

Writing letters builds friendships, self-esteem and basic literacy for children, and keeps sponsors in touch with their lives and progress. A complete exchange of letters takes about 16 weeks (six…
Prioritising maternal healthcare in rural Vietnam

Prioritising maternal healthcare in rural Vietnam

In 2010, ChildFund Vietnam helped to build a much-needed health centre in rural Bach Thong District. Seven years on, the eight-room health centre now provides services to around 500 patients…