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Better access to education for Dao children in Na Lom
02/11/2020 childfund2020

Better access to education for Dao children in Na Lom

Na Lom is a village in Don Phong commune. There are 62 households living there. All of the residents are Dao, a minority group living mostly in the northern part of Vietnam. Due to the mountainous area, it takes children hours to travel to the communal primary school. For this reason, it would be almost…
I had a soul mate

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…
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
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…