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25 years creating positive changes for children and communities
25/11/2020 childfund2020

25 years creating positive changes for children and communities

I made my first visit to Vietnam early in 2006, soon after I started as CEO of ChildFund Australia. Back then, the dusty highway from the old Hanoi airport seemed to have more cattle than cars on the road, and both were outnumbered by the bicycles and motorbikes. So different today. The country has transformed…
When schools flourish, all flourish

When schools flourish, all flourish

In the middle of a mountainous area in Tan Lac district, kilometres away from the main road, stands the new Khieng branch of Phu Cuong preschool. Seeing it, no one…
ChildFund Pass It Back Coach Ha uses her skills to protect her community

ChildFund Pass It Back Coach Ha uses her skills to protect her community

Ha is a ChildFund Pass It Back coach in Hoa Binh, Vietnam, and a trained community-based health officer at her commune.  As a coach, Ha provides a range of learning…
Canals pave the way for our production
17/11/2020 childfund2020

Canals pave the way for our production

Nhung recalls her memory to share her farming in early 2000 when she’s just moved in to live with her husband’s family. “We had the same land ever since our parents did. At that time, we could grow only one rice crop per year, in half of the land while the other half must be…
Mobilising parents and teachers for child-friendly schools

Mobilising parents and teachers for child-friendly schools

Ly has been working as the head master of Ha Vi preschool since 2008. She stops sweeping in order to welcome us to her school. “Every single morning, together we…
Out of the house and onto the pitch

Out of the house and onto the pitch

For many young girls and women living in rural Vietnam, participation in sport is unheard of – particularly after marriage and childbirth. But Lan is breaking this mold and inspiring…