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Out of the house and onto the pitch
17/11/2020 childfund2020

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 a new generation of girls and young women. Lan is 22 years old and comes from a small village in Hoa Binh, a mountainous province…
Food shortages are a thing of the past

Food shortages are a thing of the past

“Things have changed a lot in the last 10 years,” says Dam, a farmer and member of the women’s union in Ha Vi, Bac Kan. “Back then, we used to…
Cow bank scheme gives hopes to families

Cow bank scheme gives hopes to families

Just like many families in Hoa Binh, Vietnam, six-year-old Hiep’s family were trying to survive on little more than a dollar a day. Hiep’s family is one of the poorest…
Credit to boost up farming production
17/11/2020 childfund2020

Credit to boost up farming production

Having lived her whole life solely dependent on farming, Xuan, aged 33, in Don Phong commune found ChildFund-support saving and credits scheme invaluable. “Like other farmers in the neighborhood, we had no spare cash on hand. All of our money is invested in our farm. When we had money, we used it for the family…
How sponsorship changed our village

How sponsorship changed our village

Viet was nine years old when ChildFund Vietnam started sponsorship in his small village in Bac Kan province in the country’s northeast. He remembers his parents struggling to grow enough…
Da and her green thumb

Da and her green thumb

For a long time in history, people living in rural areas have survived on subsistence farming, with little of their produce left over for sale or profit. In addition, outdated…