Where we work

Bac Kan is a poor province in Vietnam with the least population among 11 northern mountainous provinces. According to the General Statistics Office of the Government of Vietnam, the 2013 population of Bac Kan province was 303,100 with a density of 64 persons per km2 over a total land area of almost 5000 square kilometres of the province. Around 95% of the province’s land area is forested with the remaining land used for housing or agriculture.

In Bac Kan, ChildFund has been working in 20 communes in Bach Thong, Na Ri, and Ngan Son district.

When beginning our community development programs in Hoa Binh, the socio-economic conditions were challenging. According to ChildFund’s basic survey results conducted in 1997, the poverty rate was as high as 32%. There was a critical need for water and sanitation facilities in the communities.