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VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE VIETNAM (VPV)
Brief Introduction
Volunteers For Peace Vietnam (VPV) is a non-profit, voluntary organization working with the aim to promote volunteerism and international exchange in Vietnam and around the world. VPV is organizing various volunteer placements in which volunteers from all over the world can join to help disadvantaged communities in Vietnam and learn about Vietnam through life experience and cultural exchange.
Volunteers For Peace Vietnam was established in 2005 and since then we have hosted almost 1,000 international volunteers coming from more than 20 different countries in the world who join short-term or long-term programs in Vietnam.
VPV is a full member of UNESCO’s CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service) and of NVDA (Network of Voluntary Development in Asia). VPV is a partner of the ALLIANCE of European Voluntary Organizations, ICYE Federation of International Cultural Youth Exchange and SCI Service Civil International.
VPV is official recognized by the Vietnamese Government with Permit #BM330.
VPV’s Programs:
- International Workcamps
- Short, Medium, Long-term Program for Individuals
- Culture Exchange Programs and Bilateral/Tailored Groups
- Youth Training and Development Program
- Community Development Projects
VPV’s Focus:
- Children and Education
- Healthcare and HIV/AIDS, Disability
- Environment and Sustainable Development (e.g. organic farming)
- Youth training, cultural preservation and social development
VPV’s Project Areas:
Northern Vietnam: Ha Noi, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Ha Tay, Nam Dinh
Central Vietnam: Da Nang, Nha Trang
Southern Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City
VPV’s Contact:
Person in charge : Don Tuan Phuong, VPV President
Email/Incoming : phuongdon@vpv.vn
YM: dontphuong
Skype: phuongdon
Tel : 844-7651909
Fax : 844-7652719
Address : COMA6, Duong 70, Tay Mo – Tu Liem – Ha Noi.
Website : www.vpv.vn
VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE VIETNAM (VPV)
Workcamp List 2008
VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE VIETNAM (VPV)
Workcamp Project Description 2008
VPV11-08 Ha Noi Street Children 12.3-25.3 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV19-08 Ha Noi Street Children 14.5-27.5 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols SR
VPV23-08 Ha Noi Street Children 11.6-24.6 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV29-08 Ha Noi Street Children 9.7-22.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV37-08 Ha Noi Street children 13.8-26.8 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV48-08 Ha Noi Street Children 29.10-11.11 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
Cau Moi Street Children Club was founded in 2006 by a group of university students with the aim to help street children having better care and education. The group is running a class for the children in which volunteers come to help with the lessons. Beside the lesson, the group also organizes many activities for the children to provide them with more life skills with the hope that they can have some more happiness that a normal child should have. There are about 10-25 children, who themselves are working very hard to earn their own living in the city, joining the club every day after their work in a small classroom.
W: Volunteers will spend time with the class and help teaching English for the children, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help redecorating the classrooms and if possible, enrich their book store (by collecting/buying books from home country or in Vietnam).
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
T: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
SR: VPV19-08: Volunteers will prepare for the International Children’s Day.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV12-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 12.3-25.3 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV15-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 16.4-29.4 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV24-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 11.6-24.6 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV30-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 9.7-22.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV34-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 30.7-12.8 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV38-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 13.8-26.8 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV42-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 17.9-30.9 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV47-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 29.10-11.11 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
Ha Cau Orphanage was founded in 1997 as an NGO to support children in difficult situation. At this moment, there are about 70 children who are orphan, abandoned or disabled. The orphanage is providing housing, education and basic care for the children, as well as providing vocational training with the hope that children can stand on their own feet with a job in the future. However, the resource for the orphanage is limited.
W: Volunteers will spend time teaching English for the children, organizing games and other activities for them, making handicraft for fundraising with the children. Volunteers will also help redecorating the classrooms where necessary, and improve their library by collecting/buying books from home country or in Vietnam.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Ha Cau Orphanage is located in Ha Dong Town, Ha Tay Province. It is quite close to VPV’s Peace House in Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
T: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV13-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 2.4-15.4 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV17-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 30.4-13.5 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV21-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 4.6-17.6 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV25-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 18.6-1.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV27-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 2.7-15.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV31-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 16.7-28.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV35-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 6.8-19.8 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV40-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 10.9-23.9 KIDS/SOCI/EDU/FEST 20 vols SR
VPV44-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 1.10-14.10 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV49-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 12.11-25.11 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
Phu Tho SOS Children's Village was built in Viet Tri City in 1999 following the model of the famous SOS International. There are now about 168 orphans living in 15 families with the care from the village mothers and staff. The orphans come from 5 different provinces in the north of Vietnam at the ages between 1-18 years old. They are provided with housing, full care and education. Being orphan/abandoned, children are quite shy and they need more confident to be involved with regular life in the community as normal children.
W: Volunteers will spend time with the children and help improving their English, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help redecorating the houses and classrooms, planting vegetable, cleaning the area. Volunteers will also join the families to get closer to the children’s life and try to build up wider horizon for the children and encourage them to learn better for brighter future.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Dormitory with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Duu Lau, Viet Tri, Phu Tho Province.
T: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the north.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
SR: VPV40-08: Volunteers will prepare for the Full Moon Festival for the children.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV14-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 2.4-15.4 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV18-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 30.4-13.5 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV22-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 4.6-17.6 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV26-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 18.6-1.7 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV28-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 2.7-15.7 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV32-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 16.7-28.7 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV36-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 6.8-19.8 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV41-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 10.9-23.9 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols SR
VPV45-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 1.10-14.10 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV50-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 12.11-25.11 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
Viet Tri Welfare Center was established in early 1990s to support children who were abandoned or disabled. At this moment, there are about 110 children who have different types of deformities and about 20 of them are abandoned babies. Some of them are victims of Agent Orange (a chemical used by US Army during the Vietnam War). Most of the children stay in the Center where they are provided housing, medical care, basic education and some vocational training. They are aged between 8-17 years old.
W: Volunteers will spend time playing with the children, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help taking care of the babies, redecorating the houses and classrooms or cleaning the area.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Dormitory with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Duu Lau, Viet Tri, Phu Tho Province.
T: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the north.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
SR: VPV41-08: Volunteers will prepare for the Full Moon Festival for the children.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV16-08 Ha Tay Friendship Village 16.4-29.4 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
VPV33-08 Ha Tay Friendship Village 30.7-12.8 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
VPV43-08 Ha Tay Friendship Village 17.9-30.9 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
Vietnam Friendship Village is a treatment/care centre for Agent Orange victims located in Ha Tay Province, which was opened in 1993 to treat children and veterans suffering from the effects of Agent Orange (The children, whose fathers or grandfathers were exposed (causing chromosomal damage) or who were contaminated from their mother’s milk, suffer from a range of difficult conditions. While staying in Vietnam Friendship Village, children and veterans are nourished and are provided with free medical care. The children, who may stay there for several years, receive not only basic education, but also some forms of job training.
The Organic Gardening Project was launched in 2004 with the goal of creating islands of a harmonious approach to agriculture within areas of environmental and human devastation--increasing awareness of the consequences of war and, at the same time, demonstrating positive strategies for healing and living. At this moment, the farm is providing about 60% of the village’s consumption of vegetable. It is expected that it will cover all the need and there are products left for sale to raise fund for the village.
W: Volunteers will help with clearing the site, preparing soil, weeding, planting vegetables and fruit trees, cleaning a fish pond and redecorating the flowers in the garden. Additional activities may include planting trees, moving bricks for construction, collecting garbage and playing with the children or exchanging with local volunteers or farmers.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
T: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV20-08 Ba Vi Orphanage 14.5-27.5 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols SR
VPV39-08 Ba Vi Orphanage 20.8-2.9 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
VPV46-08 Ba Vi Orphanage 15.10-28.10 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
VPV52-08 Ba Vi Orphanage 17.12-30.12 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols SR
Ba Vi Orphanage was founded in 1979 with the aim to provide good shelter and care for children with disabilities and orphan. At this moment, there are about 150 children who are abandoned or who are from very poor families who cannot afford caring for the treatment of disabilities. The orphanage is providing housing, education and basic care for the children, as well as providing vocational training with the hope that children can stand on their own feet with a job in the future.
VPV is working with the orphanage to start up an organic garden with the aim to provide extra food for the children, and at the same time provide opportunities for labor rehabilitation for them.
W: Volunteers will help with clearing the site, preparing soil, weeding, planting vegetables and fruit trees, cleaning a fish pond and redecorating the flowers in the garden. Additional activities may include planting trees, moving bricks for construction, collecting garbage and playing with the children or exchanging with local volunteers or staff.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: Shared rooms in project site. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Thuy An, Ba Vi, Ha Tay.
T: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the west.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
SR: In VPV20-08, volunteers will prepare for the International Children’s Day. In VPV52-08, volunteers will prepare for the Xmas and New Year Festival for the children.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV51-08 Ha Noi Volunteer Festival 26.11-9.12 SOCI/FEST 20 vols
The “Beauty in Diversity Day” is an annual event organized by UNDP in cooperation with many local and international organizations in Vietnam to celebrate 3 special days together: the World AIDS Day (1 December), the International Volunteer Day (3 December) and the Day for People with Disabilities (5 December). The event will take place in the wide public in Hanoi City. It is dedicated to recognizing the diversity of individuals living with or affected by disability, those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, together with wide-range of individuals that volunteer their time and energy to contribute to the community's needs.
W: Volunteers will Volunteers will prepare for the information corner with materials collected from different sources on the themes of HIV/AIDS prevention, disability and volunteering. The work will include designing, erecting, decorating and preparing games and activities for the event. Prepare a lot of ideas for this. Bring related materials from your country. Volunteers will also organize discussion with university students on the themes above.
S: Volunteerism in Vietnam, HIV/AIDS, Disability
A: VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
T: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Q: Interest and motivation working with social issues
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
Brief Introduction
Volunteers For Peace Vietnam (VPV) is a non-profit, voluntary organization working with the aim to promote volunteerism and international exchange in Vietnam and around the world. VPV is organizing various volunteer placements in which volunteers from all over the world can join to help disadvantaged communities in Vietnam and learn about Vietnam through life experience and cultural exchange.
Volunteers For Peace Vietnam was established in 2005 and since then we have hosted almost 1,000 international volunteers coming from more than 20 different countries in the world who join short-term or long-term programs in Vietnam.
VPV is a full member of UNESCO’s CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service) and of NVDA (Network of Voluntary Development in Asia). VPV is a partner of the ALLIANCE of European Voluntary Organizations, ICYE Federation of International Cultural Youth Exchange and SCI Service Civil International.
VPV is official recognized by the Vietnamese Government with Permit #BM330.
VPV’s Programs:
- International Workcamps
- Short, Medium, Long-term Program for Individuals
- Culture Exchange Programs and Bilateral/Tailored Groups
- Youth Training and Development Program
- Community Development Projects
VPV’s Focus:
- Children and Education
- Healthcare and HIV/AIDS, Disability
- Environment and Sustainable Development (e.g. organic farming)
- Youth training, cultural preservation and social development
VPV’s Project Areas:
Northern Vietnam: Ha Noi, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Ha Tay, Nam Dinh
Central Vietnam: Da Nang, Nha Trang
Southern Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City
VPV’s Contact:
Person in charge : Don Tuan Phuong, VPV President
Email/Incoming : phuongdon@vpv.vn
YM: dontphuong
Skype: phuongdon
Tel : 844-7651909
Fax : 844-7652719
Address : COMA6, Duong 70, Tay Mo – Tu Liem – Ha Noi.
Website : www.vpv.vn
VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE VIETNAM (VPV)
Workcamp List 2008
| Code | Name | Date | Themes | # Vols |
| VPV11-08 | Ha Noi Street Children | 12.3-25.3 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV12-08 | Ha Cau Orphanage | 12.3-25.3 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV13-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 2.4-15.4 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV14-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 2.4-15.4 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV15-08 | Ha Cau Orphanage | 16.4-29.4 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV16-08 | Ha Tay Friendship Village | 16.4-29.4 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI | 20 |
| VPV17-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 30.4-13.5 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV18-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 30.4-13.5 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV19-08 | Ha Noi Street Children | 14.5-27.5 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU/FEST | 20 |
| VPV20-08 | Ba Vi Orphanage | 14.5-27.5 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI | 20 |
| VPV21-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 4.6-17.6 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV22-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 4.6-17.6 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV23-08 | Ha Noi Street Children | 11.6-24.6 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV24-08 | Ha Cau Orphanage | 11.6-24.6 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV25-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 18.6-1.7 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV26-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 18.6-1.7 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV27-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 2.7-15.7 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV28-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 2.7-15.7 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV29-08 | Ha Noi Street Children | 9.7-22.7 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV30-08 | Ha Cau Orphanage | 9.7-22.7 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV31-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 16.7-28.7 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV32-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 16.7-28.7 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV33-08 | Ha Tay Friendship Village | 30.7-12.8 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI | 20 |
| VPV34-08 | Ha Cau Orphanage | 30.7-12.8 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV35-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 6.8-19.8 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV36-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 6.8-19.8 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV37-08 | Ha Noi Street children | 13.8-26.8 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV38-08 | Ha Cau Orphanage | 13.8-26.8 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV39-08 | Ba Vi Orphanage | 20.8-2.9 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI | 20 |
| VPV40-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 10.9-23.9 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV41-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 10.9-23.9 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV42-08 | Ha Cau Orphanage | 17.9-30.9 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV43-08 | Ha Tay Friendship Village | 17.9-30.9 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI | 20 |
| VPV44-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 1.10-14.10 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV45-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 1.10-14.10 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV46-08 | Ba Vi Orphanage | 15.10-28.10 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI | 20 |
| VPV47-08 | Ha Cau Orphanage | 29.10-11.11 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV48-08 | Ha Noi Street Children | 29.10-11.11 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV49-08 | Phu Tho SOS Village | 12.11-25.11 | KIDS/SOCI/EDU | 20 |
| VPV50-08 | Viet Tri Welfare Center | 12.11-25.11 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA | 20 |
| VPV51-08 | Ha Noi Volunteer Festival | 26.11-9.12 | SOCI/FEST | 20 |
| VPV52-08 | Ba Vi Orphanage | 17.12-30.12 | KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI | 20 |
VOLUNTEERS FOR PEACE VIETNAM (VPV)
Workcamp Project Description 2008
VPV11-08 Ha Noi Street Children 12.3-25.3 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV19-08 Ha Noi Street Children 14.5-27.5 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols SR
VPV23-08 Ha Noi Street Children 11.6-24.6 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV29-08 Ha Noi Street Children 9.7-22.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV37-08 Ha Noi Street children 13.8-26.8 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV48-08 Ha Noi Street Children 29.10-11.11 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
Cau Moi Street Children Club was founded in 2006 by a group of university students with the aim to help street children having better care and education. The group is running a class for the children in which volunteers come to help with the lessons. Beside the lesson, the group also organizes many activities for the children to provide them with more life skills with the hope that they can have some more happiness that a normal child should have. There are about 10-25 children, who themselves are working very hard to earn their own living in the city, joining the club every day after their work in a small classroom.
W: Volunteers will spend time with the class and help teaching English for the children, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help redecorating the classrooms and if possible, enrich their book store (by collecting/buying books from home country or in Vietnam).
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
T: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
SR: VPV19-08: Volunteers will prepare for the International Children’s Day.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV12-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 12.3-25.3 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV15-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 16.4-29.4 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV24-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 11.6-24.6 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV30-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 9.7-22.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV34-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 30.7-12.8 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV38-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 13.8-26.8 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV42-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 17.9-30.9 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV47-08 Ha Cau Orphanage 29.10-11.11 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
Ha Cau Orphanage was founded in 1997 as an NGO to support children in difficult situation. At this moment, there are about 70 children who are orphan, abandoned or disabled. The orphanage is providing housing, education and basic care for the children, as well as providing vocational training with the hope that children can stand on their own feet with a job in the future. However, the resource for the orphanage is limited.
W: Volunteers will spend time teaching English for the children, organizing games and other activities for them, making handicraft for fundraising with the children. Volunteers will also help redecorating the classrooms where necessary, and improve their library by collecting/buying books from home country or in Vietnam.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Ha Cau Orphanage is located in Ha Dong Town, Ha Tay Province. It is quite close to VPV’s Peace House in Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
T: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV13-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 2.4-15.4 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV17-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 30.4-13.5 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV21-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 4.6-17.6 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV25-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 18.6-1.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV27-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 2.7-15.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV31-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 16.7-28.7 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV35-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 6.8-19.8 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV40-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 10.9-23.9 KIDS/SOCI/EDU/FEST 20 vols SR
VPV44-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 1.10-14.10 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV49-08 Phu Tho SOS Village 12.11-25.11 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
Phu Tho SOS Children's Village was built in Viet Tri City in 1999 following the model of the famous SOS International. There are now about 168 orphans living in 15 families with the care from the village mothers and staff. The orphans come from 5 different provinces in the north of Vietnam at the ages between 1-18 years old. They are provided with housing, full care and education. Being orphan/abandoned, children are quite shy and they need more confident to be involved with regular life in the community as normal children.
W: Volunteers will spend time with the children and help improving their English, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help redecorating the houses and classrooms, planting vegetable, cleaning the area. Volunteers will also join the families to get closer to the children’s life and try to build up wider horizon for the children and encourage them to learn better for brighter future.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Dormitory with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Duu Lau, Viet Tri, Phu Tho Province.
T: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the north.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
SR: VPV40-08: Volunteers will prepare for the Full Moon Festival for the children.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV14-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 2.4-15.4 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV18-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 30.4-13.5 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 20 vols
VPV22-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 4.6-17.6 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV26-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 18.6-1.7 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV28-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 2.7-15.7 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV32-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 16.7-28.7 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV36-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 6.8-19.8 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV41-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 10.9-23.9 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols SR
VPV45-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 1.10-14.10 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
VPV50-08 Viet Tri Welfare Center 12.11-25.11 KIDS/SOCI/DISA 20 vols
Viet Tri Welfare Center was established in early 1990s to support children who were abandoned or disabled. At this moment, there are about 110 children who have different types of deformities and about 20 of them are abandoned babies. Some of them are victims of Agent Orange (a chemical used by US Army during the Vietnam War). Most of the children stay in the Center where they are provided housing, medical care, basic education and some vocational training. They are aged between 8-17 years old.
W: Volunteers will spend time playing with the children, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help taking care of the babies, redecorating the houses and classrooms or cleaning the area.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Dormitory with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Duu Lau, Viet Tri, Phu Tho Province.
T: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the north.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
SR: VPV41-08: Volunteers will prepare for the Full Moon Festival for the children.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV16-08 Ha Tay Friendship Village 16.4-29.4 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
VPV33-08 Ha Tay Friendship Village 30.7-12.8 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
VPV43-08 Ha Tay Friendship Village 17.9-30.9 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
Vietnam Friendship Village is a treatment/care centre for Agent Orange victims located in Ha Tay Province, which was opened in 1993 to treat children and veterans suffering from the effects of Agent Orange (The children, whose fathers or grandfathers were exposed (causing chromosomal damage) or who were contaminated from their mother’s milk, suffer from a range of difficult conditions. While staying in Vietnam Friendship Village, children and veterans are nourished and are provided with free medical care. The children, who may stay there for several years, receive not only basic education, but also some forms of job training.
The Organic Gardening Project was launched in 2004 with the goal of creating islands of a harmonious approach to agriculture within areas of environmental and human devastation--increasing awareness of the consequences of war and, at the same time, demonstrating positive strategies for healing and living. At this moment, the farm is providing about 60% of the village’s consumption of vegetable. It is expected that it will cover all the need and there are products left for sale to raise fund for the village.
W: Volunteers will help with clearing the site, preparing soil, weeding, planting vegetables and fruit trees, cleaning a fish pond and redecorating the flowers in the garden. Additional activities may include planting trees, moving bricks for construction, collecting garbage and playing with the children or exchanging with local volunteers or farmers.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
T: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV20-08 Ba Vi Orphanage 14.5-27.5 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols SR
VPV39-08 Ba Vi Orphanage 20.8-2.9 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
VPV46-08 Ba Vi Orphanage 15.10-28.10 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols
VPV52-08 Ba Vi Orphanage 17.12-30.12 KIDS/SOCI/DISA/AGRI 20 vols SR
Ba Vi Orphanage was founded in 1979 with the aim to provide good shelter and care for children with disabilities and orphan. At this moment, there are about 150 children who are abandoned or who are from very poor families who cannot afford caring for the treatment of disabilities. The orphanage is providing housing, education and basic care for the children, as well as providing vocational training with the hope that children can stand on their own feet with a job in the future.
VPV is working with the orphanage to start up an organic garden with the aim to provide extra food for the children, and at the same time provide opportunities for labor rehabilitation for them.
W: Volunteers will help with clearing the site, preparing soil, weeding, planting vegetables and fruit trees, cleaning a fish pond and redecorating the flowers in the garden. Additional activities may include planting trees, moving bricks for construction, collecting garbage and playing with the children or exchanging with local volunteers or staff.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: Shared rooms in project site. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Thuy An, Ba Vi, Ha Tay.
T: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the west.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
SR: In VPV20-08, volunteers will prepare for the International Children’s Day. In VPV52-08, volunteers will prepare for the Xmas and New Year Festival for the children.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
VPV51-08 Ha Noi Volunteer Festival 26.11-9.12 SOCI/FEST 20 vols
The “Beauty in Diversity Day” is an annual event organized by UNDP in cooperation with many local and international organizations in Vietnam to celebrate 3 special days together: the World AIDS Day (1 December), the International Volunteer Day (3 December) and the Day for People with Disabilities (5 December). The event will take place in the wide public in Hanoi City. It is dedicated to recognizing the diversity of individuals living with or affected by disability, those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, together with wide-range of individuals that volunteer their time and energy to contribute to the community's needs.
W: Volunteers will Volunteers will prepare for the information corner with materials collected from different sources on the themes of HIV/AIDS prevention, disability and volunteering. The work will include designing, erecting, decorating and preparing games and activities for the event. Prepare a lot of ideas for this. Bring related materials from your country. Volunteers will also organize discussion with university students on the themes above.
S: Volunteerism in Vietnam, HIV/AIDS, Disability
A: VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
T: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Q: Interest and motivation working with social issues
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
PF: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140EUR)
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