Vietnam

Volunteers For Peace - Vietnam


Vietnam Friendship Village - Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city)
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VPV33-10 Ha Noi 01 - 13/11/2010 envi/kids2/2018-99
Description: Vietnam Friendship Village is a treatment/care centre located in the western outskirts of Hanoi Capital, which was opened in 1993 to treat children and veterans who suffer from the effects of Agent Orange (a chemical used by the American army during Vietnam-US War). 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.
Work: 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. [In VPV03-10, volunteers will focus on preparing Tet New Year Festival for the children in the Village. The work then includes redecorating the houses and making of Chung Cake – a traditional cake for this holiday in Vietnam].
Accomodation: 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.
Profile: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
Extrafee: 170EURO


Thuy An Orphanage - Thuy An, Hanoi
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VPV32-10 Hanoi 18 - 30/10/2010 edu/kids2/1518-99
Description: Thuy An 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 that 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.
Work: Volunteers will help with taking care of the children and organizing social activities for them. There will be also some manual work such as clearing the site, preparing soil, weeding, planting vegetables and fruit trees, moving bricks for construction, collecting garbage and playing with the children or exchanging with local volunteers or staff. [In VPV37-10, volunteers will also help organizing Christmas and New Year Festival for children in the orphanage] Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
Accomodation: Shared rooms in project site. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people. Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the west.
Profile: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
Extrafee: 170 Euro


Saigon Chua La Orphanage - District 12, Ho Chi Minh City
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VPV29-10 13 - 25/09/2010 edu/soci/kids2/1518-99
Description: Chua La Orphanage is part of Chua La Pagoda located in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). It was built in 1996 when Head Monk, Thich Truyen Tu, returned to the countryside and sold his parent’s land, in order to purchase 2 hectares of muddy land to build a pagoda in Nha Be town.
At first the pagoda was named Huyen Trang, but due to the roofs linking together with coconut leaves it got its name Chua La, meaning Leaf Pagoda. Today, in this peaceful and quiet space in the outskirts of HCM city, the Leaf pagoda is bringing up orphan children and helping old people in need. At the moment, there are about 40 children of ages from 4 to 17 years old. In addition, there are 20 old people in Leaf Pagoda, with most of them coming from the surrounding countryside in the South and have had a difficult life. Children have had opportunities to learn and speak foreign languages with English being the most studied. They can also speak some Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. The standard of living here is low, almost all of their food is donated, and they only buy tofu.
Work: 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 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.
Accomodation: VPV’s Dormitory in Saigon. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people. District 12, Ho Chi Minh City (or Sai Gon – southern part of Vietnam). Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN)
Profile: nterest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
Extrafee: 170 EURO


Saigon Ky Quang Orphanage - District 12, Ho Chi Minh City
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VPV31-10 Ho Chi Minh City 04 - 16/10/2010 edu/kids2/1518-99
Description: Ky Quang Orphanage is run by Ky Quang Pagoda, which was built in the early part of the 20th Century in 1924 and is quite famous in Ho Chi Minh City. The pagoda is now a place of charity for unlucky children and also helps treat diseases.
Now, the pagoda is taking care and bringing up more than 200 children in the South of Vietnam. The children here have unfortunate backgrounds as many have been abandoned by their parents and relatives. Every few months, the monks find a new baby left in front of the pagoda gate. The head monk sometimes receives phone calls from hospitals requesting him to take in abandoned babies. At the moment, about 200 children are living in the Pagoda, their ages ranging from 5 days old to 40 years old. 90 of these are orphans that are suffering from cerebral-palsy, blindness or Down's syndrome. At present, about 30-40 local children have a chance to study at Ky Quang as some local teachers teach Vietnamese for them in the morning.
Work: 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 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.
Accomodation: VPV’s Dormitory in Saigon. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people. District 12, Ho Chi Minh City (or Sai Gon – southern part of VietnaM Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN)
Profile: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
Extrafee: 170 EURO


1,000 Years Festival - Hanoi
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VPV30-10 04 - 16/10/2010 soci/fest2/1518-99
Description: Hanoi has been the capital of Vietnam for 1,000 years. On this occasion the local government has planned for the biggest festival in the history to celebrate this event.
The main festival will be on 10 October 2010 but many activities will be organized during the year 2010, especially in the first week of October. Along with those events, VPV plans to organize an international workcamp to help local government in preparing for the festival before and even after the event.
Work: Volunteers will help cleaning the site, setting up stages for performance, setting up an exchange sessions with discussion with local young people about Hanoi and different capital cities around the world.
Accomodation: 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. Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
Profile: Interest and motivation working with social issues
Extrafee: 170EURO


Saigon Volunteer Festival - Ho Chi Minh City
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VPV34-10 22/11 - 05/12/2010 fest2/1518-99
Description: 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 Ho Chi Minh City City (Saigon). 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.
Work: 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.
Accomodation: 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. Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Profile: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Extrafee: 170 euro


Hanoi Volunteer Festival - Hanoi Capital
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VPV35-10 Ha Noi 29/11 - 11/12/2010 fest/soci2/2018-99
Description: 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.
Work: 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.
Accomodation: 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. Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city). Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Profile: Interest and motivation working with social issues
Extrafee: 170 euro