Tag
Disabled Rehabilitation
Project: Hy Vong School for children with auditory handicaps
Vietnam
Education & Vocational Training
Established in 1986 in Ho Chi Minh City, Hy Vong is a privately run school that provides much needed learning opportunities for children with hearing impairment. The founding force behind the school is Mrs Ngoi, a former Catholic nun who took on lay status so she could carry out her ...
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Project: COPE Laos
Health & Sanitation, Community Development
Standing for Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise, COPE is a Lao, locally-run, non-profit organisation founded in 1997 to provide survivors of unexploded ordnance (UXO) with the specific care and support they require. Working in partnership with the Centre of Medical ...
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Project: Lifestart Foundation in Hoi An
Vietnam
Education & Vocational Training, Health & Sanitation, Community Development
The Lifestart Foundation is a grassroots, not-for-profit charity based in Hoi An that helps disadvantaged Vietnamese people and their families to become self-sufficient. Founded in 2000 by Karen Leonard and operated by a team of dedicated volunteers, the Foundation applies a holistic ...
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Project: OSEDC – Organisation for the Support and Education of Disadvantaged Children
Vietnam
Education & Vocational Training
OSEDC is a Vietnamese-run charity that works with poor, disabled young people, who would otherwise have little chance of socio-economic integration, to help them earn a living. Founded in 1999, OSEDC first established a centre in Ho Chi Minh City to provide shelter and training ...
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