1.Orphaned school

Project background:

In 1969, the Nguyen Viet Xuan School was founded with the aim to house orphaned military children. Since 1993 its mission changed to take care of the orphaned and disadvantaged children from the general populace. The school is currently fostering more than one hundred orphaned children; from parents infected by HIV/AIDS, children whose parents are in prison and children orphaned by conflict.  

Currently, the orphanage is facing serious problems. The school only receives merge sponsorship for each child’s housing, welfare and education cost, to the tune of 300.000 VND (17$) per month. This sum does not even cover each child’s nutritional needs. Also the school’s facilities have suffered from this lack of funding too.  The children have little chance to participate and integrate in social activities or improve their knowledge due to lack of reference books, computers etc.

Project goals:

VFCD is in a position to help these children. We offer a variety of programs such as extra-curricular activities, English skills, and IT skill training. We believe this can give these children an opportunity to integrate into the community. Our projects can boost confidence in a group of children that are often stigmatized by their circumstances. With long-term plans, the projects can help shorten the gap of knowledge and skills in every social field.

In addition, communal activities organized by volunteers such as growing vegetable can raise their awareness of protecting environment and helping repair the dilapidated school can give them a sense of public duty, amongst others.

Accommodation:

All international volunteers will live in VFCD house. During your time with us, you will have opportunity to see Hanoi and also our local volunteers will be delighted to show you the sights as well as invite you along to various cultural and social outings.

Volunteers responsibilities:

· Join into English and IT skill teaching to improve their knowledge.

· Join into communal activities such as planting trees, vegetable, clearing the campus, painting wall etc…

· Join into vocational activities such as art, photography, dancing. Volunteers should clarify their best ability so we can hold class for children.

· Suggest ideas to build other extra activities such as sexual education, soft skill training, picnic…

· Work with VFCD staffs to build projects for fundraising, donating for school

Suggested donation

The school is lack of food, books and equipment for teaching, we are highly appreciate if you can donate food, books, toys and clothes for those children. Your donation will contribute to help them have better lives.

2. Street children school

Project Summary

Local and international volunteers are needed provide orphaned and street children with a basic education. This will be done through educational games and activities created by the volunteer. This center works with children who are forced at a young age to earn a living by collecting rubbish, begging, polishing shoes, working in handicraft factories and other like activities. Currently the center houses seventy students are hold three classes- two in the morning and one in the afternoon. As a result, the students are not receiving a full curriculum and the staff are over worked. Volunteers are desperately needed to act as teachers assistants and organize educational games and activities for the students. This project needs local and international volunteers to work cooperatively to create educational programs which include both Vietnamese and English subjects. VFCD wish to improve their level of education and their access to knowledge in the hope that these students can lead better lives and be integrated into the community. The center is the only hope that they have for a better life.

• Assist the current teachers in developing and implementing educational games and activities.
• Provide the students with the skills to be integrated into the community