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Web Links>Vietnam Today>Assistance to Vietnam
Assistance to Vietnam
Adoption
from Vietnam
Adopt Vietnam is a very useful guide to adopting a child from Vietnam.
Included on the site are numerous articles on Vietnam adoption, information
on adoption procedures, Vietnam travel, and parenting of children adopted
from Vietnam--"The
promise, practice and parenting reality of adoption from Vietnam."
Also included
are links to books about adopting Vietnamese children, interviews
with authors, Vietnamese childrens' books, books about Vietnam--its language
and culture, adopting and parenting books. See
also:
Families with Children From Vietnam
How to Adopt from Vietnam
Vietnam Adoption
Vietnam Adoption Stories
Amerasian
Network
Amerasian Network is a non-profit organization which operates in Vietnam
to benefit Amerasians and other displaced young people. The website describe
the current situation of Amerasians in Vietnam and the organization's
rural school program, exchange programs between U.S. and Vietnamese universities
and colleges, health programs at four Vietnamese hopitals, children's
centers and a center for the mentally ill, and sponsorship program for
orphans
Australian Veteran's
Vietnam Reconstruction Group
This group of Australian Vietnam War veterans are assisting in the reconstruction
of Vietnam in the province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The website provides information
on ongoing projects, maps of the area, and a newsletter.
Friends
of the Central Highlands
The Friends of the Central Highlands (FOCH) organization was organized
to assist the Montagnard people of Vietnam. The organization provides
educational scholarships, agricultural grants and training, and is involved
in other projects designed to provide Central Highlands Montagnards with
economic stability, pride in their culture and heritage, and a higher
standard of living. Their website includes information on the history
and purpose of the organization, facts about Vietnam, a biography of the
organizers, and links to Vietnam-related sites.
Fund
for Reconciliation and Development
Formerly called the U.S.- Indochina Reconciliation Project, the fund for
reconciliation and Development is a non-profit, non-governmental organization
which,since 1985, has worked for normalization of relations between the
United States and Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The organizations primary
post-normalization focus is on educational and cultural exchange and serves
the not-for-profit community active in the region as an information center
and conference organizer and assists private and corporate philanthropies
interested in supporting NGOs and university programs. The organization's
website includes its newsletter, Indochina
Interchange, and information regarding its annual conference.
Mennonite
Central Committee
The Mennonite Central Committee, one of the major NGOs working in Vietnam,
uses their website to report on the status of ongoing projects in Vietnam
as well as providing a format for articles and discussions relating to
Vietnam today.
NGO's in Vietnam
VietGate provides a list of the non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and organizations
currently working in Vietnam. See also: Foreign
Assistance Agencies: Vietnam, Non-Governmental
Organizations Research Guide and Vietnam
NGO Directory.
PeaceTrees Vietnam
The PeaceTrees project, operated by the Earthstewards Network, is dedicated
to reducing the danger of landmines in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam and
to beginning reforestation of the area. The website features useful links
to other landmine sites and resources related to children and youth, computers
and technology, environment, and housing and homelessness. For additional
information on landmines, see:
The Canadian Landmine Foundation
Clear Landmines
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
The
Sharon Ann Lane Foundation
The Sharon Ann Lane Foundation was established in June 2001, to honor
the memory of Lane, an Army Nurse killed on duty in the Vietnamese Ward
4 of the 312th Evacuation Hospital, Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam, during
an incoming mortar attack. The foundation is planning the construction
of and seeking funding for a clinic to be built in her memory that would
serve the villagers of Tam Hiep commune, Chu Lai, Nui Thanh District,
Quang Nam Province, Vietnam and for the collection and transport of medical
supplies and equipment.
Social Assistance Program for Vietnam
SAP-VN's website describes its current programs in Vietnam which include cleft-palate/lip
surgery, orthopedic surgery, free health care, education, medical supply including
wheelchairs, and emergency relief.
Tinh Thuong
Tinh Thuong is a charitable program of the Society of the Divine Word helping
the handicapped, the orphaned, and the poor in Vietnam regardless of religion
or ethnic origin.
U.S.-Indochina
Educational Foundation
The U.S.-Indochina Educational Foundation, Inc. (USIEF) is a non-profit, non-governmental
organization whose mission
is to contribute to the development of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam by offering
some of its most promising students the opportunity to pursue advanced education
and training in the U.S. The Foundation is also committed to educating Americans
about conditions in a part of Southeast Asia whose recent past is closely
linked to our own, as well as strengthening ties between this important region
and the U.S.
Vets with a Mission
Vets with a Mission is a non-profit charitable organization founded by
Vietnam War veterans to help heal the suffering of Vietnam and of the
Vietnam experience. Their well-designed and organized site explains the
various projects, many of them medical and dental, being undertaken in
Vietnam by the group, provides statistics on the effects of the war, and
links to related pages. Also included on the site are contemporary and
wartime photographs of the people of Vietnam, maps, information on the
children of Vietnam, war history, and a section on war memorabilia.
The Viet Nam Friendship Village
Project
The Viet Nam Friendship Village project is a multinational project to
build a new, small village in Vietnam for the elderly, handicapped, orphans,
and students. The website describes the project and includes photographs,
related links, and a travellog.
Vietnamese Adoptee Network
VAN, the Vietnamese Adoptee Network, Inc., is a non-profit organization
based in the New York area that seeks to enhance and contribute to the
betterment of the Asian Pacific American community and maximize the Vietnamese
adoptee experience in a caring, supportive environment by networking them
to other Vietnamese adoptees and the Asian Pacific American community.
The website includes events, resources, and information about VAN and
about Vietnam.
VNhelp
Founded in 1991, VNhelp is a non-profit, non-governmental organization
assisting children, families, and communities in Viet Nam in education
and health care and promotes cultural exchanges between Vietnam and the
United States. The organization's website describes ongoing projects.
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