In Vietnam, approximately 1.2 million children have a disability, and only 24.2% of them attend school, according to the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences. While children with disabilities are initially welcomed at Vietnamese schools, nearly 33% of those who do manage to enroll eventually drop out due to a lack of accommodation and support crucial to helping them overcome a wide range of challenges. The concept of inclusive education – based on the belief that all children have the ability and the right to learn – is a new one for many teachers and parents, and schools have minimal resources. However, inadequate implementation and monitoring have hindered the effectiveness of inclusive education practices, particularly for children and communities who struggle with poverty, remoteness, and discrimination as members of ethnic minorities. Despite these many challenges, a profound transformation is beginning to take hold in one of Vietnam’s most remote areas: … [Read more...] about Save the Children supports children with special needs in Lao Cai province
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Run to raise funds to save newborn children
Newborns Vietnam and VNG IT Company on July 26 launched a charity run called UPRACE to raise funds to prevent neonatal mortality and promote the health of newborns and their mothers. — Photo Courtesy of VNG Company Viet Nam News HCM CITY — NGO Newborns Vietnam and VNG IT Company on Thursday launched an annual charity run to raise funds to combat neonatal mortality, promoting the health of newborns and their mothers in Southeast Asia with a focus on Việt Nam. This year the run, UPRACE, is expected to attract 10,000 runners. But they will not gather at one place for a face-to-face competition, and instead will run wherever they want with mobile devices recording the distance they run and the time they take. For every kilometre participants run, the company and others will contribute VNĐ1,000 (US$0.04) to Newborns Vietnam. The number of participants is expected to increase to 100,000 in the next five years. According to Newborns Việt Nam, in 2015 … [Read more...] about Run to raise funds to save newborn children
Save the Children plans to open representative office in Can Tho
The working session between representatives of the Save the Children organisation and the Can Tho municipal People’s Committee on May 16 (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Save the Children is planning to open a representative office in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, and Can Tho city, as the growth engine of the region, is suitable to be the location of this office, said the organisation’s Country Director Dragana Strinic. She was speaking at a working session with the Can Tho municipal People’s Committee on May 16. She noted that Save the Children currently has representative offices in Hanoi, northern mountainous Lao Cai province, central Da Nang city, and Ho Chi Minh City. They are tasked with learning about the situation of local children and implementing support activities. As the representative office in HCM City is unable to cover all child support issues in the southern region, it is necessary to set up another office in the Mekong Delta, she … [Read more...] about Save the Children plans to open representative office in Can Tho
‘Pity’ buying not the long-term solution to save Vietnam’s farmers
During a recent visit to a supermarket in Hanoi with my wife, she noticed that watermelons were on sale for VND20,000/kg, and whispered to me that she would buy some to help “save the farmers.” In the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai, watermelons are on sale for only VND1,000-2,000/kg because Chinese traders have stopped importing them. My wife tries to do this sort of thing as much as possible because she believes that “we are responsible for saving farmers since we are more fortunate in many ways.” Sometimes, she even buys kilograms of watermelons, kohlrabi and garlic, even when I have already brought some back from business trips. Seeing her looking up information online and contacting vendors to buy food, I love my wife even more. All I can do is to quietly eat more. When I was a kid, I ate to satisfy my hunger. As a grownup, I eat to recharge my body after a hard day at work. I've never thought that it'd come to a day when I'd be eating out of … [Read more...] about ‘Pity’ buying not the long-term solution to save Vietnam’s farmers
Six press articles awarded prize on children rights, protection
The organizers including Press Association of Vietnam, Children Protection Association of Vietnam and Save the Children received 250 press works of 100 authors after they launched the prize in June 2017. The prize - the first of its kind - aims to improve quality and effectiveness of press in protecting children rights. All entries have depicted real life of children nowadays, said the organizers. In addition to writing about good examples in the society, good deed to help disadvantaged children, press works also reflected the society’s bad side on children including physical and spiritual violence, sexual and labor exploitation. Amongst 36 official prizes, four excellent works were given VND10 million each. The prize-giving ceremony was held on April 6.By staff writers - Translated by Uyen Phuong Tags: press articles protecting children rights … [Read more...] about Six press articles awarded prize on children rights, protection