Vietnam
For more than six decades, we've been working with communities in Vietnam to overcome poverty. In particular, we work with rural and ethnic minority families.
Too many people in Vietnam still don't have proper bathrooms to use. With our Community-Led Total Sanitation model, thousands of people build and begin to use sanitary ltoilets each year. We're also focused on boosting access to clean water and improved sanitation, especially with family and school latrines. We’re also helping improve community sanitation through initiatives for animal waste management and home trash management, especially single-use plastics.
When it comes to schools, we also focus on infrastructure upgrades. That could mean new bathrooms, improved libraries, or cleaner stoves in kitchens. And we use schools as hubs to share valuable information with students and their families. We host workshops on topics ranging from preventing human trafficking to proper hand washing.
To make sure communities are able to withstand the effects of a disaster, we are providing local government workers with disaster risk reduction training and education. This initiative has the potential to help thousands of people to be prepared in the event of a natural disaster.
We're proud to provide the tools and resources that our neighbors need to overcome the challenges they face.
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Ngoc Steps on the Stage of Knowledge
Sometimes, not having the answers can lead you to an important learning experience. This is what 14-year-old Lo Thanh Ngoc learned recently when she attended a CWS educational event on reproductive health and child marriage prevention at her school in Vietnam. Like many of her peers, Ngoc was shy and had never set foot on a stage. However, during a …
Building Sanitary Latrines in Hua Chit Village, Vietnam
In the village of Hua Chit, high in the mountains of Ta Hua commune in Vietnam, 46 families live without access to sanitary latrines. The small village is home to 211 people, all of whom are part of the H’Mong ethnic minority group. Due to the limited access of sanitation facilities, many families would relieve themselves near the local stream …
Mrs. Dau’s Commitment Towards a Safer and Healthier Home
High up in the Vietnamese mountains is a village called Noong Ma, which is home to 43 hardworking families. These families are all part of the Kho Mu and H’Mong ethnic minority groups. Like many other minorities in rural communities, the people in Noong Ma face a number of challenges. Heads of households often travel far distances to find work, …