Profiles of Not-For-Profit Organizations

Agicham

Scope of Operation: Economic Empowerment United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): (1) No Poverty; (5) Gender Equality Location: An Giang province

AGICHAM-KIMCHI Social Enterprise project pitch works towards sustainable poverty reduction and empowerment of Cham ethnic women through traditional training in embroidery and access to information technology. By doing so, they hope to strengthen the economic capacity of Cham women while promoting gender equality and preserving the unique culture of the Cham community.

For cultural and economic reasons, most Cham women in An Giang do not have access to educational opportunities, stable employment or financial autonomy. This project assists with small business development by providing support in terms of building self-confidence, organising production and distribution and helping develop their management capacity.

In the short-term, the project improves household incomes by equipping Cham women with knowledge and soft skills while maximising use of resources available in their communities. The project also hopes to empower Cham women through a production and business group where women can develop management and leadership skills in the manufacturing sector.

Longer-term, the project will improve the quality of economic and cultural life, gender equality and overall empowerment of the Cham women’s community through traditional training in embroidery combined with access to information technology in the commune.

Viet Su Kieu Hung

Scope of Operation: Education (History) SDGs: (4) Quality Education Location: Ho Chi Minh City & online - nationwide

Viet Su Kieu Hung’s project pitch hopes to instill national pride in a younger generation that they fear is losing its cultural and historical identity as they become more connected to technology.

The K-Pop generation dreams of travelling abroad, but in doing so many lose their culture, history and national pride. Viet Su Kieu Hung fear a loss of the Vietnamese soul and spiritual values in what they describe as a “cultural invasion” that’s the result of new technology, and the new freedoms to travel.

To address this, Viet Su Kieu Hung will create and release a cartoon series in three episodes called Battle of Da Bang. By highlighting Vietnam’s heroic and historical past, they hope to fuel national pride in Vietnamese youth and create a proud new generation.

Gieo Duyen Bridges

Scope of Operation: Bridge Construction SDGs: (1) No Poverty; (2) Zero Hunger; (3) Good Health & Well-being Location: Ca Mau

The Charitable Group of the Vu-Vo Clan in the South pitches a project based in the Mekong Delta, where river tributaries intertwine but few concrete bridges exist, creating challenges for local communities.

Students struggle to get to school, often falling off home-made bridges. Traveling by boat or ferry is expensive, and emergencies are hard to deal with, especially at night and during heavy rain.

The project proposes building concrete bridges for three communes in Tan Hung, Phu Hung and Phu Tan, opening up economic and social opportunities to the local communities. In the short-term, they hope to improve safety for children getting to school, as well as save them time, effort and money. Longerterm goals include providing roads connecting communes, as well as developing access to clean water, digital television and the Internet, further improving quality of life for local inhabitants.

Medical Insurance for HIV Patients

Scope of Operation: Healthcare SDGs: (3) Good Health and Well-being Location: Ho Chi Minh City

The Research Group of Circular 15/2018/TT-BYT project pitch works to increase insurance coverage for HIV patients at outpatient clinics in Ho Chi Minh City. At present, the Centre for HIV / AIDS Prevention and Control is treating 29,402 people living with HIV / AIDS, including 19,583 in the city and 8,102 from provinces. About 70% of those living in the city have health insurance but less than 40% use it.

At present, many patients do not fully understand the importance of health insurance, nor the confidentiality of information they disclose during consultations. This has been identified as one of the reasons for not using health insurance. As a result, many patients cannot afford treatment and are thus discharged, new strains of resistant HIV virus are appearing, which reduces the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS treatment and leads to an increase of virus outbreaks and more fatalities.

In the short-term, the project hopes to gain legal support so patients can buy health insurance, as well as advising 100% of patients about the use and benefits of health insurance. Longerterm they hope to develop HIV/AIDS-related health facilities.

Hospital Theatre

Scope of Operation: Working with Children SDGs: (3) Good health and well-being; (4) Quality Education Geographical location: Ho Chi Minh City

Healthy Children, Happy Children Volunteer Club pitches a project called Fairy Tales, to provide support to children staying in shelters and hospitals throughout Ho Chi Minh City. Due to a lack of social activities at these facilities, with children suffering side effects of treatment and long periods in bed, depression and boredom can impact negatively on their recovery, extending the time needed in hospitals.

Despite cooperation with the Department of Social Work there is still a need to provide regular entertainment to children in hospitals. Fairy Tales works with students to develop an active environment where children can participate in organising screenings of films or theatrical productions.

Working on themes which include puppetry, film, and storytelling, and using folk art, images, sounds and stories, the workshops are designed to provide fun, as well as learning.

Short-term goals include the development of a fun-filled orientation programme that will provide social, cultural and medical knowledge to children and their families. Longer-term, the project hopes to launch theatre productions that improve communication and soft skills, as well as the spiritual welfare of children.

Books in the City

Scope of Operation: Books/Education SDGs: (4) Quality Education Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Can Tho, Hue, Danang, Thai Nguyen, and other provinces

Books in the City pitches a project that will see them become a leading advocate for linking all non-profit book publishing, as well as the culture of reading in Vietnam, through promoting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations by 2030. The project seeks to increase access to free books, especially to underprivileged groups. To do this, it will link non-profit organisations producing books throughout Vietnam to develop a network that maximises access to reading materials in each location. By documenting the availability status of books in local communities, providing free access to books covering a broader choice of subject matter, and connecting the reading community, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled, countrywide, their longer-term goals include developing a transfer model and accompanying website to other global organisations.