CURRENT NEWS
Vietnam Pandemic Update: Facilities Enhanced by YWAM Mercy Converted to Isolation Wards
Primary School Library Updated by YWAM Mercy Becomes Isolation Facility for F1 CasesThe pandemic hit Vietnam once again in late April and early May 2021. Two communities in Luc Nam, where YWAM Mercy works, are both heavily affected. Many people living in these...
Exploratory Visit to Bac Kan
YWAM Mercy seeks to help those who are most disadvantaged and vulnerable in Vietnam. Since some of the communities we have helped in the past are now able to continue to develop on their own, we met with government officials to see where else we might be able to make...
YWAM Mercy Vietnam at HIWC Annual Charity Bazaar 2019 “Color The Future”
Every year, the Hanoi International Women’s Club (HIWC) organizes a Charity Bazaar, giving NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) an opportunity to raise money and awareness about their activities in a festive environment. It's one of the biggest events on the expat...
CURRENT NEWS – FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Education Assistance Impact: Your Support Gives Hao Hope
Hao (8) and his mother live with his grandparents. In addition to farming a small plot of land in Luc Nam, Hao's mother also works at a wood factory in their village. She has a goiter. Her health is not good, and she is often sick, yet she's the only one in the family...
Education Assistance Impact: A Heart to Help Mom, Now and in the Future
Photos: An preparing dinner and waiting for her Mom to return home from work. NOTE: She broke her arm when she slipped on a wet mossy area in the schoolyard. It's healing well. An (7) lives with her mother in a small house in Luc Nam. Her father died from liver...
Education Assistance Impact: Student’s Wish for New Textbooks & Schoolbag
Quynh Hoa (7) lives with her father and grandparents in a small house her grandparent's own in Luc Nam. In the cramped, dark house there are no valuable items. They also own a small rice field near the house, but her grandparents are elderly and can no longer work....
CURRENT NEWS – ECONOMIC EMPOWEREMENT
Community Learns Six Life Aspects For Success
Helping people to set goals and plan for the future builds stronger communities. When people think only about the present and earning enough money for daily expenses it has a negative effect on individuals and their families, especially the children because then life...
Cowbank Update: Lumpy Skin Disease Now Under Control
Between December 2020 and January 2021, Luc Nam villagers discovered a strange disease which affected some of the cows in our cowbank. Our consultant from the Agricultural University, Mr. Thanh, came to investigate, identifying the hard bumps under the cow's skin as...
Farmers Leverage Social Media to Reach Customers Despite Pandemic
Farmers faced a big problem this year. The weeks leading up to Lunar New Year (Tet) are their biggest time for selling, but just a few weeks before this peak season, the country went into lockdown once again. People were required to stay in their local area making it...
CURRENT NEWS – ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION
Prospering Despite the Pandemic
Demand for safe, high-quality vegetables is increasing along with their market price. The suburban farmers involved in YWAM Mercy’s safe-farming model benefit from their strategic location which is close enough to city so pandemic regulations still allow them to bring...
Pig Raising Update: Hope for the Future Despite Going From Bad to Worse
In 2017 and 2018, the selling price of pigs dropped to a record low level, which caused many livestock households to experience big financial losses and to stop raising pigs. However, there were a few households still determined to raise pigs in moderation with the...
Hydroponics: A Solution for Suburban Farmers
Vietnam needs to replace unsafe and unproductive farming practices which pollute the environment and damage people’s health. Hydroponics may be part of the solution.Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in a nutrient-rich water-based environment. It has many...
CURRENT NEWS – BY LOCATION
BA VI
Fun and Festive Atmosphere at Children’s Homes Making Traditional Troi Cakes
Celebrating holidays makes for special childhood memories. In April, the children in our three community-based Children's Homes made TROI cakes as part of the "Cold Food Festival", one of the traditional holidays celebrated not only in Vietnam but also in many other...
Children’s Home Garden Teaches Valuable Life Skills
Children in the countryside usually learn to garden alongside their parents. These skills are essential to life in rural Vietnam, so, in each of our Children’s Homes, we provide land for a garden. Because of the Tet Holiday and a second COVID-19 outbreak, one Home's...
LUC NAM
Education Assistance Impact: Your Support Gives Hao Hope
Hao (8) and his mother live with his grandparents. In addition to farming a small plot of land in Luc Nam, Hao's mother also works at a wood factory in their village. She has a goiter. Her health is not good, and she is often sick, yet she's the only one in the family...
Education Assistance Impact: A Heart to Help Mom, Now and in the Future
Photos: An preparing dinner and waiting for her Mom to return home from work. NOTE: She broke her arm when she slipped on a wet mossy area in the schoolyard. It's healing well. An (7) lives with her mother in a small house in Luc Nam. Her father died from liver...
HOAI DUC
Community Learns Six Life Aspects For Success
Helping people to set goals and plan for the future builds stronger communities. When people think only about the present and earning enough money for daily expenses it has a negative effect on individuals and their families, especially the children because then life...
Child-friendly Library Delights and Educates Student
Luong in her school's new library with a new favorite book, Tips For You To Enjoy ReadingSetting up the child-friendly library is one of the greatest improvement steps at our school. I really like our library!Until recently, Luong's school did not have a library. All...