CURRENT NEWS
How We Determine Which Children Will Receive Educational Assistance
Starting in 2005, each year at least 650 children living in poverty received education assistance from YWAM Mercy Vietnam. Though the assistance is small (approx. $11/child), it helps children to continue their schooling. We aim to support 30% of the total number of...
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Training Helps Local Leaders Manage their Time More Effectively
When we work in a community, we not only focus on improving living conditions for families living in poverty, but we also work to strengthen community networks. This includes training for local leaders to improve their ability to lead to the benefit of all residents....
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Crowdfunding Effort Underway to Keep Vietnamese Children in School
With your help at least 650 children in areas of Hanoi and Bac Giang Province where we are already working on other poverty alleviation projects will receive the needed supplies to continue their education for the 2018-2019 school year. Learn...
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Mid-Autumn Festival in the Children’s Homes
The year goes by very quickly. September is the time for Vietnamese students to start a new school year, and also the time when children celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu), a tradition for South-East Asian children. Simple star-shaped lanterns made of...
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An Opportunity to Help a Child with Special Needs Encountered in Educational Assistance Assessment Process
Each year as we visit families to assess their need for Educational Assistance we also encounter a few with special needs that could be helped with a small amount of assistance. This year we met 11 year-old Hung, along with his parents and two young siblings. Hung was...
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Educational Assistance: Involving Parents in Selecting Items For Their Children
Every year, YWAM Mercy Vietnam provides Educational Assistance to a number of deserving students in each community where we work. Usually the process involves visiting families to assess their need for assistance and to determine exactly what school supplies they are...
read moreCURRENT NEWS – ECONOMIC EMPOWEREMENT
Regular Training Supports Cowbank Success
In one area of Luc Nam, twenty-five (25) families have received cows from the cowbank in their community set up by YWAM Mercy Vietnam and local leaders. The majority of people living in this area are from ethnic minorities who do not speak Vietnamese as their...
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Flower Growing Co-op Provides Income Earning Opportunity
YWAM Mercy Vietnam has been working in one community in Bac Giang Province since 2008 and we have seen the living conditions here improve dramatically as a result of our partnership with local leaders and residents. A few families in this area had tried to grow...
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Communication Night: Seeing Neighbors Put on Performances Draws a Crowd
Sharing information with people in the community and raising awareness is an important part of any sustainable community development project. A Communication Night is one of the most effective activities to ensure a broader reach into community with these important...
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Introducing SBS-Smart Business Solutions Joint Stock Company
Since 2009, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development project organized by YWAM Mercy Vietnam has had significant success helping thousands of enterprises in Hoai Duc improve their work environment. In 2018, the project will continue to expand its non-profit...
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Hoai Duc Business Associations Host Entrepreneurs Day Celebration
On 13 October 2017, we were honored to be invited to share in the Entrepreneurs Day celebration of several Hoai Duc Business Associations. The event attracted over 230 attendees including representatives of the Hanoi Business Association, district and commune leaders...
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HanoiSME Honors YWAM Mercy Vietnam
Last month, Mr. Mario Bruehlmann, the Founder of Swiss Consulting Group and the CEO of Swiss Create, YWAM Mercy Vietnam's partner in our Small and Medium Enterprises Development Project, and Ms. Roslyn Jackson, the Director of YWAM Mercy Vietnam, received awards and...
read moreCURRENT NEWS – ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION
Evaluation Shows Biogas Effort Hampered by Pork Price Crisis
Besides monitoring the impact of our work while it is going on, we also do a thorough evaluation at the end of every phase to see what went right, what could be improved, and how to move forward. Recently, we evaluated our biogas work from February 2014 to February...
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Pig Raising Households Face Severe Losses
Market price instability is one of the biggest challenges with the animal husbandry industry in Vietnam. Whether raising animals as a household or as part of a larger farming model, most animal raising households understand that price fluctuations are an...
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Reducing Pesticide Harm While Encouraging Farmers to Go Organic
Pesticides can help limit crop damage caused by pests thus improving profitability for farmers. Many farmers, however, are not clear on their proper use or harmful effects. YWAM is trying to encourage farmers to move towards organic methods of farming but in the mean...
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BA VI
Mid-Autumn Festival in the Children’s Homes
The year goes by very quickly. September is the time for Vietnamese students to start a new school year, and also the time when children celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu), a tradition for South-East Asian children. Simple star-shaped lanterns made of...
read more
An Opportunity to Help a Child with Special Needs Encountered in Educational Assistance Assessment Process
Each year as we visit families to assess their need for Educational Assistance we also encounter a few with special needs that could be helped with a small amount of assistance. This year we met 11 year-old Hung, along with his parents and two young siblings. Hung was...
read moreLUC NAM
Educational Assistance: Involving Parents in Selecting Items For Their Children
Every year, YWAM Mercy Vietnam provides Educational Assistance to a number of deserving students in each community where we work. Usually the process involves visiting families to assess their need for assistance and to determine exactly what school supplies they are...
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Training Helps Local Leaders Manage their Time More Effectively
When we work in a community, we not only focus on improving living conditions for families living in poverty, but we also work to strengthen community networks. This includes training for local leaders to improve their ability to lead to the benefit of all residents....
read moreHOAI DUC
Training Encourages “Developing a Reading Habit” for Students, Parents and Teachers
Reading is very important for everybody, but especially for children in that it affects their ability to learn and thrive in the future. However, children will not develop the habit of reading if their parents do not often spend time reading with them and providing an...
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“Reading Day” Promotes Reading Habit in Secondary Schoolers
When YWAM Mercy Vietnam helps a community organize a child-friendly library, our work doesn't stop once the library is opened. Reading oriented activities like the "Reading Day" festival which was held March 12, 2018 in one Hoai Duc secondary school, make reading...
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