CURRENT NEWS
We’re Back!
Visiting the Children's Home to encourage and check in with the children After being locked down for many months, the situation in Hanoi has improved and now we are able to go back out to visit project sites. We are planning many activities for the last quarter to...
Hoai Duc Village Shares Its Bounty With Neighbors During COVID Lockdown
YWAM Mercy has been working in one Hoai Duc village for the last few years, helping farmers increase their income and provide safe farm products for consumers. This village has the advantage of being an agricultural production hub situated very close to the Hanoi city...
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...
CURRENT NEWS – FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Education Assistance Impact: An
An is in grade 7 and was born with a withered arm. Her parents were young and inexperienced at the time, so they did not recognize that An couldn't use her right hand until she was three. In the years after, they took her to hospitals for treatment, but there was no...
Children Visit Historical Sites on Summer Outing
The 47 children living in YWAM Mercy Vietnam's three community-based Children's Homes had never been on a journey like this. It had been a tradition for members of the three homes to go together on a summer outing every few years to the beach or other vacation spot....
Children’s Homes Birthday Party: A special time to celebrate every child!
Many people around the world celebrate birthdays as a special day marking a person's arrival into the world. But birthday cakes, parties, presents and the Happy Birthday song can seem strange for children in mountainous and rural areas of Vietnam since celebrating...
CURRENT NEWS – ECONOMIC EMPOWEREMENT
Deer and Goat Raising
Innovation is the key for farmers relying on agriculture to make a living. SSCD and YWAM Mercy have been trying to encourage farmers to think in a different way about their economic activities and to invest in crops and livestock that bring higher financial returns....
Agricultural Fair Showcases Local Products
A district New Year festival gave some of our project beneficiaries an opportunity to show case their agricultural products to a larger audience. This Spring Festival is held every year just after the Lunar New Year Holiday. People come together from all over the...
Goat Farmers Gain Access to Experts, Visit Successful Goat-raising Operation
Animal-raising provides sustainable increases in income and a path out of poverty. It also takes some skill to be successful. In our experience, visiting a location to see successful farmers brings the biggest change. For this reason, YWAM Mercy and SSCD organized a...
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
Education Assistance Impact: An
An is in grade 7 and was born with a withered arm. Her parents were young and inexperienced at the time, so they did not recognize that An couldn't use her right hand until she was three. In the years after, they took her to hospitals for treatment, but there was no...
Children Visit Historical Sites on Summer Outing
The 47 children living in YWAM Mercy Vietnam's three community-based Children's Homes had never been on a journey like this. It had been a tradition for members of the three homes to go together on a summer outing every few years to the beach or other vacation spot....
LUC NAM
Deer and Goat Raising
Innovation is the key for farmers relying on agriculture to make a living. SSCD and YWAM Mercy have been trying to encourage farmers to think in a different way about their economic activities and to invest in crops and livestock that bring higher financial returns....
Agricultural Fair Showcases Local Products
A district New Year festival gave some of our project beneficiaries an opportunity to show case their agricultural products to a larger audience. This Spring Festival is held every year just after the Lunar New Year Holiday. People come together from all over the...
HOAI DUC
Hoai Duc Village Shares Its Bounty With Neighbors During COVID Lockdown
YWAM Mercy has been working in one Hoai Duc village for the last few years, helping farmers increase their income and provide safe farm products for consumers. This village has the advantage of being an agricultural production hub situated very close to the Hanoi city...
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...