CURRENT NEWS
Can You Help Oanh’s Family Build a Safer Home?
In the course of our work, we sometimes meet families in especially difficult circumstances who, with additional support, we are able to help to improve their living situation. Oanh’s family is one such family.
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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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Christmas Party Brings Joy and Personalized “Shoebox” Gifts
Our annual Christmas celebration for the 60 children in YWAM Mercy Vietnam's three community-based Children's Homes was organized on December 16, 2018 at Tien Sa Lake in the Ba Vi District of Hanoi. We wanted to spread the hope and love of Christmas through the...
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New Child-Friendly Library Opens with Support from HIWC
The children at Kham Lang Lower Secondary School now have a special place to read thanks to the partnership between YWAM Mercy and the Hanoi International Women’s Club (HIWC) which funded a new child-friendly library we developed at the school. A child-friendly...
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Sponsors Day 2018: Children Enjoy Time With Caring Supporters
More than 105 people met together for the YWAM Mercy Vietnam Children's Homes Sponsor’s Day event held at the Phu Chau Children’s Home on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Sponsors who were able to attend came excited to meet their sponsored child(ren). Likewise, the...
read moreCURRENT NEWS – ECONOMIC EMPOWEREMENT
Can You Help Oanh’s Family Build a Safer Home?
In the course of our work, we sometimes meet families in especially difficult circumstances who, with additional support, we are able to help to improve their living situation. Oanh’s family is one such family.
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Family Business Training Helps Farmers Generate More Income
PHOTO ABOVE: Farmers learn to record daily income and expenses in a log. Most have not been in the habit of writing this information down, instead keeping a general idea of their cash flow in their head. Most farmers in rural communities do not think about their...
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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...
read moreCURRENT NEWS – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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
Christmas Party Brings Joy and Personalized “Shoebox” Gifts
Our annual Christmas celebration for the 60 children in YWAM Mercy Vietnam's three community-based Children's Homes was organized on December 16, 2018 at Tien Sa Lake in the Ba Vi District of Hanoi. We wanted to spread the hope and love of Christmas through the...
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Can You Help Oanh’s Family Build a Safer Home?
In the course of our work, we sometimes meet families in especially difficult circumstances who, with additional support, we are able to help to improve their living situation. Oanh’s family is one such family.
read moreLUC NAM
New Child-Friendly Library Opens with Support from HIWC
The children at Kham Lang Lower Secondary School now have a special place to read thanks to the partnership between YWAM Mercy and the Hanoi International Women’s Club (HIWC) which funded a new child-friendly library we developed at the school. A child-friendly...
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Family Business Training Helps Farmers Generate More Income
PHOTO ABOVE: Farmers learn to record daily income and expenses in a log. Most have not been in the habit of writing this information down, instead keeping a general idea of their cash flow in their head. Most farmers in rural communities do not think about their...
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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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