His Excellency Dr. Hang Chhoun Naron, Minister of the Ministry of Education Youth and Sport, Cambodia, presented a Letter of Appreciation to Aide et Action’s Cambodian Country Director Samphors Vorn on 23 December 2019. This letter was presented to Aide et Action in recognition of the important role we have played in building quality early […]
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2019: A year in review
As the calendar year draws to a close, all of us at Aide et Action Southeast Asia would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our supporters, donors, partners, staff and beneficiaries who have made it an impactful year. Across our programmes in Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, and Vietnam, we have continued to reach those […]
Lao PDR: New beginnings for an old school
The rural countryside of northern Lao PDR is rugged and mountainous. The population is scattered across small and remote villages, making the delivery of public services difficult. Somsavath Tai Primary School is one example of the challenges faced by rural schools. When the school was built in the 1980s, it was intended only to serve […]
Vietnam: “I just want my children to have a desk and a lightbulb”
In Vietnam’s rural and remote Lai Chau province, ethnic minority children are more likely to drop out of school and fall into insecure agricultural work. Girls are even more at risk, with early marriage also being a contributing factor. This, combined with the fact that the state curriculum is taught in Vietnamese and not in […]
Vietnam: sensitizing marginalized populations to the risks of migration
In rural Vietnam, the remote province of Lao Cai is a nerve center of human trafficking. There, most young people have few options: to stay and live off a poor income from agriculture or to migrate within Vietnam or beyond to the neighboring border in China, seeking better economic opportunities. A situation with high risks. […]
Migrants in need of education: there is urgency
Deprivation of rights, inhumane conditions, physical and moral suffering …. There is an urgent need today to help the international and internal migrant populations, writes Aide and Action on this International Migration Day, celebrated on 18 December. “Migration promotes economic growth, dynamic societies and tolerance. They offer a chance to millions of people seeking a […]
Vietnam: ECCE projects are making a difference in rural villages
Aide et Action is working in isolated areas of Vietnam, delivering early childhood care and education (ECCE) projects to vulnerable groups to promote access to quality education to those who need it most. In a remote village in Vietnam’s north west province of Lai Chau, twenty-four-year-old Lu Tai May, tells us that she’s so happy […]
Cambodia: 8th National Forum on Inclusive Education
On 11-12 December 2019, we were delighted to attend the 8th National Forum on Inclusive Education. The focus of this year’s Forum was on Inclusive education for children with disabilities, through increased investment in building the capacity of teachers and school management. During the Forum we discussed: Identifying supporting mechanisms for Inclusive Education policy implementation […]