4 March 2020, Hanoi, Vietnam: Despite no new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Vietnam since 13 February 2020, Vietnamese schools remain shut as the government continues to implement a series of measures. Here, at Aide et Action, we are working closely with schools in impacted areas to ensure the interests of the […]
Archives for February 2020
Cambodia: Informal drop-in centres offer out of school children an opportunity to flourish
Aide et Action is proud to lead the Cambodian Consortium of Out of School Children, which aims to provide marginalized, out of school children in Cambodia with access to equitable, quality, and relevant primary education. Across Cambodia, many local families are struggling to make ends meet. In rural areas, home to 90% of the country’s […]
Vietnam: Bridging the gap in career education for ethnic minority youth
While career education and vocational training is a core component in preparing students to have the knowledge and skills required for finding gainful employment after school, it is often overlooked in Vietnam (and many other countries where we work). Tackling unemployment rates In Bắc Hà, a rural district of Lào Cai Province in the northeast […]
Lao PDR: Learning to learn with ICT
In Lao PDR, we are supporting primary schools in rural areas to use and maintain Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to enable teachers and students to develop better digital literacy. Our project provides equipment in the form of tablets, projectors, screens, speakers, and electrical cables. However, many of the school administration and school teachers had […]
Multilingual education: preserving diversity and ensuring inclusion
On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, celebrated on February 21, Aide et Action reaffirms its commitment to multilingual education and highlights its importance for the education of thousands of children. In 1999, during the 30th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, countries adopted a Resolution establishing the concept of “multilingual education” to […]
Vietnam: A community-based approach promotes education for all
In Vietnam, community-based extra-curricular activities – including children’s clubs – are conducted during school holidays by Youth Union, a local youth organization, at village and communal levels, with support from Aide et Action. This initiative aims at building physical health as well as life skills for children during their summer holidays. In 2019, our activities […]
Lao PDR: Mobile libraries spread the joy of storytelling
In rural areas of Laos, primary schools lack reading and learning materials. Children often have to share textbooks and classrooms rarely have additional storybooks. Most schools do not have a library or even a reading room. That’s why Aide et Action endeavors to offer fun approaches to learning through our mobile libraries. Traveling with storybooks, […]