In the remote and isolated province of Lai Chau in northern Vietnam, most of the inhabitants rely on agriculture to earn a living. When Covid-19 led to travel and trade restrictions earlier this year, those that used to go to the field every day to farm found themselves in a difficult position economically. Aide et […]
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Southeast Asia: As economies fall, child labour rises during Coronavirus crisis
As livelihoods in Southeast Asia continue to be lost to the current global pandemic, the most vulnerable populations will be hit the hardest, especially children. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates that the COVID crisis will threaten the employment of 68 million workers across Asia if it endures until September. This, coupled with the extensive […]
Vietnam: Standard Chartered Bank supports Aide et Action’s coronavirus response activities
Aide et Action is delighted to have been granted funding from Standard Chartered Bank to support our COVID-19 response activities in Vietnam. Standard Chartered Bank has made the headlines for their generous support to multiple organizations tackling COVID. This includes funding US$85,200 to National Hospital Of Tropical Diseases to purchase basic/essential medical equipment, US$81,800 to […]
In Vietnam and Cambodia, Aide et Action is supporting the most vulnerable during Coronavirus pandemic
As of last Friday, March 27, 2020, our teams in Vietnam and Cambodia were able to provide an emergency response to the Coronavirus crisis. Hygiene awareness and the first distribution of health kits in economically-deprived urban areas, as well as isolated villages, went well. Between relief and precaution, the communities were particularly receptive to these […]
Vietnam: Aide et Action launches education campaign to reduce the spread of Coronavirus
As cases of COVID-19 increase in Vietnam, Aide et Action is responding through education – bringing soap and dry sanitiser to remote and rural areas and teaching children and communities how to use them effectively. Now, more than ever before, is the time to work together to prevent the spread of the virus, in line […]
Vietnam: Aide et Action increases women’s participation
With her daughters’ school fees amounting to one-third of her family’s income, providing an education for her family comes at a huge cost for 25-year-old Lu Thi Sua. But, all Sua wants is a better life for her children. To support women like Sua, Aide et Action is implementing a project on early childhood care […]
Vietnam: New coronavirus impacts education
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 […]
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 […]