Improving Livelihoods for Poor Women in Phu Yen

On June 17, 2025, in La Hai Township, Dong Xuan District, Phu Yen Province, MCNV, in collaboration with the District People’s Committee and the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dong Xuan District, organized a closing workshop for the project “Boost Income and Jobs for Poor Women in Ethnic Minority Areas of Dong Xuan District” (referred to as the BIJPO project).

The BIJPO project has been being implemented over a three-year period, from November 2022 to November 2025, across 15 ethnic minority villages of six communes of Dong Xuan District, including Da Loc, Phu Mo, Xuan Lanh, Xuan Phuoc, Xuan Quang 1, and Xuan Quang 2. The objectives of the project are to create jobs, improve working conditions, and enhance agricultural production and business capacity for poor women through the operation of women’s cooperative groups and household-scale production groups, thereby providing local food sources and increasing income through agricultural products.

The project’s key interventions include:

(1) Supporting women-led production and business cooperative groups such as plastic chair weaving, red rice production, brocade weaving, community-based tourism, acacia seedling nursery, agricultural product processing, and cattle breeding;

(2) Enhancing household production capacity and conditions through diversified production models, such as fish farming, fruit tree planting, scattered forestry planting, organic vegetable gardening, mushroom growing, black snail raising, and provision of grass-cutting machines;

(3) Supporting micro-entrepreneurs in expanding production and trade activities to supply food and agricultural input materials to the community.

Some products of the women’s cooperative group were displayed at the workshop

After nearly 3 years of implementation, the project has brought about many positive results. In total, 419 women participated in 19 women’s cooperative groups implementing eight production and business models. Additionally, 661 households benefited from eight household-level agricultural production models, and 15 micro-entrepreneurs engaged in small-scale food and agricultural supply businesses. It is estimated that approximately 11,000 residents across the six communes indirectly benefited from the project’s activities.

Speaking at the workshop, Mr. Pham Dung – MCNV Vietnam Country Director – highly appreciated the contributions of the Dong Xuan District People’s Committee and the Department of Agriculture and Environment throughout the implementation of the BIJPO project. 

Mr. Pham Dung – MCNV Vietnam Country Director spoke at the closing workshop

The project has a total investment of VND 11.5 billion, of which the local government has contributed VND 5.8 billion as counterpart funding sourced from national target programs – 190% higher than the initial commitment. The local government also established a district-level Project Management Unit (comprising the People’s Committee, Department of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Department of Ethnic Affairs, and Women’s Union) to monitor and provide technical support for the project activities.

From July to November 2025, MCNV will continue to implement several remaining activities in the project area, with a particular focus on strengthening several women’s cooperative groups to ensure sustainability and scalability of the models in the future.

 

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VACANCY: CONSULTANT FOR THE DISABILITIES PROGRAM

Dear all, 

MCNV is a Dutch-based NGO, with an international network working in the fields of health development, social inclusion, livelihood development in responding to climate change, and value chain. During the last 20 years, support for people with disabilities (PWD) has become a main program with high priority of MCNV in Vietnam. Since 2022, MCNV has been implementing a project of improving the quality of life of people with disability (PWD) in provinces of Quang Tri, Quang Nam, and Hue City. The project focuses on providing PWD with rehabilitation services and home-based care. We are looking for 01 Consultant (working in Quang Nam).

For more details of each position’s tasks, please refer to the Job Description documents attached.

If you are interested in these job opportunities, please email your application letter and CV to nhung.vuhong@mcnv.vn and mcnv@mcnv.vn, quoting the position title in the email’s subject line.

The application deadline is 17:00, June 15, 2025.

JD of Quang Nam Field Staff June 2025
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VACANCY: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

Dear all, 

MCNV is a Dutch-based NGO, with an international network working in the fields of health development, social inclusion, livelihood development in responding to climate change, and value chain. During the last 20 years, support for people with disabilities (PWD) has become a main program with high priority of MCNV in Vietnam. Since 2022, MCNV has been implementing a project of improving the quality of life of people with disability (PWD) in provinces of Quang Tri, Quang Nam, and Hue City. The project focuses on providing PWD with rehabilitation services and home-based care.

We are looking for: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer: 01 (working in Ha Noi).

For more details of each position’s tasks, please refer to the Job Description documents attached.

If you are interested in these job opportunities, please email your application letter and CV to nhung.vuhong@mcnv.vn and mcnv@mcnv.vn, quoting the position title in the email’s subject line.

The application deadline is 17:00, June 15, 2025.

JD of MELO Inclusion 1 Project June 2025

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VACANCY: PROJECT EVALUATION CONSULTANT FOR BIJPO PROJECT

MCNV is currently looking for Project Evaluation Consultant for BIJPO Project.

You can find the information in details in the Job Description attached.

If you are interested in the position, please send your application letter & CV to mcnvcvn@mcnv.vn.

📝 Deadline: 2nd May, 2025

ToR - Đánh giá cuối kỳ dự án BIJPO

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MCNV 2025 Campaign

Disabled, and still going to school

In recent decades, there has been an incredible improvement for children with disabilities and their
parents in the provinces where MCNV has given its support. All kinds of activities in the field of
education, patient associations, rehabilitation, but also support in improving the income of the
poorest families for basic necessities such as food, clothing and medicine.

We have continued this economic and educational approach and activities -from the beginning of
2000- to this day. As a result, children feel more accepted because they have acquired a place in
society, because they can communicate and exchange their experiences with peers in their own
village. The parents are also proud and see how important it is for the children to belong and no
longer be excluded.


Our plans for 2025 and 2026.
Building on the results of the project in 2023 and 2024, and to strengthen the impact and
sustainability of these results, MCNV and Hy Vong Special School Quy Nhon plan to continue their
collaboration in 2025 and 2026. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of education for children
with disabilities at this school, but also for children with disabilities who live and go to school
elsewhere in Binh Dinh province. This can be achieved by joining forces and working closely with the
education sector and health services.

Objectives
• improve knowledge and skills in setting up early detection and providing appropriate help to
children and their families as early as possible;
• improve knowledge in the field of early detection and treatment for regular schools so that
children with disabilities can also be admitted;
• raise awareness in the communities and among local partners, school staff and educationists in
Binh Dinh province.

The organisational costs and management of the schools and rehabilitation centers are fully paid by
the Vietnamese (provincial) government. MCNV offers material support to these schools and
rehabilitation centers by providing the necessary resources and teaching materials for learning basic
skills such as reading, writing and playing. And by increasing the knowledge and skills of all those
involved – children, parents, school staff and local partners – we provide the breeding ground for a
caring environment.

In remote areas like Binh Dinh, the same problems are playing a role and it would be wonderful if we
could support more schools and children on their way to a hopeful and independent future with our
MCNV experience and MCNV approach!

Many thanks in advance for your (extra) donation!

Pham Dung, MCNV Director Vietnam & Nguyen Thanh Thuy, Education specialist MCNV

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Vacacy: Project Finance Assistant

Dear all,

MCNV is a Dutch-based NGO working in the fields of health, social and livelihood development for disadvantage groups.

MCNV is seeking a qualified and motivated Project Finance  Assistant (PFA) to join our team. The PFA will work under supervisory of the Finance Officer to ensure  accurate and timely financial transactions and reporting of project.

For more details of the tasks for this position please refer to the Job Announcement attached.

If you are interested in this job opportunity, please email your application letter and CV to nhung.vuhong@mcnv.vn and mcnv@mcnv.vn, quoting the position title in the email’s subject line.

The application deadline is 17:00, April 10, 2025.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

JD Financial Assistant Mar 2025

 

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MCNV December Campaign

Dear donors,                                                                                                         December 10, 2024

On November 18, MCNV celebrated its 56th anniversary! What an ‘old age’ for the last country committee in The Netherlands still alive. Thanks in part to your loyal support, we can continue our work in the coming years and provide help where it is (still) indispensable.

These are our plans for 2025 

Laos: together in action for clean water, hygiene and food security in Laos, 2025 – 2026 – 2027

Last October, we received the green light from the AFAS-Foundation to continue for another three years in Sepone, Nong and a new municipality of Phin. The program ‘Together in action for clean water, hygiene and food security in Laos’ will start in January 2025 and that is great news and very important for the people who lack clean water and where the food supply is insecure.

Vietnam: improve income and further develop rehabilitation training

Improving livelihoods is complex and requires a multi-faceted approach. For example, creating jobs for women is a point of attention. Improving food yields and introducing different and more suitable agricultural products also receive full attention. Jobs and income are inextricably linked and hence the broad approach that MCNV supports and develops together with local partners and the people themselves.

Partly thanks to financial support from USAID (United States Agency for International Development), MCNV has been able to set up two national training courses over the past four years: Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy. These two disciplines did not previously exist in Vietnam and they now form an important part of care for children and people with disabilities.  University-trained Occupational Therapists and Speech Therapists provide training for healthcare workers in various provinces throughout Vietnam.

Collaboration between MCNV, local partners, donors and donor organizations

MCNV develops its activities based on demand from and in collaboration with local partners. Donors and partners such as the AFAS-Foundation and USAID recognize the expertise that MCNV has built up and therefore contribute substantially to projects in Vietnam and Laos. One of the conditions for this support is that MCNV must guarantee a percentage, for example 20% or 25% of the total program budget. We can only meet this obligation because we receive donations from our private donors in The Netherlands. That is why I would like to let you know once again that all donations, no matter how small or large, are crucial to the implementation of our work for the benefit of the people in Vietnam and Laos!

Our question to you

MCNV wants to continue the above projects and programs in both countries in 2025 with the aim of further strengthening the care and well-being of vulnerable people. An important and wonderful mission in which the involvement of our donors in the Netherlands is and will remain indispensable.

Many thanks for your (extra) gift.

Beautiful December month & with kind regards,

Karin Vlug

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