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Magazine 2020-3

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MCNV honored by Quang Tri province for outstanding effort in fund mobilizing

MCNV was recently honored with the Certificate of Merit acknowledging its contribution to the development of Quang Tri province. A conference on strengthening the cooperation and implementing the Non-

Leaping towards improved nutrition – rearing frogs in Lao PDR

Mr. Tambeo, proudly shows off two prize bullfrogs As the evening draws to a close a loud croaking can be heard throughout Thathe village, in Nong District, Lao PDR. It is the chorus of the East Asian

MCNV continues promoting inclusive education in Vietnam

The opening ceremony of Dien Bien Support Center for the Development of Inclusive Education on September 11 has paved the way for a brighter future of children with disabilities in Dien Bien province.

650 compost bins presented to Ben Tre province

Last August, 650 compost bins were presented to 10 districts/wards of Ben Tre city and Chau Thanh district (Ben Tre province). In more details, 600 compost bins were distributed to 600 households, whi

Microcredit: The catalyst for change

Ms.Tran Thi Kim Thuy. Photo: Tran Le Hieu In over the last 10 years, Microcredit has helped thousands of women in Ben Tre province find their way out of poverty. Nowadays, it keeps being the ‘ca

LEARN Knowledge Translation and LEARN Evaluation Recap

The two-day event LEARN Knowledge Translation and LEARN Evaluation was successfully held in the capital city of Vientiane on July 30 & 31. The event aimed to evaluate the 5 years of the program LE

24 teachers in Dien Bien province receive TEACCH training

“Applying TEACCH- Treatment and Education Autistic Children Communication Handicap’ was the theme of a workshop recently taking place in Dien Bien province (from July 27-30). The workshop was orga

Roll-out of Vietnam’s Occupational Therapy website

The first official website of Vietnam’s Occupational Therapy is now accessible at http://otvietnam.net/en/ In the world, for hundreds of years, Occupational Therapy (OT) has been an essential pa

New playgrounds bring fun-filled summer to mountainous kids

Hundreds of children in Huong Hoa district (Quang Tri province) will have a joyful summer thanks to the newly-built playgrounds in their locality. The two playgrounds are located in Hoong village (Huo

1,000 visitors amazed by festival camping in highland forest

Recently, 1,000 of people were strongly impressed by an outdoor event taking place in Sa Mu Pass , Huong Phung commune, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province. The festival camping themed “The role

When WE dance in the rain

“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain”, this saying can apply to many incidents in our life, including the fight agai

Huong Hoa bamboo handicraft: Ready to take off

Representatives of three bamboo handicrafts groups recently took part in a tourism promotion cooperation workshop held in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province. The event was held by Quang Tri provinceR

MCNV joins EU in promoting sustainable forest management in climate change response

First Counsellor, EU Delegation to Vietnam, Mr.Tom Corrie, speaks at the event The launching workshop of the project ‘Promoting sustainable partnership between CSOs and enterprises for sustainable f

A healthy forest and a better life

Small foresters opt for a sustainable approach In Quang Tri province, MCNV is starting a new project in which we link the living conditions of small foresters to sustainable forest management. The pro

Annual report and account 2019 published

Please find here after our annual report and annual account 2019, in English. For download click here.

Homemade with Heart contest open for application

What’s is the ultimate goal of INNOVATION and CREATIVITY, if not for the betterment of people’s lives? Regardless of what your profession is, as long as you have the passion for invention,

MOU signed with MOH on promoting Rehabilitation in Vietnam

On today morning (June 2), together with representatives of 7 local and international NGOs, MCNV Country Director Pham Dung signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Medical Services Adminis

Consultant recruitment for final project evaluation

Medical Committee Netherlands – Vietnam (MCNV) is a Dutch NGO that has provided support to health systems, community-based health care and community development programs towards improvement of q

Highland: Harvest seasons await!

Slowly walking pass a large area of land that was just leveled in the mountainous village of Cup, Huc Nghi commune, Dakrong district, three Van Kieu ethnicity fellows excitedly share with one another