Posts in category Community Focus

In this month’s Community Focus column, we are continuing the theme of philanthropy, or the giving of one’s time, money, reputation or voice for social …

Jan Peeters spent 30 years in the construction industry running his own successful business, but ten years ago he gave it up to start a …

Imagine leaving your village for life in the big city, with no home or job to go to. Imagine being unable to go to school …

Based in Hoi An, Streets International provides an invaluable bridge for disadvantaged youth, taking them from extreme poverty and a life on the streets to …

Child poverty in Vietnam is still a real concern for many. Step outside the rapidly developing urban areas and rural life is full of challenges, …

At the heart of LP4Y (Life Project for Youth) is a deep-seated concern for the catastrophic situation facing a growing number of excluded youth worldwide. …

From the outside, The Shop of Hope appears little more than a second-hand shop of people’s abandoned belongings, stacked on shelves, hanging from rails, hoping …

The Shelter Collection was founded in 2004 by Danish national Ole Riis in collaboration with the Danish Vietnamese Association. Father of two adopted Vietnamese children, …

The concept and founding of Enablecode came about by accident more than intended planning. In the early 2010s, a group of English expats, including Colin …

ILA Community Network (ILACN) was founded in 2005 by Tony Williams, chairman of Vietnam’s leading English language education and training company from which the community …

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife is an NPO founded in 2014 to provide more effective solutions for securing the future of Vietnam’s wildlife. Set up by Thai …

Founded in 2010 by Fiona Briers, Bright Solutions is a venture of passion. A place to support vulnerable women in our communities by restoring dignity …

For over 20 years, Xuan has been changing the lives of disadvantaged children all over Vietnam. Taking the view that humanitarian support is neither a …

Founded by Cac Lam, a designer featured in this month’s cover story, Seam The World is using art, especially the art of fashion, to bind …

Sao Bien. Room for Education is an Austrian non-profit organisation established in 2016. It was founded by Thomas Farthofer, a former fund manager and investment …

Allambie Orphanage was founded out of one woman’s desire to create a loving, secure family home, something that was lacking from her childhood. Suzanne (Thi …