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Delivering complementary inputs to Vinh Thai Chicken Raising Club

Under the sponsorship of the Rotary International (USA), Hearts for Hue in association with the Vinh Thai People’s Committee has been implementing Chicken raising project – to improve economic condition for poor/disabled people near Hue, Vietnam. This project aims that families with one or more members suffering disabilities or people with disadvantaged can improve their …

The visiting trip of Veteran For Peace Delegation to A Luoi District

A Lưới is a mountainous district in Thua Thien Hue province, 70 kilometers west of the city of Hue. It is bounded on its westerner edge by the Laos border. The population of the district is 39,000 people, in which 4,000 people are affected by Agent Orange.   The district saw some very heavy fighting during the war, including widespread use of Agent Orange. The legacy of Agent Orange use continues to affect the health of people in district. Toxic dioxin still contaminates the soil and water in some areas. The burden of cancer, ill-health and disability make AO affected families fall deeper into poverty.

Microfinance Pilot Savings Training

Yesterday afternoon, the 15th October, Hearts for Hue trialed our newly rewritten financial management curriculum for our microfinance borrowers. For the trial, we presented one of our new savings modules to 15 clients in Vy Da ward, where we have been providing microfinance for almost ten years. Of the 15 clients, 10 were from an …

October: Mrs Thai Thi Lan

According to the local authority, Ms Thai Thi Lan (1987) household is one of the poorest families in Mong A Village, Vinh Thai Community. The family consists of 5 people including Mr Pham Dinh Chung who is working as a seasonal constructional worker in Danang, Mrs Thai Thi Lan, a son Pham Dinh Huy who …

Hearts For Hue’s September 2019 Newsletter

WELCOME TO HEARTS FOR HUE’S SEPTEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER.  Dear Donors, Colleagues, and Friends, First of all, Hearts For Hue would like to send our warmest greetings and best wishes to all of you and express our sincere thanks for your support of disadvantaged people in Vietnam. We would like to share with you an overview …