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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 …

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 …

Vinh Thai Chicken raising program – Stage 1

Under the sponsorship of the Rotary International, on the 27th September, 2019 Hearts For Hue in collaboration with the Vinh Thai Commune People’s Committee organized a training session for poor/disabilies families on the model of chicken raising. Attending the training, there had participants of Assoc. Prof. Dr.  Nguyen Xuan Ba –Head of Department of Animal Husbandry; …

Veterans For Peace visiting trip 2019

Every year, representatives of Veterans for Peace (VFP) visit Hearts for Hue, as part of their annual trip to Viet Nam. Usually, H4H will accompany them to A Luoi to visit the project sites actively sponsored by VFP. In this way, VFP are able to see exactly how their money is put to use. This …