Destinations – Vietnam

FACT FILE

• Population: 83.6 million
• Capital: Hanoi
• Major languages: Vietnamese
• Major religions: Buddhism
• Monetary unit: Dong
• More on Vietnam from BBC website

PARTNER ORGANISATIONS

• VPV – Volunteers for Peace Vietnam
  www.vpv.vn

VPV is an NGO that was founded in Vietnam in 2005 and is registered as an independent branch of VFP-USA. According to Vietnamese laws, VFP is registered as an international NGO but operates locally in Vietnam.

The aims and goals of VFP VIET are to promote volunteerism and voluntary participation of people in Vietnam; to exchange volunteers with other partners all over the world; to receive international volunteers to address social/development issues in Vietnam; to promote global friendship and understanding among people through volunteer exchange.

• SJ-Vietnam – Solidarites Jeunesses Vietnam
  www.sjvietnam.org

SJ Vietnam is an international youth NGO (Non-Government Organization) which started in 2004 in Vietnam from an international work camp granted by United Nation Volunteers.

They promote peace, solidarity and active citizenship through international voluntary service. It’s an independent, non political and non religious organization open to everybody without any distinction of nationality, race, philosophy, financial resource, education or sex.

TYPES OF PROGRAMMES

• North South

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Visa: You must obtain a visa prior to travel. You should check visa validity and conditions carefully. They are usually valid for one month. There are fines and/or imprisonment if you overstay your visa. Entry to Vietnam may be refused if your passport has less than six month’s validity. Please visit www.fco.gov.uk for more information.

• Arrival info: date of arrival is the start date scheduled for the project.

PROJECTS AVAIALBLE

• Projects available in Vietnam

PICTURES AND REPORTS

• See the pictures from Vietnam sent by our volunteers
• Read the report of a volunteer on project in an orpahanage in Vietnam
• Fiona Callender, Concordia Volunteer Programme Manager, reports on her visit to a project in 2009