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Centre offers homeless kids sense of family
With an alarming number of homeless children in Viet Nam, one Vietnamese couple is trying to follow the commandment "love your neighbours as yourself", bringing disadvantaged children into their own home. -
Mauled baby gets fresh start in life
Left for dead and mauled by wild animals, little Phung Thien Nhan’s early days were filled with tragedy. But today the two-year-old is enjoying a positive twist to his unhappy fate - and the promise of a new start in life. -
Kidnapping haunts lives in border area
Sung A Cau’s one-year-old son was kidnapped by human traffickers in Mu Sang Ward in Lai Chau Province while his wife was visiting relatives. -
Gender imbalance puts women in the lead
With fewer women born and more of them marrying foreigners, a lot of men may be left feeling lonely. -
Traditional virtues weigh on modern women
Who is the perfect modern woman? A high-powered businessperson or a skilful housewife? -
Social work a conduit to health in Vietnam
For academics at Memorial University of Newfoundland and in Vietnam health problems are part of larger social issues and require the expertise of social workers -
GIPA commitment review meeting
GIPA commitment review meeting was held by GIPA project in Vietnam Women’s Museum in the morning of March 19th, to share experiences and finding solutions to promote effectively GIPA commitments addressed in GIPA National Workshop in August 2007. -
Elderly Relatives of HIV/AIDS Victims Bear Brunt of Support
Sixty- five -year- old Nguyen Thi Kim Chung’s late son was forced to rely on supportive relatives to buy medicine. As a housewife, Chung has no pension, forcing her to depend on her husband’s meagre salary to cover the daily needs of her five-member family. -
Women, children trafficking on borderlines in focus
The police and border guards will intensify their operations in 2008 to crack down on women and children trafficking acrossing borderlines with China and Cambodia. -
Woman prospers with brocade fabric business
If Thuan Thi Tru has her way, Cham-style brocade fabrics will become a fashion statement worldwide.
