15:52 | 29/04/2021
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Thailand, Thai Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has presented wheelchairs and tricycles to people with mobility difficulties in Long An province.
14:53 | 07/04/2021
A consultation workshop themed “Monitoring the Implementation of Article 27 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on the Right to Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Vietnam” recently held in Ho Chi Minh city.
07:28 | 04/03/2021
Some 200 people with disabilities and people with visual impairment in the northern province of Hai Duong had been gift packages (including masks, hand sanitizers, rice, cooking oil, milk).
08:23 | 07/02/2021
With the support from Japanese government, the UNDP Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery Program has handed out 200 gift sets (including masks, hand sanitizer, rice, cooking oil and fresh milk) to support people with disabilities and patients from poor families for the sake of their safety and well-being during the pandemic.
13:59 | 19/01/2021
Following the success of Orange Initiative (OI) at previous events, on January 17, at HCMC Marathon 2021, Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF) organized for about 50 People with Disabilities (PWD) and supporters to take part in the Marathon.
07:57 | 13/12/2020
Two Vietnamese women were recently selected by the Viscardi Center as recipients of the 2020 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award. The awards honor “leaders in the global disability community,” who have made significant contributions to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities.
08:42 | 07/11/2020
A five-month “Digital Employment Training Program for Persons with Disabilities Co-existing with COVID-19”, was launched on November 5 with the collective efforts of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Government of Japan, and Hanoi-based Will to Live Centre which specialises in providing training courses for disadvantaged students.
11:07 | 29/09/2020
Assisting persons with disabilities has long been one of the top priorities for the U.S. Government in Vietnam.
15:40 | 17/06/2020
Humanity & Inclusion has just launched a contest called “Homemade with Heart”. Through that contest, the organizers aim at stimulating sharing of simple ideas and inventions that people came up with to support autonomy of persons with disabilities during their daily life activities.
05:34 | 03/06/2020
Representatives of eight local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on June 2 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Medical Services Administration – Ministry of Health on cooperation in Rehabilitation, VNS reported.
16:29 | 02/05/2020
Providing jobs to people with disabilities is not only doing charitable work, but it also enables them to eligibly work by themselves declared in the UN’s Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and many legislations introduced by the Vietnamese Government.
23:29 | 03/03/2020
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has launched a local project on social inclusion of people with disabilities with an estimated funding of 400,000 USD.
16:14 | 03/03/2020
Be Thi Bang, 33 year olds, had given up all notions of romance after losing a leg in an accident, but fate had different plans for her.
