2022 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

Cooperating with the Ministry of Education and Training to implement the project “Developing social work and psychological counseling in schools in the period of 2022 - 2024” project.

MAJOR EVENTS IN 2022

Opening and handing over friendly libraries for 03 schools in Quang Binh (Ha Giang), Tan Lac and Hoa Binh city (Hoa Binh) districts.

The establishment and operation of school counseling rooms to improve students’ mental health.

“One Warm Coat” – a campaign calling for donations to bring a warm winter to children in Lung Van commune, Tan Lac district (Hoa Binh).

“Career Orie ntation Program” for students in 04 high scho ols in Son Duong, Tan Lac and Vinh Loc districts.

Good Change for the World

Training sessions on ecological agriculture and circular agriculture for members of Cooperatives/ income generation groups in

Emergency relief service for 120 households in Quang

Receiving the Certificate of merit from the Prime Minister for various contributions to preventing the Covid-19 epidemic.

The handover ceremony of the “Green Light Project” sponsored by KIA Group, carried out in Mai Chau district (Hoa Binh).

The inauguration and handover ceremony of the clean water supply system in Vinh Loc district and Quang Binh district.

Mai Chau district.

Binh district, Ha Giang province.

COUNTRY DIRECTOR’S OPEN LETTER

Hello!

I am Park Dong Chul, Country Director of Good Neighbors International (GNI) in Vietnam.

First, I would like to thank our partners, government agencies, businesses, and sponsors, who have accompanied GNI over the past year.

I think the keyword for 2022 can be “new beginning” when Vietnam entered the recovery stage after the Covid-19 pandemic. However, issues like children’s mental health, child rights, climate change responses, or supporting low-income families still need attention. These are also issues that GNI has been striving to solve.

In 2022, GNI cooperated with the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to implement a nationwide pilot project - the “Development of social work and school psychology counseling in the period of 20222024” project based on previous projects since 2019. The Ministry of Education and Training also added this to the Ministry’s medium and long-term strategy. GNI has become a partner in implementing this strategy among NGOs in Vietnam.

Furthermore, GNI has continued to improve and expand the Environmental education programs for the students. We have also promoted the local people’s engagement by implementing environmental protection projects to respond to climate change, such as the “Green Light project” sponsored by the KIA Group, the “Improving access to clean water” project sponsored by the Korean Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET), or the “Improve the quality of Education and Safe Learning Environment for Children at Dong Loi Secondary School” sponsored by the KSFC Foundation, which will be inaugurated and handed over in 2023.

In addition, in 2022, GNI was honored to receive the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister for many positive contributions to preventing the Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam.

Good Neighbors is constantly striving to make the world a better place. With the significant achievements in 2022, we will continue maintaining and developing our activities in 2023. Let’s join hands to take action so no one is left behind and everyone will have a better future. We look forward to your participation and support in our activities.

Thank you!

Mr. Park Dong Chul Country Director Good Neighbors in Vietnam

WHO WE ARE?

Good Neighbors International (GNI) is an international humanitarian development NGO founded in Korea in 1991. Currently, GNI is working in 48 countries across the globe, focusing on inclusive community development and child protection.

GNI officially opened its office in Vietnam on June 1, 2005. We are implementing Community Development Projects in 06 areas, including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Thanh Hoa, and Ha Giang with more than 17,000 sponsored children and over 200,000 beneficiaries. Additionally, GNI provides emergency relief and gives gifts-in-kind and necessities to 26 provinces and cities in Vietnam.

MISSION

Good Neighbors exists to make the world a place without hunger, where people live together in harmony. Good Neighbors respects the human rights of our neighbors suffering from poverty, disasters, and oppression, helps them to achieve self-reliance, and enables them to rebuild hope.

CORE VALUES

1. We serve people in need beyond ethnicity, religion, belief, and nationality.

2. We promote self-reliance in the sustainable development for individuals, families, and communities.

3. We implement the rights of the child as top priority.

4. We prosper global citizenship in mutual respect.

5. We organize local volunteers to contribute in developing their own communities.

6. We e cooperate with all people who understand our mission and program.

7. We work with professionalism and pursue financial and operational transparency.

8. We strive to induce more people to join our work as Good Neighbors members.

HOW WE WORK?

Global Development Approach (GDA)

Good Neighbors established its “Global Development Approach” (GDA) to serve as its strategic direction for community development programs, to realize the rights of children, women, and community members. GDA is a human rights-based approach to community development, with eight Strategic Objectives (SOs): Freedom from hunger, Child protection, Education, Health, Environment, Communities that are inclusive and democratic, Social economy, and Humanitarian aid - which are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Good Neighbors’ Development Principles

We support the most vulnerable. We focus on the most marginalized and deprived children and women, who experience discrimination and social exclusion due to their gender, race, religion, class, or other social identifications. Directly and indirectly, GN offers support so that such people can live life without socio-economic or cultural discrimination, identify the underlying causes of structural inequality, and advocate for equality.

We raise awareness of human rights. GDA is grounded on the belief that all human beings are born equal in dignity and rights. An understanding of one’s rights and others’ rights can lead to transformative change. We enable children and community members to speak up as rights holders and strengthen the capacities of government and duty bearers to protect and fulfill the rights of people.

We empower people We understand empowerment as the result of people having the will and power to solve the problems they face. We support such empowerment by facilitating the establishment of community-based organizations led by children, women, and community members so they can speak up on their rights as agents of change and make their own decisions for the better.

We promote cooperation and solidarity. We encourage children and the community to be active in the programs to work together in solidarity and create the changes they want. We cooperate with community-based organizations, community leaders and local governments to plan, to implement, and to evaluate towards sustainable development.

WHERE WE WORK?

provinces/cities where GNI is implementing Community Development Projects.*.

provinces/cities where GNI has given humanitarian aid/emergency relief

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* A Community Development Project is a long-term project > 5 years

CHILD SPONSORSHIP

12,460 sponsored children

100% children were monitored for developmental progress

3,256 gifts were given

178 Disadvantaged children were supported

Child Sponsorship is a program to support underprivileged children based on a 1:1 relationship between one child and one sponsor. Through activities such as giving gifts to children, assisting children with special needs, periodical health check-ups, nutritional support, etc., GNI and our sponsors wish to bring positive changes to Vietnamese children.

29 Child Sponsorship of networks

388 Volunteers in Child sponsorship networks

Children are sponsored until the age of 18 and will receive support to meet their basic needs regarding safe housing, health care, and highquality education programs. Simultaneously, their families also access income generation programs implemented by GNI. In 2022, GNI established and maintained Child Sponsorship networks and organized training courses to improve professional skills for network volunteers to improve the program’s effectiveness.

This is such a warm and beautiful coat. I am so happy, and I like it! Thank you so much, our sponsors!

Lan - a student at Lung Van Primary & Secondary School shared when receiving the coat.

One Warm Coat” – a campaign calling for donations to give warm coats to children.

Lung Van commune (now Van Son commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province) has more than 60% of households in poor and near-poor households. Having a new warm coat on the Lunar New Year was many children’s wish here. Without warm clothes, many children would face the risk of pneumonia or schooling interruption.

From that, GNI launched the campaign “One Warm Coat” calling on individuals, organizations, and businesses to donate and provide warm coats to 396 children in Lung Van commune. After a month of raising funds, with the support of 54 donors, GNI gave coats to the children as special gifts for them during the 2022 Lunar New Year, with a total value of nearly 150 million VND.

Providing bicycles to children in Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province.

On May 23, 2022, GNI gave bicycles to 30 students in Bang Lang commune, Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province. This activity was sponsored by Singer-actor Hari Won with a total value of more than 50 million VND.

Bang Lang commune is a mountainous and sparsely-populated area located in Quang Binh district. The way to go to school for students here is challenging. Many students are in poor households and have no means of transportation, so they have to walk to school every day. Having a bicycle is the desire of many students here.

Mr. Vang Van Tan, Vice Chairman of the Bang Lang Commune People’s Committee, shared:

I would like to thank GNI for connecting sponsors with our children, especially singer Hari Won for donating gifts to disadvantaged students. This is the motivation for them to keep studying and striving in their lives.

GNI is a bridge to bringing love and positive changes to Vietnamese children.

GNI organized career orientation day for high school students.

In 2022, GNI cooperated with the Research for Education And Career Help Institute (REACH), KOTO Humanitarian Vocational Training Center, and 05 universities to organize Career Orientation Day at 04 secondary schools in Son Duong (Tuyen Quang), Tan Lac (Hoa Binh) and Vinh Loc (Thanh Hoa). The programs attracted 1,239 students.

During the programs, the students could listen to experts’ sharing about the career network and how to discover themselves in career orientation, experience some careers, and get acquainted with 02 prestigious Vocational Training Centers in Hanoi.

“I have organized many career counseling programs for students, but this is the first time for a program of this scale. The students are also very excited, especially when I see that they have been taught a lot of lessons and directly experienced the profession,” said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son, Secretary of the Union of Kim Xuyen High School, Son Duong district.

1,239 Students got career guidance

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02 vocational training center/academies were connected

Children over 16 years old were supported with vocational training

GNI believes that when provided with information and orientation of early career choices, students will be aware of the importance of choosing their careers, thereby choosing the right major from the beginning, helping them develop their talents and strengths.

“I really enjoyed today’s program. I acquired a lot of useful information. I am very interested in the bartending and waitressing profession. I hope to have the opportunity to approach and experience more with these professions.” - Trang, a student at a high school in Vinh Loc district, shared.

Helping students discover their potential and expand their future career opportunities.

CHILD PROTECTION AND EDUCATION

EDUCATION

12 classrooms were upgraded 03 newly-built libraries

30 Youth Development Clubs (YDC)

4,614 people joined the reading activities

766 education devices were supported

17,439 books were supported

445 devices were supported to YDC

815 students joined YDC

61,844 students accessed better quality education

GNI always tries to give children opportunities to access better education in Vietnam. In 2022, students in Vietnam was able to go back to school after a long period affected by Covid-19 pandemic. Hence, we adjusted our activities to adapt to new circumstances. GNI also improved educational facilities andcontinued maintaining and innovating student capacity development programs by establishing Hobby Clubs, Discovery Clubs, etc., attracting hundreds of students.

Developing the reading culture in schools and communities was also one of the focus programs implemented by GNI in 2022. Establishing friendly libraries, providing thousands of books, setting up reading clubs and organizing reading movements and school activities have become impressive highlights of GNI’s project at schools.

Inauguration and handover of friendly libraries at schools.

In 2022, GNI constructed and established 03 friendly libraries at Thai Thinh Ethnic Semiboarding High School (Hoa Binh City), Lo Son Primary and Secondary School (Tan Lac district), Tan Bac Primary School (Quang Binh district) with a total value of nearly 3 billion VND. This was one of the activities in the Reading Culture Development program implemented by GNI.

Since 2016, GNI has constructed/established 52 friendly libraries at schools to develop reading habits, interests, and self-study skills. These new libraries have attracted many students to read and study.

With an open design, green library space, and friendly arrangement, GNI hopes to help children have better access to a friendly library environment with all necessary equipment, various books for different age groups, and educational orientations.

In addition to supporting facilities and equipment, GNI also implements many activities, such as organizing reading festivals and monthly reading activities and establishing and operating book clubs to practice reading skills for students.

Through the above activities, GNI not only promotes the reading culture at schools but also improves the teaching quality of teachers and the learning quality of students at schools.

“Constructing a friendly library with educational equipment, and supporting thousands of books for the libraries at schools in Hoa Binh commune, GNI has provided students with a safe space to study and play, contributing to the reading culture development at the localty.”

- Mr. Ha Van Thiem, Chairman of Hoa Binh Commune People’s Committee -

YDC Ideas Day: Exhibition and Experience Day.

On December 18, 2022, GNI organized “YDC Idea Day: Exhibition and Experience” at Dai Phu Primary School, Son Duong District, Tuyen Quang province. More than 500 students from the primary schools and 10 YDC Clubs participated in the program. This has been one of the activities in the YDC program implemented by GNI since 2016.

During the event, students had a chance to join and experience exhibition booths such as Talking Trash Cans, Natural Phenomena: Wind-Storm, Water Research, Miracle Potted Plants, or other areas, such as Autumn Art, Recycle Engineer, Windmill or Magic Garden, etc.

I am delighted to join the program with my friends and teachers. We will continue to do garbage sorting with these bins. This is my first time going to Son Duong and participating in such an exciting experience program

- Bui Anh Duc, a student from the Discovery Club of Gia Mo Primary and Secondary School, Tan Lac district -

“The English Club at Dai Phu Primary School with 30 students was established and operated under the direction of GNI. Participating in YDC Idea Day for the first time, our students gain more knowledge about foreign languages and improve their creativity. We hope that more discovery clubs will be established in the coming years, helping children join experiential activities to develop capacity and increase children’s participation.”

- Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh Que, Principal of Dai Phu Primary School, Son Duong district -

With the YDC Idea Day, GNI hopes students had a fun and meaningful time to unleash their talents. Simultaneously, GNI also wishes to share the importance of education/skill training for students with schools, parents, and students, emphasizing four groups of core competencies - Communication, Cooperation, Creativity, and Critical Thinking.

“Donate books for children”: Giving 13,259 books to students in Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province.

In August 2022, GNI gave 13,259 textbooks, reference books, and story books to 05 Kindergartens, Primary and Secondary Schools in 03 communes, including Ban Ria, Bang Lang, and Yen Thanh in Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province. This resulted from the campaign “Donate books for children” launched by GNI from July 6, 2022 to August 8, 2022.

Each book is a hope for children. Through the campaign, GNI and the donors wish to give children the doorway to knowledge to open up a brighter new world.

=“Ban Ria Ethnic Minority Primary and Secondary School have many underprivileged students. They do not receive enough attention from their families. Besides, the textbooks at the school library are mainly books from the outdated curriculum. Therefore, many students need more updated textbooks and supplies when the school year starts. That’s why we were extremely excited and happy when we received the books donated by GNI and donors. These books not only give them motivation and joy to go to school, but also prepare for the future.”

- Mrs. Hoang Thi Xuyen, Principal of Ban Ria Ethnic Minority Primary and Secondary School -

Financial management education for primary school students in Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province.

550 students were trained in financial management skills

05 business ideas were supported with funds

150 teachers and parents were trained in financial management skills

3,000 people participated in the sales day

01 Skill Education Center was established

To provide fundamental knowledge and skills on financial management for primary school students and their parents, GNI carried out activities, such as training on financial management skills, organizing an initiative business contest and a sales day, etc. Thus, children would better understand the value of money, learn how to save and spend smartly, and help teachers and parents realize the necessity of financial management education for children from elementary school.

GNI set up a life skills education center for children in Vinh Long commune, Vinh Loc district. The Financial Management Education course was one of the first skills courses taught at the center.

“I learned how to save and spend money wisely. Whenever I need to use money, I will consider buying what I need and want. On the sales day, my group had an idea to sell school supplies to participants.”

CHILD PROTECTION

2,446 children participated in Child Right Awareness (CRA)

9,181 children participated in Child Empowerment Service (CES)

333 teachers were trained in Child Rights and Child Protection

02 projects on mental health care for students

23,348 children participated in Good Puppet Show (GPS)

262 parents/caregivers have raised awareness of Parenting Skills

04 training sessions on Skills to prevent child marriage - “Children are not brides” project

GNI prioritizes child protection and we have usually carried out many related activities. In 2022, GNI continued to implement Child Right Education (CRE) programs for students, teachers, and parents. In addition, GNI initiated campaigns to promote children’s participation, starting with the Global Youth Network program with the participation of primary and secondary students. GNI also maintained the “Children are not brides” project to prevent child marriage through training courses for core students. Especially, GNI focuses on mental health care for students and teachers in the post-Covid-19 pandemic by implementing projects on mental health issues, establishing and operating counseling rooms at schools.

“Global Youth Network” Program

Global Youth Network program was funded by the Korean Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Environment, and National Institute of Policy for Youth. The program was designed to create a forum for exchange and cooperation for global development among young people from countries where Good Neighbors is operating.

Global Youth Network 2022 allowed youth from 16 countries to actively and openly discuss environmental issues and share actions to tackle this worldwide crisis. Different discussion topics, including sustainable development goals, global climate crisis, solutions, initiatives, and movements to protect the Earth as a young environmental activist were discussed in 06 sessions during the event.

“I am very happy to participate in this program. I write my activity diary for a month about the global development goals 5, 6, and 15. During the event, I saw that Korean students also like football as much as we do. It would be great if we have a chance to play soccer together in the future”.

- Bui Quang Sang, a student at Quy My Primary & Secondary school -

Improve mental health for secondary students in Hanoi by raising awareness of Gender Equality (Speakout 3).

GNI implemented the project in 2022 to raise awareness among secondary school students of mental health by approaching gender equality and providing mental health support services to students. School counseling rooms were set up and operated; prevention programs were developed and implemented; We also organized training sessions on mental health and gender equality for teachers and students and sharing sessions with Korean experts for teachers on student support skills.

GNI pays attention to both the students’ and teachers’ mental health. GNI believes the small changes teachers make in their thoughts, actions, and daily teaching process will create lasting effects on students’ perceptions, emotions, and behaviors, laying the foundation to build happy schools.

02 counseling rooms were established and operated

766 students/parents were counseled

61 students joined Be Friend Club

121 teachers were trained in gender equality

08 skill training courses

80 students were trained in gender equality

150 teachers took part in “Mental health support for teachers to create happy schools”

03 skill sharing sessions to support students

3,000 students joined the prevention program

Collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training to carry out the “Developing Social Work and Psychological Counseling in Schools in the period of 2022 - 2024” project.

To improve the effectiveness of social work and school psychology counseling in helping and protecting students at school, GNI and the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) implemented the “Developing Social Work and Psychological Counseling in Schools in the period of 2022 - 2024” project in 6 provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City.

In the project, GNI and the Ministry of Education and Training would conduct surveys, evaluate and organize seminars to review relevant documents on social work and psychological counseling at schools. In particular, the study stipulates the roles, tasks, and implementation process of officials, teachers, and staff implementing social work and psychological counseling in educational institutions; Research policies to encourage socialization, attract businesses, organizations, and individuals to invest in developing establishments providing social work services and psychological counseling in schools. The project has also strengthened coordination with other ministries, agencies, related units, and organizations to develop school social work and psychological counseling.

The project also developed a network of institutions providing social work and psychological counseling services in schools, setting up psychology counseling rooms, diversifying formats, and improving the quality of providing social work and psychological counseling services in schools suitable for social needs and contexts. Officials, staff, and collaborators in charge also have the chance to improve their professional skills. The project also promotes communication work to raise awareness of social work and school psychology counseling.

=GNI and the Ministry of Education and Training expect about 3,704 high schools with over six provinces/cities in the project areas benefiting from the project. GNI hopes that this project will improve policy implementation and provide better quality social work and psychological counseling services to students.

Improve mental health for children in Vinh Loc District.

To improve mental health for secondary school students, GNI implemented the project from April 2022 to March 2023 in Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province.

Not only focusing on the mental health care system and improving the effectiveness of school counseling, but GNI also concentrates on groups of children at risk of dropping out, children who were victims of school violence, and vulnerable and abandoned ones in the Covid-19 pandemic. GNI also cares about the target group of parents and teachers - who directly influence the children’s emotions and psychological by organizing training programs and seminars on students’ mental health. 01 community consultation room was set up

114 individuals/groups were consulted 03

“Sharing journeys” activities were organized

06 schools joined the contest “Online, right or wrong?”

3,000 students participated in the “Sharing Journey” 02 training courses to improve students’ mental health

~3,000 participants in the “Children with information security on the Internet” Day

INCOME GENERATION

GNI provided the opportunity to increase stable and sustainable household income, thereby creating a safe living environment and comprehensive development for children.

GNI supported people to improve their income by establishing and operating Cooperatives/income generation groups. GNI not only improved the capacity of IG groups/Cooperatives by training courses on production and business techniques or visiting production models but also found consumption markets for the products of these IG groups/Cooperatives. GNI also established and operated Muong Pa Food Store in Hanoi - under the Muong Pa Black Pig Breeding Cooperativeto connect and develop the chain product value.

In addition to supporting members of the Cooperative/IG groups, in 2022, GNI supported disadvantaged households to improve their income by donating 40 breeding pigs in Quang Binh district and 8,600 seeds in Son Duong district.

Training on ecological agriculture and circular agriculture

In July 2022, GNI organized the “Training on ecological agriculture and circular agriculture” activities in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province. The training was taught by Korean experts, with the participation of members of the pig farming cooperative and IG group in Mai Chau, the agricultural staff of Mai Chau district, and the entire GNI’s IG staff from 06 Community Development projects.

To raise awareness of ecological agricultural practices and to make use of available resources to make animal feed, members participated in many activities such as making IMO (Indigenous Microorganisms) and natural solutions to create a living environment for beneficial microorganisms for livestock and to prevent pests and diseases for plants; Exploring the model of raising chickens and pigs based on the natural method and solutions to increase economic efficiency; Learning natural farming methods and how effective this method was for the environment and household economy.

I found this course very helpful for us. These methods are very new to me. Hopefully in the near future, with the support of GNI, we will practice and improve the pork quality, so that the cooperative can develop more.

“Agricultural production in the ecological and circular model is one of the solutions to reduce the two biggest risks in agricultural production - the market and disease. Applying ecological agricultural practices, farmers can not only save production costs and create high-quality products but also protect natural resources (land, water), and the ecological system to develop sustainably. This training course is the beginning of the Eco-Agriculture program that GNI will organize to develop the economy and sustainably increase income.”

- Mr. Ninh Van Nghi, Manager of GNI’s IG Division -

- Mr. Ha The Nhien, Director of Muong Pa Black Pig Breeding Cooperative -

COMMUNITY HEALTH

1,709 children had regular health check-ups

4,012 children were provided milk/nutritional food

GNI always focuses on improving life quality through better access to health services andclean water, and raising environmental protection awareness

202 gender education training for children/ adults

2,044 participants in Comprehensive sex education training 101 classes on environmental protection

6,466 participants in classes on environmental protection

20 water purifiers for families were supported

196 household toilets were built

06 water purifiers for communities were supported

02 toilets for communities were built

In 2022, GNI continued carrying out annual health check-ups and nutritional support for sponsored children, increasing access to clean water for the communities through implementing water supply systems and water purifiers for households and communities. GNI also implemented comprehensive sex education programs with many innovations in approach, aiming at both students and teachers to expand the project to more schools.

To share the message of “reducing and reusing plastic waste”, GNI continued implementing Environmental Education Programs. GNI hopes the community would join hands to protect the environment and say no to plastic bags and waste.

Implemented by GNI and Mai Chau District People’s Committee from June 2019 to June 2022 in Mai Chau district (Hoa Binh), the project was sponsored by the KIA group with a total budget of more than 11 billion VND. The project aims to improve people’s life quality by improving environmental sanitation and raising awareness of environmental protection.

Main events:

• Upgrading the garbage treatment system: installing a garbage sorting and recycling system for the waste treatment area of Mai Chau district;

• Supporting facilities: building a concrete road to the waste treatment area; upgrading and improving the system of gates, walls, roofs, garbage yards, etc;

• Building playgrounds from recycled materials for children;

01 waste sorting system was installed 04 garbage trucks were supported

290 trash cans were supported 04 playgrounds from recycled materials were established

01 recycling-plastics system was installed 02 recycling days were organized

• Implementing environmental protection campaigns such as “World Environment Day”, Green Sunday, showing films on environmental topics, and giving cloth masks and cloth bags to students and people.

“This is a great project to raise awareness of environmental protection, waste collection, transportation, and treatment. The project has helped to increase the collected waste amount in Mai Chau district, from 9 tons/ day to 16-18 tons/day.”

The Green Light Project.

- Mr. Tran Tien Dat, Deputy Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Mai Chau district -

Limited access to clean water remains a challenge affecting the community health in general and children’s health in particular in rural areas of Vietnam. Although many achievements have been made in improving the clean water supply, according to statistics, the proportion of people in rural areas using safely-managed water services in 2021 accounted for 43.6%. The lack of access to clean water and sanitation problems contribute to increased rates of diarrhea, pneumonia, and parasitic infections.

Increase access to clean water for people.

In 2022, GNI finished the project “Building a clean water supply system” in Tan Bac commune (Quang Binh, Ha Giang) and Ninh Khang commune (Vinh Loc, Thanh Hoa) with a total value of nearly 2 billion VND. The Korean Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET) sponsored the project.

In Tan Bac commune, GNI and KICET supported 01 drilled well, 01 water filtration system, 01 factory with 45m2 in width, 01 20-liter bottle filling and packing system, and sampled and tested water quality. By establishing a clean water operation and production management team, this project has provided water for households in Lu Thuong village and bottled drinking water for people in Quang Binh district through the establishment of a clean water operation and production management team.

Clean water is an essential fundamental resource, but not all areas have access to clean water. Water pollution makes it no longer safe to drink natural water directly. It requires the water source to be drinkable through a filtration system. In this project, we hope to establish a clean water management model operated by the local people, and expand this model in the future.

- Mr. Jeong Young Hun, Director of Materials Research and Development Division, KICET -

In Ninh Khang commune, GNI established the Vikawa Clean Water Production Service and Trade Cooperative after supporting the clean water supply system. The main product is bottled drinking water that meets QC06/BYT for customers for drinking water. Until now, Vikawa Cooperative has provided pure drinking water to 14 schools, 05 offices, 19 agents, and households in the area with approximately 10,000 regular users.

HUMANITARIAN AID

05 provinces received humanitarian from GNI

32,959 beneficiaries

$781,293 of total good value

GNI strives to contribute to poverty alleviation and social security in Vietnam by implementing humanitarian aid activities in many localities, preventing diseases, and recovering from postdisaster. Humanitarian aid/relief from GNI can be money, medical services, supplies, necessities, and clothes. Until the end of 2022, GNI has provided humanitarian aid and emergency relief after natural disasters to 26 provinces and cities in Vietnam.

In 2022, GNI distributed goods to 05 provinces, including Thanh Hoa, Hai Duong, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, and Ha Giang, totaling 781,293 USD. Not only receiving aid items from abroad, such as school uniforms, toothbrushes, toothpaste, clothes, etc., but GNI also be the bridge connecting Vietnamese donors such as

Moreover, GNI supported disaster relief for 109 households suffering damage to people and property and 11 injured people by floods on September 16, 2022, in Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province, with a total value of 572 million VND.

“On behalf of the local government and households affected by floods, I would like to thank GNI for supporting the people of Quang Binh district. These are extremely practical supports for people to overcome the consequences left by disaster.”

Yody Fashion Joint Stock Company and Fashion Garments Company Limited (FGL) to give clothes to disadvantaged children.

- Mrs. Chang Thi Lien, Vice Chairman of Quang Binh District People’s Committee -

OUR PARTNERS

GNI focuses on building partnerships with relevant agencies, such as the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Department of Children, etc. In the localities, GNI strengthens coordination with organizations, such as the People’s Committees of provinces/districts/communes, health centers, hospitals, schools, and social organizations to implement the activities. Until 2022, GNI has signed a new and renewed MoU with 24 partners, including government departments, agencies, businesses, and schools.

With unremitting efforts, in 2022, GNI was one of 07 international NGOs awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Prime Minister for many positive contributions to the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam.

Remarkable events:

• Signing an MoU with the Ministry of Education and Training to implement the project “Developing social work and psychological counseling in schools fin the period of 2022 - 2024”.

• Renewing the MoU with companies, such as DACE, Tam Dat Organic, etc., in providing technical support and purchasing products from livelihood groups established and operated by GNI.

• Signing/renewing MoUs with companies such as Lotte Mart, CJ Bakery, Tam Dat Organic, BSR Company, and Agricultural Sourcing Viet Nam Import - Export Company Limited to donate to disadvantaged children.

28 Community Development Committee (CDC)

224 members of CDC

• Signing an MoU on the project “Improving the mental health of secondary school students through gender equality approach in Hanoi” with Ngo Si Lien Secondary School and Nam Tu Liem Secondary School.

• Continuing to implement the MoU with the Service and Communication Advisory Center (Department of Children - Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs) on the Child Protection Support Program from 2021 to 2023.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

As an international humanitarian and development NGO, GNI is committed to transparency and accountability in financial management and project implementation.

• GNI abides by the law and financial and accounting rules of Vietnam.

• Every year, GNI conducts internal and external audit to all CDPs.

• In addition, GNI also organizes training to enhance capacity for staff in financial management.

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Child sponsorship

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Education & Protection

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Community Health

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Income Generation

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Partnership & Networking

Research & Development

Nghiên cứu và phát triển

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