Vietnam and FIDR

Vietnam is one of the countries which FIDR started its first operations abroad. Lately, Vietnam is known for economic vigor; the country has steadily realized development since an introduction of market economy system called Doi Moi, (Renewal) policy.

However, in 1991, when FIDR started its activities in Vietnam, aid from foreign countries drastically dropped down due to collapses of socialism regime of Russia and Eastern European countries. Therefore financial conditions of Vietnam fell into critical situation, children and a large segment of poor populace experienced difficulties in their lives.

In 1993 FIDR engaged in support in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City starting with improving living facilities for disadvantaged children and educational facilities for visually impaired at elementary school. In the following year FIDR shifted its attention to the central region of the country where less international aid programs were implemented. Seventy-five percent of the population lives in rural region; their standard of living is largely behind that of people in urban area which receives great deal of the benefit of recent economic growth of the nation. Especially poverty in agricultural area of mountain region is one of the primal issues to tackle with today.

After having opened an office in the city of Danang, the largest city in the central Vietnam, in 1998, FIDR has been supporting ethnic minority groups in mountain area and poor urban groups.

Ongoing Projects

・	Project for Improvement of Living and Child Nutrition in Tay Nguyen
・	Project for Establishing the Platform for Promoting Sustainable Rural Industries Using Local Resources of Ethnic Minority Communities in Mountainous area of Quang Nam Province
・	Community Development Project in Coffee Production Area, Son La Province
・	Support for Women and Children in Da Nang City

Completed Projects

・	Nam Giang Community Development Project
・	Hoa Quy Ward Women and Children's Health Care Project
・	Lien Chieu District Sustainable Livelihood Assistance Project
・	Catu Traditional Handicraft Assistance Project
・	Emergency Relief Project for victims of Typhoon Xangsane
・	Tay Giang Community Development Project
・	Catu Ethnic Minority Community Based Tourism Project
・	Kon Tum Province Child Nutrition Improvement Project
・	Project on Food Security Improvement for Small Scale Farmers in Central Vietnam
・	Project for Rural Development by Local Initiative of the Ethnic Minority Communities in Nam Giang District

Public Relations Material

• Vietnam Office brochure (English)
• Vietnam Office brochure (Vietnamese)
• Vietnam Office brochure (Japanese)