The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre aims to support its member organisations with updated information about key operational issues relating to INGO work in Vietnam. This section of the website contains material shared for information purposes. It should not be considered as legal advice or a recommendation for any particularly practice or course of action.
The Administrators Working Group meeting under the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre also offers a valuable resource of experience in operational issues in Vietnam.
In future, this section of the site will include expanded information on key operations issues for INGOs working in Vietnam. Please contact us to raise specific questions or topics that you would like us to address.
In October 2007, the UN Agencies, he Embassies of the EU Member States, and the EC Delegagation to Vietnam ssued a common set of UN - EU Guidelines For Financing of Local Costs in Development Co-operation with Vietnam, the so-called UN - EU cost
norms.
The issue of the UN - EU cost norms is part of the overall aid effectiveness agenda, and is a step in the process towards gradual alignment of donor cost norm systems with the government system.
At this point it is unclear what implications these new cost norms will have for INGO development programs and projects, which are funded by UN and EU/EC. A number of INGOs have raised questions and concerns with regard to the new cost norms, and potential negative impact.
To address these questions and concerns the NGO Resource Centre is organising a meeting the new UN - EU cost norms.
Please download the cost norms here for more information.
Time: Friday, January 25, 3:30 to 5:00
Venue: NGO RC, 218 Doi Can, La Thanh Hotel, building F1
Please register your attendance by emailing Mrs. Ngan Ha: administrator@ngocentre.org.vn
At the COMINGO dissemination meeting in 2007, H.E. Mr. Vu Xuan Hong, President of Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), gave a briefing on Foreign NGO Affairs in 2006.
Please click here to read the full of version
On December 27 2006, the Prime Minister issued decision 286/2006/Q?-TTg approving the National Programme for the Promotion of INGO Assistance (NPP) 2006 – 2010. The Decision came into force 15 days after the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Click here to read the original Vietnamese circular relating to PIT for in-country and overseas perdiem.
NGO-in-a-box
The Base Edition of NGO-in-a-box is a collection of essential tools for running a small-to-medium sized NGO. You can use this toolkit to set up and coordinate your office, organise and manage projects, collaborate online and support your campaigns. The Box contains a set of peer-reviewed Free and Open Source Software tools, with associated guides and tutorials, giving you the technical foundations to build upon. http://base.ngoinabox.org/
Contact us for information on how to obtain copies of the above publications.
This page contains resources for the NGO Resource Centre INGO Salary and Benefits Survey launched in 2005. The centre will soon launch a new survey for 2007 based on the process used in 2005.
PDF document - circulated via email and uploaded 9 May 2005.
An information session on completing the survey questionnaire was organised by the Resource Centre at La Thanh hotel on Friday May 6, 2005.
The Survey Questionnaire and Competencies Table were updated based on feedback at this session. The documents available here were the final versions used in the survey.
This presentation was given at the information session organised by the Resource Centre on Friday May 6, 2005. It provides detailed information on how to complete the Survey Questionnaire. The actual Survey Questionnaire (available above) has been updated based on feedback received from participants at the information session. The presentation does not reflect those changes.
The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre receives many enquiries each year from people in both Vietnam and overseas who are seeking volunteer opportunities in Vietnam. We have compiled some general information on volunteering in Vietnam, including information about volunteer sending and receiving agencies and links to relevant sites.
Volunteering in Vietnam
The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre does not generally have information on specific volunteer opportunities or internships. Specific opportunities that we are aware of will be posted on the Jobs Board section of our website. Further information is provided below to assist individuals interested in volunteer work in Vietnam.
Volunteer placements
Vietnamese citizens who are interested in volunteering are able to register with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program in Hanoi. UNV recruit Vietnamese volunteers for a range of placements in Vietnam and overseas.
For others, we have generally found that volunteer positions are best arranged in the prospective volunteer's home country through one of the established volunteer placing/sending agencies, or through an international volunteering agency such as United Nations Volunteers.
These agencies have developed effective systems for assessing potential volunteers, and linking them with established partners in Vietnam and elsewhere. They also have pre-departure training and provide basic support to volunteers during their placement and may be able to arrange a living allowance for the volunteer, as well as travel costs, medical insurance and other costs associated with the volunteer placement.
Volunteer agencies
The Vietnam Volunteer Network section of the UNV website in Vietnam also contains information about organisations that send volunteers, and those that may receive them in Vietnam. You can also subscribe to an email discussion and announcements list on Volunteerism in Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia via the UNV Website.
Internships
The following websites may be useful if you are looking for an internship opportunity in Vietnam:
Short-term volunteering
Volunteers for Peace have recently opened up an office in Vietnam and are very enthusiastic to accept both short and long term volunteer placements. You can find their office in Hanoi at:
No. 11, Lane 10/11 Hoang Ngoc Phach St.
Tel.: (84-4) 776 3782
Contact person: Mr. Phuong
Email: phuongdon@vfp-viet.org
For more information on the activities of Volunteers for Peace in Vietnam, click here.
We are sometimes contacted by travellers who are keen to undertake some volunteer work for a few days or weeks as part of their overall visit to Vietnam. In general, we are not able to assist with this kind of request.
Unlike in some other developing countries, there are few if any programs in Vietnam where it is possible to arrange volunteer experiences at very short notice.
You may find it useful to visit the Vietnam Volunteer Network section of the UNV website in Vietnam, which contains information about organisations that may require volunteers in Vietnam.
We do ask you to remember that these organisations are usually fully occupied implementing their programs, and that you may do more good by simply visiting and making a donation.
Volunteers For Peace (VFP) has announced its active presence in Vietnam with focus on promoting voluntary service as an effective means of intercultural education and community service. VFP organises various volunteering and internship placements, short-term or long-term, in Hanoi and nearby areas in response to the inquiries of international and national volunteers in recent time.
VFP is now organizing three main programs: International Workcamp, Voluntary Teaching and Experience Learning (Internship).
International Workcamp
International Workcamps are a short-term form of international voluntary service that emerged from war-torn Europe back in 1920. They are an affordable and meaningful way to travel, live and work in a foreign country, and to respond positively to the many challenges facing our planet by getting to know people and working with them to improve their lives in some tangible way. For many, they are a good way to "test the waters" of international service with a great variety of programs worldwide. Discussions on issues of common concern, free-time activities and local excursions are an integral part of every workcamp.
Voluntary Teaching
Volunteers teach English, French or computer to children in primary schools or for staff in local NGOs, orphanages or other humanitarian projects.
Experience Learning
Volunteers work in various local NGOs, community projects or orphanages to learn and support the development work in Vietnam or taking care of the disadvantaged children.
VFP's programs provide volunteer opportunities at different levels for not only experienced professionals but also for un-experienced people.
VFP is a Vermont non-profit (501 (c) (3)) membership corporation which has been coordinating International Voluntary Service since 1982. We do not have any religious or political affiliation or agenda.
VFP is a Vice President (of the Americas) and Executive Committee member of the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and works in cooperation with Service Civil International (SCI), the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organizations, and International Youth Action for Peace (YAP). In 2004, VFP exchanged over 1,200 volunteers. Since our creation in 1982, we have exchanged over 23,000 volunteers with our partners in more than 90 countries.
VFP has legal status as an educational and charitable organization as registered with the US Dept of Treasury. In Vietnam, VFP has been granted Permit of Operation by COMINGO since October 2005.
For more information, please visit our website: www.vfp.org (VFP-USA) or www.vfp-viet.org (Vietnam – under construction) or contact:
Mr. Don Tuan Phuong
Country Representative
Volunteers For Peace
No. 11, Lane 10/11 Hoang Ngoc Phach Street
Tel./Fax: 844-776 3782
Email: phuongdon@vfp-viet.org
Monday April 17, 2006
List of current vacancies
We maintain information on current vacancies in Vietnam and the region, including positions with our member organisations and with other Vietnamese and international agencies working in fields related to international development and humanitarian assistance. Please feel free to contact us to advise new vacancy announcements.
To view current vacancies, select the Jobs Board from the menu at the top of the page. To find out more information or apply for a position, please communicate directly with the organisation concerned.
Consultant Register
We also maintain an updated register of Vietnamese and international consultants who are available for consulting opportunities in Vietnam. This register is maintained at the Resource Centre, and shared with our members and other Vietnamese and international development agencies on request. You are very welcome to submit your details, or to request us to provide details on consultants available in a specific sector.