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.
INGO Meeting on new UN - EU Cost Norms
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
COMINGO Briefing on Foreign Non-Governmental Organisation Affairs in 2006
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.
Guidelines for the Implementation of the Regulation on the Operation of Foreign Non- Governmental Organisation in Viet Nam
Please click here to read the full of version
National Programme for the Promotion of INGO Assistance (NPP) 2006 – 2010
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.
- National Programme for the Promotion of INGO Assistance (NPP) 2006 – 2010
- INGO comments on draft NPP at INGO Forum meeting in May, 2006
Administrative resources
Click here to read the original Vietnamese circular relating to PIT for in-country and overseas perdiem.
- INGO Bi-Annual Reporting to COMINGO
According to the Regulations on the Operation of Foreign INGO working in Vietnam, Foreign INGOs are to submit bi-annual reports to COMINGO in June and December. The report form can be downloaded here: Bi-annual report form for COMINGO
- Salary and Benefits Survey
Updates and Survey Questionnaire for the INGO Salary and Benefits Survey facilitated by the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre.
NGO ICT resources
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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/
Further reading
- Handbook of Foreign Non-Governmental Organisations in Vietnam, VUFO-PACCOM 2003
This bilingual (Vietnamese & English) handbook outlines key regulations, guidelines and procedures relating to INGOs, as well as a overview on INGO assistance to Vietnam, copies of selected legal documents, and other relevant information. - Vietnam INGO Directory 2006, VUFO-NGO Resource Centre
The annexes include selected Regulations and Guidelines for Foreign NGOs operating in Vietnam. - To Be Sure...Work Practices in Vietnam, by Lady Borton
Lady Borton has worked in Viet Nam off and on for over thirty years. She is the author of several books, and is the international affairs representative for the American Friends Service Committee (Quaker Service) in Ha Noi and adjunct professor at Ohio University's Center for Southeast Asian Studies. We strongly recommend this publication.
Contact us for information on how to obtain copies of the above publications.
