INGO activities in the Directory are classified using the following list of sectors.
Health
- Primary Health Care
- Reproductive Health
- Disability
- HIV/AIDS
- Nutrition
- Water & Sanitation
- Health Education/Training
Education
- Basic Education (ECD; primary; secondary; tertiary; etc.)
- Inclusive Education
- Teacher Training
- Vocational Training
- Foreign Language Training in Viet Nam
- Education/Training abroad (including scholarships)
Natural Resources
- Agriculture
- Agroforestry/Forestry (including Community Forestry)
- Water & Irrigation
- Environmental Protection
- Wildlife Protection
- Natural Resource Education
Income Generation
- Microfinance
- Handicrafts
- Small & Medium Enterprise Development
- Social & Human Resources Development
- Integrated Development (includes both rural and urban)
- Community Development (includes both rural and urban)
- Capacity and Institution Building
Other sectors
- Advocacy
- Culture
- Information & Communication
- Construction & (physical) Infrastructure
- Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Rehabilitation
- War Legacies: Landmines and UXO; Agent Orange
- Gender*
- Children*
- Aged*
* These three sectors indicate the focus of the work, rather than the intended beneficiaries. Therefore, for example, "gender awareness training" or "work with street children" may be classified as "Gender" or "Children", but "nutrition programmes" where children or women are the main beneficiaries would be classified as "Nutrition".
