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Our History

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:27:20 +0800

The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre was established in 1993 to serve the community of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) working in Viet Nam and their Vietnamese partner institutions. It exists through a partnership between INGOs working in Vietnam and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).

Originally, the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre grew out of a loose network of foreign NGOs working in Vietnam whose representatives, in the early 1990s, started to meet on a regular basis (every last Friday in the month), in order to discuss the practical details of establishing and managing programmes and projects in Vietnam. INGOs have focused increasingly on sharing information on their programmes and working together to improve the quality of their work.

The Resource Centre has approximately 160 members (in-country and overseas). We provide a variety of services to INGOs, their partner organisations, donors, government agencies, local organisations and others concerned with hunger eradication, poverty reduction and sustainable development in Viet Nam.

Press Release: World Development Report 2009

Administrator — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:05:02 +0800

Please see the World Development Report 2009 in English and Vietnamese.

The Pioneer–Generation Challenge Programme Fellowships

Administrator — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:21:18 +0800

The Pioneer–Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) Fellowship programme promotes graduate education and is designed to contribute to agricultural research and education by supporting PhD studies in plant breeding and genetics. The
programme targets top performers who will advance plant science, with emphasis
on international agriculture. The fellowship is financially supported by Pioneer
Hi-Bred International, Inc, and implemented by GCP's Subprogramme 5 (Capacity-building and enabling delivery).

Experience Required:
- Eligibility and selection criteria
- Proven academic excellence in disciplines related to plant breeding.
- Demonstrated interest in improving agriculture in developing countries.

German Organisation Receives Friendship Order

Administrator — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:25:55 +0800

State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has presented the Friendship Order to Christoffel Blindenmision (CBM) and an insignia for the cause of people’s health to Margreet Hogeweg.
CBM is a German non-governmental organization, which has provided significant help for the Vietnamese ophthalmologic sector since 1982. CBM has funded eye care projects in Vietnam with around 3.8 million DM from 1982 to 1999 and more than 3.15 million euro from 2000 to 2008. It has also helped train Vietnamese doctors and nurses, and offered medicines and equipment as well as free eye surgery to poor people.

Ambassador: Vietnam Always Remembers French Friends’ Assistance

Administrator — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:05:08 +0800

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Le Kinh Tai affirmed that Vietnam will never forget the friendship, assistance and immense support given by the French Communist Party and French friends in the past struggle for national independence and the cause of current national construction.
He made the affirmation at a cordial reception held in Paris on Nov. 6 for French friends who have continually given their wholehearted support to Vietnam.
Prominent among the guests at the function were Raymond Aubrac, ex-senator Helene Luc, President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association Jean-Pierre Brard, and historians Alain Ruscio and Charles Fourniau.

NGO Resource Centre Newsletter November 1 - 15, 2008

Webmaster — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:11:14 +0800

Welcome to the NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for November 1 - 15, 2008.

With the end-of-year Consultative Group (CG) Meeting to take place on December 4-5, the NGO RC is beginning preparations for the drafting of the INGO Statement, which is is distributed to all participants during the event and compiled in relation to the different sessions of the draft CG agenda. It forms the basis for input from the three INGO Representatives at the meeting, who are elected by members of the NGO RC. For more information on the meeting, current INGO Representatives
and the election process, please visit: http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/node/73.

Press Release: World Bank Approves Support for Modernization of Vietnam’s Finance Sector

Administrator — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:46:20 +0800

please see the English and Vietnamese version of Press Release on the approval of a WB credit to support the modernization of Vietnam's finance sector and information management system.

Vietnam Winning Fight Against Leprosy

Administrator — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:59:49 +0800

Leprosy has disabled 18,000 people throughout Viet Nam, but work is progressing on eliminating the disease completely.
At a workshop held in Ha Noi last Friday to review a three-year leprosy-control programme, Deputy Health Minister Tran Chi Liem said Viet Nam had come a long way in its fight against leprosy.
He said prevention and control programmes had been developed not only in urban areas, but also in rural, remote and mountainous regions.
However, more health care and rehabilitation was needed for those disabled by the disease.
Liem said mass-awareness campaigns were needed to prevent and control the disease so that by 2020, it would be completely eradicated from Viet Nam.

The Second International M-Libraries Conference

Administrator — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:54:55 +0800

The Second International m-libraries Conference
Vancouver, 23 - 24 June 2009

Call for papers
Following the successful First International m-libraries Conference
(http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html) in 2007 they are delighted to call for papers for the Second International Conference in Vancouver in 2009. For more information about the conference visit: library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/

Save the Children Moving to the New Location

Administrator — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:24:17 +0800

Please be informed that Save the Children's offices will be closed on Oct 27 and Oct 28 for moving to the new office location.

They will resume their work on Oct 29th,2008. Please find below their new contact details:

Save the Children
Building E3, Trung Tu Diplomatic Compound
No 6, Dang Van Ngu street, Dong Da District, Hanoi
Tel.: 84-4-35735050
Fax: 84-4-3573606