Cows are essential to millions of families in rural parts of Viet Nam. They are not only a source of food, but they provide an important labour on farms, driving income in many households. Recognizing that cows are key to…
The Vietnam Red Cross Society organized the workshop to review the 5-year implementation of the Mangrove Plantation - Disaster Risk Reduction project on 15 and 16 Dec 2015. Over 5 years, 108 ha of mangroves were planted and another 9,000 protected in 205…
Vietnam’s long coastline, geographic location, and diverse topography and climates contribute to its being one of the most hazard-prone countries of the Asia-Pacific region, with storms and flooding, in particular, responsible for economic and human losses. Given that a high…
Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction on the occasion of 1 year of implementation of the Sendai Framework for Action (2015-2030) will be held in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 16 to 18 May 2016. Background The…
On 12 October, the Viet Nam Red Cross Society organized the Disaster Law workshop to share the progress and lessons learnt in the dissemination of the Law in Vietnam. Following the event, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention…
Viet Nam Red Cross (VNRC) conducted the Community Health Preparedness of Zika and Dengue on 19-21 October 2016 in Ben Tre Province. A total of 34 participants from 24 high-risk areas took part in this training. It is expected that…
Hanoi, October 28, 2016 – The Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC), with support from the French Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), organized the Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in Emergencies Training…
Viet Nam Red Cross YABC youths have designed youth-led activity in Da Nang and Ho Chi Min City with the theme of the social inclusion and Da Nang Chapter has carried out its action in Oct 29-30. Da Nang youths…
On 6 to 8 December 2016, the Vietnam Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies organized a mosquito-borne diseases workshop for Red Cross health workers from four National Societies of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The workshop, which was supported by the Finnish and New Zealand Red Cross Societies, focused on improving the participants’ knowledge around vector-borne diseases and exploring solutions to issues faced by the health workers in their respective communities. The workshop was also an opportunity to pilot the Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya Prevention Toolkit recently developed by the IFRC.
Ho Chi Minh chapter, Viet Nam Red Cross, inspired by Da Nang chapter, has initiated Youth Empowerment programme from 17-19 December. Their main theme of the activity was gender equality in community. Youth and Volunteering Officer from IFRC supported this…
This training is one of the key activities at the regional level under the Building Urban Resilience in South East Asia project supported by the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO). The project supports Red Cross Movement partners in Cambodia,…
On 7 May 2017, the Viet Nam Red Cross Society organized celebration and blood donation day on the occasion of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.
Pre-Disaster Season Meeting 2017 - Vietnam Red Cross Society 27 June 2017 On 28 June 2017, the Viet Nam Red Cross Society headquarters organized the Pre-disaster Season Meeting 2017. The event was attended by representatives from the Viet Nam…
A strong National Society is the one that is able to deliver country-wide, through a network of volunteer-based units, a relevant service to vulnerable people sustained for as long as needed. To understand their own strengths, weaknesses, and potential within…
Vietnam: making disaster law accessible and fun for community-level dissemination Despite flooding across several provinces, and a soaked International Disaster Risk Reduction Day ceremony, Vietnam Red Cross, the Women’s Union and IFRC gathered in Vinh, Nghe An province to participate…
On 14-15 November 2017, the second training of trainers (TOT) on disaster law dissemination took place in Hanoi. Thirty-one participants from provincial Red Cross, Women’s Union and Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (CNDPC) in Northern provinces attended the…
Viet Nam Red Cross society (VNRC) is implementing a cash preparedness project since the past year which paves the way to acceptance of cash as one of their aid delivery modalities from emergency response to recovery and long-term development.…
Cash & Vouchers Assistance (CVA) has increasingly become a preferred option in humanitarian response in Viet Nam. Various stakeholders including UNDP, FAO, IOM, UN Women, IFRC, Viet Nam Red Cross (VNRC), Catholic Relief Service (CRS) and Save…
Pre-disaster meeting (PDM) has become a routine exercise of Viet Nam Red Cross for the past several years. The event brought both management and technical people together to review the achievements and lessons learned from the previous disaster season, and discuss, mobilise…
From 27-30 May, Lao delegation paid an official visit to Viet Nam to learn and exchange information on sub-legislation and establishing a dedicated disaster management fund decree, and best practices and challenges in its implementation. The delegation was led…
The simulation was conducted in five communes in Quang Tri province between 4 and 5 June 2019. In total, 1,013 people who are poor and nearly poor were selected to participate in the piloting. Each person received VND 250,000 (CHF…
From 17-18 July 2019, the IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Director Xavier Castellanos paid a visit to Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) to discuss with the VNRC’s Leadership on opportunities and challenges in humanitarian landscape. During the meeting, Mdm Nguyen…