Church World Service - Vietnam
Short Name
CWS
Address Line 1
Block L
Address Line 2
La Thanh Hotel
Street - Number and Name
218 Doi Can
District
City
Hanoi
Province – Vietnam
Phone
+84-4-3832 8569
Fax
+84-4-3832 8629
Email Address
Contact Person – Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Huong, Country Representative
Vietnam Website
International Website
International Headquarters
Mission Statement
Mission Statement: Christians working together with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world. CWS Directional Goals CWS Directional Goal 1 Marginalized communities experiencing chronic hunger and poverty will achieve durable solutions that build peace and justice. Food Security: Vulnerable households in food insecure communities will improve food security. Livelihoods: Vulnerable households in marginalized communities will achieve sustainable livelihoods to meet their basic needs. Education: Women and children in marginalized communities will have greater access to quality education. Health: Women and children in marginalized communities will have greater access to health care, health resources, and health education CWS Directional Goal 2 Communities experiencing crisis will achieve durable solutions that build or restore peace and justice. Response & Recovery: Crisis affected households will be able to meet their basic needs and progress to recovery and rehabilitation. Long-term Displaced: Long-term, forcibly displaced populations will receive support to address critical unmet needs as durable solutions are sought. CWS Directional Goal 3 Partnerships will be strengthened build collaboration and solidarity. Accompaniment and Interfaith Cooperation: CWS will identify and engage with interfaith initiatives to promote peace and justice. Capacity Building and Civil Society: Where civil society is fragile, communities of faith and local civil society organizations will increase capacity to respond to community needs. In Vietnam CWS focuses on: Goal 1, Education and Health, and Goal 3, Capacity Building and Civil Society
History of operations in Vietnam
Church World Service has maintained a long relationship with Vietnam since 1954, when it first provided assistance for refugee resettlement. During the 1960s and 1970s, Church World Service operated in Vietnam through a coalition of three North American INGOs know as “Vietnam Christian Service” (VNCS), while also participating in Peace and Reconciliation initiatives through the World Council of Churches “Fund for Reconstruction and Reconciliation in Indochina (FRRI)”. From 1976-1990, CWS directly administered over 8 million dollars in project assistance to Vietnam from its Bangkok office. During this time, Church World Service also maintained its participation with the World Council of Churches’ FRRI program providing support on the reconstruction of Vietnam’s health and economic sectors and contributing to emergency relief funds. Since the establishment of the Hanoi office in 1990, Church World Service has focused on areas that were underserved in health and education, especially those populated by ethnic minorities and prone to disasters. CWS formed close relationships and has worked in support with district and provincial partners in Hoa Binh, Ha Tay, Lai Chau and Thai Nguyen provinces in the north, and Long An, Dong Thap and Bac Lieu provinces in the south. Projects implemented include water supply and latrine construction, school feeding, teacher training, small scale agriculture, health worker training, support to rural clinics, and disaster relief.