Global Community Service Foundation
Short Name
GCSF
Address Line 1
45 Yen Bai 1 Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Address Line 2
Street - Number and Name
45, Yen Bai I Street
District
City
Ha Noi City
Province – Vietnam
Phone
+84-53-22 020 90
Fax
+84-4-35 14 97 10
Email Address
Contact Person – Vietnam
Max Talcott, Country Representative
Vietnam Website
International Website
International Headquarters
Mission Statement
Global Community Service Foundation works to eradicate poverty in Southeast Asia by implementing sustainable, community-based programs, focused on improving access to health care, education and income-generation activities.
History of operations in Vietnam
Founded in 1994 by travel-industry expert Marcia Selva, Global Community Service Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Global Spectrum, Selva’s Washington, D.C.-area travel company. During her many trips to the region Selva witnessed the extreme deprivation and hardships of the people in Viet Nam, Burma and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. It was these experiences that led Selva to found Global Community Service Foundation. Initially, its activities were focused primarily in Viet Nam and were comprised of the donation of fundamental items, such as livestock to villages, wheelchairs to landmine victims, and computers and books to schools. Today, Global Community Service Foundation works to eradicate poverty in Southeast Asia by implementing sustainable, community-based programs that focus on improving access to health care, education, and income-generation activities. It has launched numerous humanitarian projects in Viet Nam. The foundation is building schools and providing books and computers; organizing dental and health care missions; providing medical supplies; providing training and capacity in ophthalmological services and treatment; and initiating programs to improve life and job skills. Global Community Service Foundation is a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and participates in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC No. 41268). Global Community Service Foundation is a licensed NGO in Viet Nam (License No.: BM242) and registered with the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (NGO Registration: License No. BU-1562).