Volunteers In Asia
Short Name
VIA
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Province – Vietnam
Phone
+84-9-7501 6295
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Email Address
Contact Person – Vietnam
Tony Luong
Vietnam Website
International Website
International Headquarters
Mission Statement
VIA provides innovative experiential learning programs in Asia and the United States that promote cross-cultural understanding, build partnerships, and offer transformative experiences for our participants and the communities they serve.
History of operations in Vietnam
In 1990, VIA was one of the first American organizations invited to send volunteers to Vietnam, five years before relations between the U.S. and Vietnam were normalized. At that time, VIA gained unprecedented permission to operate in the country. Since then, our dedicated service has strengthened this mutual partnership and earned VIA a reputation for building cross-cultural understanding, reconciliation, and valued community service. Over the 19 years VIA has operated in Vietnam, our 200+ volunteers have trained future secondary school teachers, worked with local officials and non-profit staff members, advised students on study abroad, coordinated campus English clubs, wrote successful grant reports for community development projects, edited scholarly journals, and much, much more.