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Adoption from Vietnam
Adopt Vietnam is a very useful guide to adopting a child from Vietnam. Included on the site are numerous articles on Vietnam adoption, information on adoption procedures, Vietnam travel, and parenting of children adopted from Vietnam--"
The promise, practice and parenting reality of adoption from Vietnam." Also included are links to books about adopting Vietnamese children, interviews with authors, Vietnamese childrens' books, books about Vietnam--its language and culture, adopting and parenting books. See also:

Families with Children From Vietnam
How to Adopt from Vietnam
Vietnam Adoption
Vietnam Adoption Stories

Amerasian Network
Amerasian Network is a non-profit organization which operates in Vietnam to benefit Amerasians and other displaced young people. The website describe the current situation of Amerasians in Vietnam and the organization's rural school program, exchange programs between U.S. and Vietnamese universities and colleges, health programs at four Vietnamese hopitals, children's centers and a center for the mentally ill, and sponsorship program for orphans

Australian Veteran's Vietnam Reconstruction Group
This group of Australian Vietnam War veterans are assisting in the reconstruction of Vietnam in the province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The website provides information on ongoing projects, maps of the area, and a newsletter.

Friends of the Central Highlands
The Friends of the Central Highlands (FOCH) organization was organized to assist the Montagnard people of Vietnam. The organization provides educational scholarships, agricultural grants and training, and is involved in other projects designed to provide Central Highlands Montagnards with economic stability, pride in their culture and heritage, and a higher standard of living. Their website includes information on the history and purpose of the organization, facts about Vietnam, a biography of the organizers, and links to Vietnam-related sites.

Fund for Reconciliation and Development
Formerly called the U.S.- Indochina Reconciliation Project, the fund for reconciliation and Development is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which,since 1985, has worked for normalization of relations between the United States and Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The organizations primary post-normalization focus is on educational and cultural exchange and serves the not-for-profit community active in the region as an information center and conference organizer and assists private and corporate philanthropies interested in supporting NGOs and university programs. The organization's website includes its newsletter, Indochina Interchange, and information regarding its annual conference.

Mennonite Central Committee
The Mennonite Central Committee, one of the major NGOs working in Vietnam, uses their website to report on the status of ongoing projects in Vietnam as well as providing a format for articles and discussions relating to Vietnam today.

NGO's in Vietnam
VietGate provides a list of the non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and organizations currently working in Vietnam. See also: Foreign Assistance Agencies: Vietnam, Non-Governmental Organizations Research Guide and Vietnam NGO Directory.

PeaceTrees Vietnam
The PeaceTrees project, operated by the Earthstewards Network, is dedicated to reducing the danger of landmines in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam and to beginning reforestation of the area. The website features useful links to other landmine sites and resources related to children and youth, computers and technology, environment, and housing and homelessness. For additional information on landmines, see:

The Canadian Landmine Foundation
Clear Landmines
International Campaign to Ban Landmines

The Sharon Ann Lane Foundation
The Sharon Ann Lane Foundation was established in June 2001, to honor the memory of Lane, an Army Nurse killed on duty in the Vietnamese Ward 4 of the 312th Evacuation Hospital, Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam, during an incoming mortar attack. The foundation is planning the construction of and seeking funding for a clinic to be built in her memory that would serve the villagers of Tam Hiep commune, Chu Lai, Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam and for the collection and transport of medical supplies and equipment.

Social Assistance Program for Vietnam
SAP-VN's website describes its current programs in Vietnam which include cleft-palate/lip surgery, orthopedic surgery, free health care, education, medical supply including wheelchairs, and emergency relief.

Tinh Thuong
Tinh Thuong is a charitable program of the Society of the Divine Word helping the handicapped, the orphaned, and the poor in Vietnam regardless of religion or ethnic origin.

U.S.-Indochina Educational Foundation
The U.S.-Indochina Educational Foundation, Inc. (USIEF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose
mission is to contribute to the development of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam by offering some of its most promising students the opportunity to pursue advanced education and training in the U.S. The Foundation is also committed to educating Americans about conditions in a part of Southeast Asia whose recent past is closely linked to our own, as well as strengthening ties between this important region and the U.S.

Vets with a Mission
Vets with a Mission is a non-profit charitable organization founded by Vietnam War veterans to help heal the suffering of Vietnam and of the Vietnam experience. Their well-designed and organized site explains the various projects, many of them medical and dental, being undertaken in Vietnam by the group, provides statistics on the effects of the war, and links to related pages. Also included on the site are contemporary and wartime photographs of the people of Vietnam, maps, information on the children of Vietnam, war history, and a section on war memorabilia.

The Viet Nam Friendship Village Project
The Viet Nam Friendship Village project is a multinational project to build a new, small village in Vietnam for the elderly, handicapped, orphans, and students. The website describes the project and includes photographs, related links, and a travellog.

Vietnamese Adoptee Network
VAN, the Vietnamese Adoptee Network, Inc., is a non-profit organization based in the New York area that seeks to enhance and contribute to the betterment of the Asian Pacific American community and maximize the Vietnamese adoptee experience in a caring, supportive environment by networking them to other Vietnamese adoptees and the Asian Pacific American community. The website includes events, resources, and information about VAN and about Vietnam.


VNhelp
Founded in 1991, VNhelp is a non-profit, non-governmental organization assisting children, families, and communities in Viet Nam in education and health care and promotes cultural exchanges between Vietnam and the United States. The organization's website describes ongoing projects.

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