Vietnam

By the Numbers:

• Population- 88,576,758
• Size- larger than New Mexico
• 23% of the population lives on less than $1.25 a day
• 290,000 people in Vietnam are HIV positive

(CIA World Factbook, UNICEF)

Our Programs:

• Education
• Health and Nutrition
• Livelihoods and Food Security
• Child Protection
• Child Rights
• HIV/AIDS
• Emergency Response

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Vietnam is a densely populated and rapidly developing country that has moved beyond the ravages of war to become one of the most dynamic countries in Asia. While substantial progress has been achieved and socio-economic change has led to improved living standards for many families, there is a widening gap between the urban rich and the rural and ethnic poor.

While Vietnam’s political and social situation remains stable, the global economic downturn and double digit inflation has created a widening poverty gap and worsening living conditions for the poorest segments of the population. Large pockets of acute poverty, malnutrition, high mortality and low levels of education affirm Save the Children’s commitment to help Vietnam’s most vulnerable children, families and communities. 

Most recently, Vietnam was hit hard by typhoon Ketsana in October 2009. Within the first weeks Save the Children mobilized resources to provide assistance to 80,000 people in need providing emergency relief and recovery to communities.

GLOBAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND IN ACTION

Save the Children is currently responding worldwide to flooding emergencies in Vietnam, Cambodia, Guatemala and other countries affected by severe storms. Save the Children has been providing children and families with emergency assistance including personal hygiene, household and education kits to children and families in desperate need. We've reached thousands of families in Vietnam. More aid is on the way.

You can help Save the Children respond to typhoon season floods in Vietnam and Cambodia as well as other emergencies such as hurricanes in Latin America, drought in Africa, earthquakes in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and other catastrophes around the world. When disaster strikes, chaos reigns and it is not always immediately clear what help will be needed or how much. By contributing to our Children's Emergency Fund, you will enable us to immediately serve children through disaster planning, preparedness, response and recovery work around the world.

Last Updated on December 2011