In order to support livelihood development models, improve the quality of life, and promote social inclusion of persons with disabilities, from August 16 - 18, 2025, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Quang Tri Organisation of People with Disabilities, conducted a survey on the current situation and livelihood support needs of households with persons with disabilities in the province.
Read more
From August 14 - 16, 2025, in Quang Tri Province, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Quang Tri Provincial Department of Health, organized an advanced training on psychological support for persons with disabilities and their family members. This activity followed the basic training held in July 2025 and is part of the project “Independent living and social inclusion for persons with disabilities in Quang Tri, Vietnam”, funded by Green Cross Switzerland (GCCH).
Read more
Following activities in Da Nang City and Quang Tri Province, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) coordinated with the Hue City Department of Health and the People’s Committees of Phu Bai, Phu Ho, Phong Dinh, and Thanh Thuy wards/communes to carry out home visits and a survey on livelihood support needs for 48 families with persons with disabilities in Hue City from August 13–14, 2025.
Read more
From the 5th August to the 9th August, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) coordinated with local authorities and Provincial OPD to conduct home visits and livelihood needs assessments for 123 PwDs in the communes of Cam Lộ, Hiếu Giang, Cửa Tùng, Vĩnh Hoàng, Vĩnh Linh, Bến Quan, Vĩnh Thủy, Ái Tử, Triệu Phong, Nam Cửa Việt, Triệu Cơ, and Triệu Bình in Quảng Trị Province.
Read more
From August 1 to August 6, 2025, the project “Independent living and social inclusion for persons with disabilities in Quang Tri, Vietnam” carried out activities to support persons with disabilities in Quang Tri province. These included the trial of prosthetic and orthopedic devices, conducting home-based functional rehabilitation interventions, and providing assistive devices. The activities were implemented by ACDC with funding from Green Cross Switzerland.
Read more
From July 29 to August 1, 2025, ACDC collaborated with the Quang Tri Provincial Health Department to conduct screening, rehabilitation and care assessment for more than 250 persons with disabilities across six communes: Cam Lo, Hieu Giang, Nam Cua Viet, Trieu Co, Trieu Binh, and Ai Tu.
Read more
From July 28 to July 30, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Da Nang Department of Health, the Disabled People's Organization, and local commune People's Committees, organized a livelihood needs assessment for 46 households with persons with disabilities (PWDs).
Read more
On the occasion of the “World Day and National Day Against Human Trafficking (30 July)”, the ASEAN - Australia Counter Trafficking Program (ASEAN-ACT), in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Relations under the Ministry of Public Security, organized the event “Introduction of Materials on the Protection and Support for Trafficking Victims and Commemoration of July 30” on the morning of July 28, 2025, in Hanoi. The event brought together representatives from Mr. Joe Bourke, Second Secretary for Political Affairs at the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, authorities including the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Justice, the Supreme People's Court, as well as civil society organizations such as the Vietnam Federation on Disability (VFD), the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), and many other units working to support and protect trafficking victims.
Read more
From July 25 to July 28, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Department of Health, Huong Thuy Medical Center, and local ward health stations in Hue City, successfully organized a medical screening examination activity for more than 200 persons with disabilities. This activity was part of the project “Improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in provinces sprayed with Agent Orange.”
Read more
From July 19-22, 2025, the ACDC Institute, in collaboration with the Da Nang Department of Health and Thang Binh Regional Medical Center, conducted health screenings, functional assessments, and care needs evaluations for 180 persons with disabilities in Thang An, Thang Dien, and Thang Phu communes.
Read more
On July 15 - 16, 2025, at the Muong Thanh Grand Quang Tri Hotel, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Quang Tri Provincial Department of Health, successfully organized a basic training course on psychological support for persons with disabilities and their family members. The activity is part of the project “Independent living and social inclusion for persons with disabilities in Quang Tri, Vietnam”, funded by Green Cross Switzerland.
Read more
On the mornings of June 11–12, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Departments of Health in Quang Nam Province and Hue City, organized two consecutive consultation meetings in Tam Ky City and Hue City. This series of events aimed to gather input from government agencies, associations, experts, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to finalize the integration of disability support into the Disaster Risk Reduction and Search & Rescue (DRR&SAR) Plan for the 2026–2030 period.
Read more
As a continuation of the series of activities to mainstream disability inclusion in the 2026 - 2030 disaster risk reduction plan, following the event held in Hue City on May 29, 2025, ACDC, in collaboration with the Quang Nam Provincial Association of Persons with Disabilities, organized a technical meeting on the morning of May 30, 2025, in Tam Ky City. The meeting aimed to discuss the integration of support for persons with disabilities into Quang Nam Province’s DRR plan for the 2026 - 2030 period.
Read more
On May 29, 2025, in Hue City, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Hue City Department of Health and the Association of Persons with Disabilities – Protection of Persons with Disabilities and Orphans of Hue City, organized a technical meeting to “Review and Propose the Integration of Disability - Inclusive Content into Hue City’s Disaster Prevention and Search & Rescue Plan for the 2026–2030 Period.”
Read more
As part of the project “Support to Improve the Quality of Life of Persons with Disabilities in Provinces Heavily Sprayed with Agent Orange” in Binh Dinh and Kon Tum provinces, the component implemented by ACDC, from June 16 to 18, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in coordination with the Department of Health of Binh Dinh Province, carried out the activity “Direct Support for Persons with Disabilities and Their Families to Improve Living Conditions and Promote Social Inclusion” in Tay Giang and Tay Thuan communes, Tay Son District.
Read more
Following the success of the “Run with Persons with Disabilities” events held in 2019 and 2025 in Quang Tri, and in 2023 in Quang Nam, the 2025 edition of the event, titled “No Distance, No Limits”, took place on the morning of June 23, 2025. The event was held at Thuan An Beach No. 2, Thuan An Ward, Hue City. This activity was co-organized by the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), the Hue City Department of Health, and the Association of Persons with Disabilities – Protection of Persons with Disabilities and Orphans of Hue City. It is part of the project “Support to Improve the Quality of Life of Persons with Disabilities in Provinces Heavily Sprayed with Agent Orange,” implemented in Quang Tri, Hue City, and Quang Nam.
Read more
The "Run with People with Disabilities" event, themed “No Distance, No Limits” aims to promote inclusion and support for people with disabilities. Organized by the Institute for Community Development Research (ACDC Institute) in collaboration with the Quảng Trị Association of People with Disabilities, Agent Orange Victims, Disability Support, and Children’s Rights Protection, the event took place at Co Dau Park, Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province, on June 22, 2025.
Read more
On May 21, 2025, in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Quang Tri Department of Health, organized a technical meeting to discuss a series of psychosocial support activities for persons with disabilities and their family members.
Read more
May 6th is a special occasion to raise awareness about Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and spread understanding and empathy for those living with this rare disease. It is also an opportunity to honor the resilience, creativity and affirm the values that the OI community brings to society.
Read more
On the morning of April 18, 2025, at the 1st Floor, Vietnam Women's Museum, Hanoi, the book launch event "No Stone Too Soft" took place in a warm, emotional atmosphere.
Read more
On the morning of April 17, 2025, Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Director of ACDC, participated as a speaker in the event of Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day at Ta Quang Buu Library Building with the theme "Books and creative startups". The event was organized by the Center for Communication and Digital Knowledge - Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
Read more
The theme is chosen by the Vietnam Federation on Disability for this year's National Day of Persons with Disabilities on April 18, 2025, is: "Digital technology and accessibility for persons with disabilities".
Read more
On the morning of July 31, 2024, the "Raising voices, creating opportunities Project, Phase II" project in Quang Nam Province held a preliminary meeting to review and evaluate the results after three years of implementation. The meeting was jointly organized by the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs of Quang Nam Province, the Project Management Board in Quang Nam, and ACDC.
Read more
On the morning of July 30, 2024, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Disabled People's Association of Huong Thuy Town, organized the Launching Ceremony of the Huong Thuy Town Club for Women with Disabilities. This is the seventh Club for Women with Disabilities established under the framework of the “Inclusion 1” project.
Read more
As part of the Inclusion 1 Project component implemented by the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), from July 4 to July 19, 2024, ACDC coordinated with the provincial Departments of Health, Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, district hospitals, and health centers in Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam provinces to conduct disability screening activities.
Read more
On 15–16 July 2024, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Department of Health, organized a professional training course on rehabilitation for 31 district- and commune-level health workers from Trieu Phong, Vinh Linh, and Cam Lo districts.
Read more
GUIDELINES
The Art contest “Our voices”
I/ Contest information
The Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) is an institution for and of persons with disabilities that support persons with disabilities including both children with disabilities and vulnerable groups in society. ACDC is one of many pioneer institutions in seeking solutions to improve the quality of life, heading towards equality, independent living capability, community inclusion and the capability to contribute more proficiently to the society of persons with disabilities.
Read more
On June 16th, 2023, ACDC in collaboration with the Project Coordination Unit and relevant agencies organized the second home visit for 16 households of persons with disabilities in Phu Bai, Thuy Duong, Thuy Phuong, and Phu Bai wards, and Thuy Thanh commune of Huong Thuy town, Thua Thien Hue province.
Read more
In Quang Nam province, from May 24th to June 9th, 2023, the ACDC Institute collaborated with the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Department of Health, Quang Nam Provincial Association of Persons with Disabilities, Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, and Health Centers in Thang Binh, Duy Xuyen, Tien Phuoc, and Que Son districts, along with other relevant parties, to conduct screening for persons with disabilities (PWDs). This activity is expected to screen 890 PWDs with severe and extremely severe disabilities in the four project districts.
Read more
On June 8th and 9th, 2023, ACDC in collaboration with the Da Nang Association of People with Disabilities organized "Training on teamwork skills in career development". The activity is within the framework of the project “Promoting access to comprehensive support to PWDs” funded by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Read more
On June 8th, 2023, ACDC collaborated with the Division of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Organization of Persons with Disabilities of Gio Linh district to organize a communication event on the topic of Independent Living and policies related to persons with disabilities at Trung Hai commune’s People’s Committee, Gio Linh district. Ms. Hoang Thi Lan, Deputy Head of Gio Linh District's Division of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs, Mr. Hoang Dinh Ta, Vice Chairman of Trung Hai Commune People's Committee, and more than 40 persons with disabilities and their families attended the event.
Read more
Within 2 days, from May 18th to May 19th 2023, the ACDC Institute, along with the Vietnam National Committee for Persons with Disabilities and the Vietnam Bank for Social Policy, had organized the training session “Training on lending for persons with disabilities and enterprises engaged in production or business activity that employs persons with disabilities ”. The activity is among a series of activities to promote the effective implementation of policies for persons with disabilities of the Inclusion 1 Project, coordinated by ACDC. The project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the management of National Action Centre for Toxic Chemicals and Environmental Treatment (NACCET) – belong to Ministry of Defense, through the Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP)
Read more
From 19th April 2023 to 19th May 2023, ACDC cooperated with the Department of Health in Quang Tri province, the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Medical Centers of Trieu Phong, Cam Lo and Vinh Linh districts has carried out screening examination activities for persons with disabilities in 28 communes and towns.
Read more
On May 18th 2023, in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) organized the meeting to launch the project “Improving the quality of the life of persons with disabilities in provinces heavily sprayed with Agent Orange in Vietnam” abbreviated as Project Inc..., phase 2023 – 2024, with the purpose to introduce about the project and its implementation plan in 4 districts: Que Son, Thang Binh, Duy Xuyen, Tien Phuoc within Quang Nam.
Read more
On April 21, 2023, ACDC in collaboration with the Project Management Board "Raising Voices, Creating Opportunities-II" project in Quang Nam province and Quang Nam Department of Transport to organize training course "Skills to support persons with disabilities in traffic" for managers, drivers and driver assistants of public passenger transport businesses in Quang Nam province. The training course attracted more than 45 participants from business and passenger transport units such as: QNABUS Quang Nam Transport Trading Service One Member Co., Ltd, Mai Linh Co., Ltd., Sun Taxi Company, Duy Xuyen District General Business and Transport Service Cooperative, Bao Chau Truong Xuan Private Enterprise, Tam Ky transport Cooperative…
Read more
On the morning of April 18, 2023, a meeting was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Vietnam Disability Day on April 18, with the theme of "Digital transformation: Innovation and technology for all," and the first presentation of the "For the happiness of persons with disabilities" commemorative medal by the Vietnam Federation on Disability (VFD) was organized. The event was organized by the ACDC in collaboration with the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs and the Organization of Persons with Disabilities of Quang Nam Province.
Read more
The Department of Transport of Thua Thien Hue province in collaboration with Phuong Trang Bus Joint Stock Company FUTA Buslines will put 10 more bus routes into operation to encourage people's habit of using public transport.
Read more
On the morning of April 28, 2023, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with Duy Xuyen’s Women with Disabilities Club, organized a monthly meeting to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2023) and the 137th anniversary of International Labor Day (May 1, 1886 - May 1, 2023). The meeting was carried out within the framework of the Inc... project implemented by ACDC with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The event included many useful activities related to the state's policies for people with disabilities.
Read more
Continuing the series of activities in response to Vietnamese Disability Day on 18/04, ACDC had collaborated with the Da Nang Center for Support and Development of Inclusive Education to organize the "Our Voices" camp on 13-14/04/2023.
Read more
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Vietnam Day for Persons with disabilities (18/4/1998 - 18/4/2023), on April 12, 2023, the Vietnam Federation on Disability (VFD) organized a ceremony to commemorate the Vietnam Day for Persons with disabilities 18/4 with the theme of Digital Transformation: Innovation and Technology for Everyone. In addition to the commemorative ceremony, the Federation also held a second-term executive committee meeting in 2023 to discuss important content for the third-term Congress (2023-2028). The event is sponsored by ACDC.
Read more
1. Hanoi: Program to commemorate Vietnam Disability Day 18/4, Executive Committee Meeting of the Vietnam Federation on Disability - Theme: Digital Transformation: Innovation and Technology for Everyone
Read more
On March 30, 2023, ACDC in collaboration with the Organization of Persons with Disabilities of Da Nang City held a seminar on preventing discrimination against children with disabilities. The activity is within the framework of the project "Increased accountability to eliminate violence and discrimination against children with disabilities” (AVAC) implemented by ACDC, sponsored by Save the Children Hong Kong and the coordination of Save the Children Vietnam.
Read more
On March 26, 2023, the ACDC Institute organized a training course for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities in Hanoi with the theme: Online safety for children with disabilities. The training course had the participation of 26 parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. The activity is part of the project "Prevention of physical and mental violence and discrimination against children with disabilities" (AVAC) implemented by ACDC with the support of the Hong Kong Children's Rescue Organization and the coordination of the Children's Rescue Organization in Vietnam.
Read more
In a series of home visits and counseling on independent living for persons with disabilities, on March 24th, 2023, ACDC in collaboration with the Project Management Unit and other stakeholders organized home visits for 16 households of persons with disabilities in Phu Bai, Thuy Duong, Thuy Phuong and Thuy Thanh wards, Huong Thuy town, Thua Thien Hue province.
Read more
On March 23-24, 2023, ACDC in collaboration with the Project Management Board "Raising Voices, Creating Opportunities” - phase II in Quang Nam province organized the Home visit on independent living for persons with disabilities (the first visit in the second year of the project).
Read more
“We are usually busy at the workplace so we have few opportunities to visit every house of persons with disabilities for talking and counseling on their issues and demands. Participating in such activities not only helps us know more about the current living conditions of persons with disabilities, timely support them so that they can be beneficial from policies in accordance with the government regulations, but also improves our knowledge and skills for working with persons with disabilities.” said Ms. H.T.L, an official in charge of labour, invalids and social affairs in Gio Linh district after visiting local persons with disabilities.
Read more
ACDC and the Organization of Persons with Disabilities (OPD) collaborated to host a training session on the subject of preventing gender-based violence against persons with disabilities in Quang Tri province on March 16 and 17, 2023. More than 41 representatives from communal health stations, legal aid offices, OPDs, and women's unions from districts including Huong Hoa, Dakrong, and Hai Lang attended the course. The program was designed to increase participants' understanding of gender-based violence against women with disabilities as well as their capacity to identify, screen for, and handle such situations.
Read more
On March 14th - 15th, 2023, in Thua Thien Hue province, ACDC in collaboration with the Project Management Unit and relevant agencies organized “Training on gender-based violence for women with disabilities and their caregivers” with the participation of 60 participants from two districts of Phu Loc and Nam Dong.
Read more
Within the project "Raising voices, creating opportunities- II" funded by USAID, ACDC in collaboration with the Project Management Unit and the Department of Transport of Thua Thien Hue province organized "Training on disability equality and skills in working with persons with disabilities for managers, taxi/bus drivers, and bus assistants". The training course has attracted the participation of more than 30 drivers, driving assistants, and their managers in the province.
Read more
