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From August 21 to 27, 2025, 94 persons with disabilities in Thang An, Thang Dien, and Thang Phu communes (Da Nang City) received Phase 1 of home-based rehabilitation (rehab) interventions and care. The activity was implemented by a team of technicians, nurses, and doctors from Quang Nam Traditional Medicine Hospital and Thang Binh Regional Medical Center. It aims to improve health indicators and enhance the quality of life for persons with disabilities in the community.

From August 23rd to 26th, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Hue City Department of Health, Hue City Rehabilitation Hospital, Huong Thuy Medical Center, and local health stations in Phu Bai, Huong Thuy, and Thanh Thuy wards, organized the initial session of home-based rehabilitation and healthcare for persons with disabilities. This activity followed the screening event in late July 2025, with a total of 51 persons with disabilities receiving home-based rehabilitation interventions and 41 receiving home-based healthcare support.

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.”

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.

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.

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).

“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.

In the framework of the project “Improving the quality of the life of persons with disabilities in provinces sprayed with agent orange in Vietnam" – Objective 2, on October 14 and October 15, 2022, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) has collaborated with the Department of Labors – War Invalids and Social Affairs of Kon Tum province to organize counseling sessions at home for persons with disabilities in 2 wards, Duy Tan and Thong Nhat, of Kom Tum city, Kon Tum province. The activity aimed to enhance the ability to live independently as well as assist persons with disabilities in reducing the difficulties and dependencies which were caused by their disability status. 

Continuing the series of home visits and consultations on independent living, on October 5th, 2022, the ACDC in collaboration with the Project Management Unit and other stakeholders organized a home visit of 16 households of persons with disabilities in Quang Phu, Quang Vinh, Quang Tho communes and Sia Town, in Quang Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province. As in previous home visits, members of the counseling group this time include social and cultural officers, health staff, and members of OPDs.

Following the first home visit, on September 8th-9th, 2022, the Action to Community Development Institute (ACDC) coordinated with the Project Management Unit to organize the second home visit for persons with disabilities in Huong Tra town and A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province.   

On July 29 and 30, 2022, in Thua Thien Hue province, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) in collaboration with the Project Management Unit organized home visits and consultations for persons with disabilities in two areas of A Luoi district and Huong Tra town. This is a practical activity to improve the ability to live independently and integrate into the community for persons with disabilities.

On July 23 and 24, ACDC collaborated with the Project Management Board of "Raising voices, creating opportunities for persons with disabilities - II'' of Quang Nam province to conduct home visits and consultation for persons with disabilities. Independent living for persons with severe and especially severe disabilities in two districts of Que Son and Phu Ninh. Activities were coordinated to raise awareness, attitudes and enhance independent living skills for persons with disabilities and their families.

From 2 to 4 June, 2022, the project “Social Assitance and Independent Living” organized home visits to persons with disabilities who are at risk of gender-based violence in Hue City, Phu Vang and Phong Dien districts, Thua Thien Hue province. The Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) in collaboration with the Division of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Women’s Association and the Associations of Persons with Disabilities in districts implemented the activity.

To improve online working skills for Associations/Groups of Persons with Disabilities and to promptly adapt to the “new normal” context during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) organized an online training session "Effective online working skills" via Zoom platform on 24-25 December, 2021.