From 19 - 21 September 2025, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) partnered with the Quảng Ngãi Department of Health to implement the activity “Direct support for persons with disabilities and their families to improve the quality of life and social inclusion”. The activity aimed to strengthen the independency in living skills and community inclusion of persons with disabilities through the usage of assistive devices, guidance on safe use, and appropriate rehabilitation exercises.
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On September 13–14, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the health stations of Phu Bai, Huong Thuy, Thanh Thuy wards, and project partners in Hue City, organized a training session on caregiving skills for caregivers of persons with disabilities.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Project aims to contribute to helping people with disabilities in Quang Tri province live independently and integrate into society, as well as improve the implementation of disability policies.
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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".
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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.
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The project aims to contribute to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities through improving the quality and effectiveness of policy development and implementation for persons with disabilities; and promoting opportunities for participation in the labor market and career opportunities for persons with disabilities in target provinces.
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Contribute to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in Binh Dinh and Kon Tum provinces through enhancing social integration and improving their ability to live independently.
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The main purpose of the "We Can" project is to support people with disabilities in integrating into the community as independent citizens who are confident in themselves and their own strengths.
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Specific Objective: Strengthen the capacity of organizations of people with disabilities in monitoring and evaluating the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities across the Northern, Central, and Southern regions of Vietnam.
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Gender-based violence is accepted as“normal”
“I always think that persons with disabilities suffer from gender-based violence because they have disabilities. Moreover, this is a private family matter, so if other people know about it, they will laugh at it, and the women might even be beaten more by their husbands for being big mouths”. This is what V.T.T.T., Duy Thu Commune’s OPD, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province, said.
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Completely free for people with disabilities and caregivers of people with disabilities (when inquiring about issues related to people with disabilities).
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To improve the quality and effectiveness of policy advocacy efforts, the project provides training on leadership, life skills, monitoring and evaluation, and policy advocacy for persons with disabilities, their families, persons with severe disabilities, women with disabilities, and potential leaders of Disabled People's Organizations (DPOs).
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“He was so (disabled), how could he do anything? I did everything for him to help save time. I just hope that after I die, his brothers and neighbors will give him some rice or porridge to eat day after day.” This is what Nguyen Thi Nho, 87 years old, whose son is Chuc, a person with severe disability in Dai Loc District, Quang Nam Province, said.
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The Head of Provincial Project Management Unit (PMU), who is chairman of the Association for the Protection of PWD and Children’s Rights, and Agent Orange Victims, shared his experience working in partnership with USAID-funded Raising Voices, Creating Opportunities (RVCO) Activity. In the past, he believed that supporting persons with disabilities was about asking for donations and charity, for example for food and mobility assistance. The Head of the Provincial PMU observed that staff, PWDs, and their families improved their understanding of PWD-related policies through the activity’s trainings, seminars, legal counseling, and field inspection of policy implementation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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"When the commune officer sent out invitations to training, I intended not to go because I thought I had such a disability to do something inconvenient and embarrassing to everyone. Unexpectedly, when I came here, I heard that persons with disabilities (PWD) can also live independently, can also integrate; able to do some things with support and a favorable environment, I feel more confident. If there are training courses on PWD in the future, I would also like to continue to participate." – Mr. N.V.K - Person with disabilities in Tra Son commune, Bac Tra My district said with emotion.
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On February 23rd -24th, 2023, within the framework of the USAID – funded project "Raising voices, creating opportunities for persons with disabilities in the 2021-2024 period", ACDC in collaboration with the Project Management Unit organized a training course on “Improved capacity on IL and DET for persons with disabilities and personal caregivers” in Hue city and Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue province.
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Transportation is a vital sector that contributes to increasing the opportunity for persons with disabilities to access other sectors, for instance, education, employment, healthcare, etc. In other words, removing barriers for persons with disabilities in the transportation sector will enhance their social assitance. Hence, apart from installing accessible bus stations, raising awareness for service providers in this sector is also critical. Training on disability equity and skills on working with persons with disabilities implemented by ACDC on February 24 also aimed at the above goals.
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“This training course is superb. I had no idea what gender was or what the distinction between gender and sex was. Now I understand these concepts and know how to protect myself from gender-based violence. I would like to say thank you to the facilitators and the project.” – That is a sharing from Ms. H.T.C, a woman with a disability in Dakrong district after the “Training on gender-based violence for persons with disabilities”.
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On 9th -10th, February, in Thua Thien Hue Province, ACDC Institute cooperated with the project management unit of the project "Raising voices, creating opportunities for persons with disabilities in the period of 2021-2024" to organize "Training on GBV against persons with disabilities for Hospital staff/ Legal staff”. The training course took place successfully and attracted more than 39 trainees who are health workers, legal officials, members of the women union, and members of the OPDs from district to commune levels of 3 localities: Nam Dong, Phu Loc districts, and Huong Thuy town.
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On February 9-10, 2023, ACDC coordinated with the provincial Organization of Persons with Disabilities to organize training course on independent living for approximately 70 persons with disabilities and their families in Gio Linh district and Quang Tri town. The activity’s aim is to raise awareness of independent living and social assitance for persons with disabilities and caregivers in Quang Tri province.
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The physical environment at home and outside the community has a significant impact in the ability of persons with disabilities to live independently and to better integrate into society. In other words, it is crucial to figure out how to create a safe house or public works access for the disabled so that they can live independently and readily take part in community activities. To contribute to solving the above problem and improving knowledge about physical access for persons with disabilities in houses as well as public works, the Action to Community Development Institute (ACDC) has coordinated with the project coordinators board of Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam provinces respectively organized training courses on physical access for relevant officials and disabled people's organization in the area in December 2022.
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On the morning of December 2, 2022, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) cooperated with the Club of Women with Disabilities in Vinh Linh District to organize a meeting to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3. 2022. The event was organized in the form of a contest "Democratic flower picking contest".
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In 2 days, November 25-26, 2022, the ACDC in collaboration with the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs of Kon Tum province organized the activity "Supporting accessibility tools for people with disabilities". The activity aims to improve independent living as well as support tools to help people with disabilities easily access and reduce dependence caused by disability.
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On the morning of October 25, 2022, the (ACDC) in collaboration with the Vietnam Federation Disability (VFD) and the Da Nang City Organizationof People with Disabilities held a seminar on the topic “Consultancy Report on the implementation of Law on Persons with Disabilities in many key areas” in Da Nang city. The activity is within the framework of the project "Strengthening access to information for people with disability and People with disabilities organizations" funded by CBM.
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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.
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From October 13 to October 17, 2022, the ACDC Institute, in collaboration with the Disaster Management Policy and Technology Center (DMPTC), has organized a training course on information gathering tools for persons with disabilities. The activity was within the framework of the project “Information accessibility for persons with disabilities and organizations of persons with disabilities”, sponsored by CBM. The training course was opened on the International Day for Disaster Reduction, October 13.
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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.
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On the morning of September 15th, 2022, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) coordinated with the Project Management Board of “Raising voices, Creating Opportunities for persons with disabilities – Phase II” in Quang Tri province to organize the Seminar “Sharing experience in monitoring the implementation of policies related to persons with disabilities”.
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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.
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On September 07, 2022, the project “Raising Voices, Creating Opportunities in Thua Thien Hue province in the period of 2021 - 2024” conđucted an acceptance test of several accessibility support items for persons with disabilities at bus shelters in Hue city. The project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through ACDC.
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On September 7, 2022, in Thua Thien Hue province, the Action to Community Development Institute (ACDC) collaborated with the Project Management Unit to organize a training course on "Working with persons with disabilities and the proper use or features in accessible buses” The program has attracted the participation of more than 30 managers, drivers, and car assistants of transport enterprises in the province.
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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.
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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.
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Within the framework of the project "Strengthening integration and independent living for persons with disabilities", from July 8, 2022 to July 16, 2022, in Quang Tri province, 5 training courses on "Skills in caring for persons with disabilities” were organized for 125 health officers. They are the team taking care of persons with disabilities in the community and at home of 3 districts: Trieu Phong, Vinh Linh and Cam Lo. The activity was carried out by ACDC and Quang Tri Provincial Department of Health.
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From 14 - 15/07/2022, in Que Son district and Phu Ninh district, Quang Nam province, 2 training courses on independent living for persons with disabilities and their family members took place. The training attracted the participation of more than 60 practitioners who are persons with disabilities and family members of persons with disabilities. The training course trainers are officials of the Provincial Organization of Persons with Disabilities, commune-level socio-cultural civil servants and officials at health stations of 2 localities. The activity is within the project "Enhancing opportunities, empowering persons with disabilities - Phase II".
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On July 08-09, 2022, within the framework of the project "Raising voices, creating opportunities for persons with disabilities in the period of 2021 - 2024" in Thua Thien Hue province, ACDC coordinated with the Project Management Unit to organize a training course on “Independent Living and Disability Equality for persons with disabilities and caregivers” in Quang Dien district and Huong Tra town. The project is sponsored by the USAID.
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On June 28 and 30, 2022, ACDC cooperated with Quang Tri Organization of Persons with Disabilities, Agent Orange Victims, Protection of persons with disabilities and Children's Rights (OPD) to organize 02 training classes on Independent Living and Disability Equity. The event’s purpose was to build awareness around independent living and disability equity for persons with disabilities and their caregivers. This is an activity within the framework of the project "Raising voices, creating opportunities for persons with disabilities – II" sponsored by USAID.
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Within the framework of the project “Promoting independent living of persons with severe disabilities in Quang Tri Province”, from June 16 – 28, 2022, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) coordinated with Quang Tri Organization of Persons with Disabilities, Agent Orange Victims, Protection of persons with disabilities and Children's Rights to organize activities and achieve remarkable results.
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Due to many objective and subjective factors, persons with disabilities, especially women and girls with disabilities, are a group at high risk of gender-based violence. According to the Impact Assessment Report on gender-based violence against women and girls with disabilities of the project "Strengthening opportunities and enhancing the status of persons with disabilities – phase 2", a significant proportion of women and girls with disabilities have experienced gender-based violence in various forms. This report also points out that the skills of stakeholders to support women and girls with disabilities experiencing gender-based violence still have certain limitations; inter-sectoral coordination to prevent gender-based violence has not yet been highly effective.
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Gender-based violence is one of the issues that has been receiving much attention from the whole society, especially gender-based violence against disadvantaged groups. As part of a series of activities to enhance the prevention of gender-based violence against persons with disabilities, on June 16-17 in Thua Thien Hue province, the ACDC collaborated with the Project Management Unit to organize a training course on “Gender-based violence against persons with disabilities for health staff and legal staff”.
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“I have been looking forward to a training course like this for a long time, and when I was invited by the commune official, I agreed to attend immediately. I hope this training course is widely disseminated so that women with disabilities have knowledge about gender-based violence and know how to prevent and protect themselves." That is the sharing of Ms. C.T.L, Tra Duong commune, Bac Tra My district during the training course “Prevention of gender-based violence for persons with disabilities and their families” in Quang Nam on June 8 & 10, 2022.
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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.
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Nowadays, women in general and women with disabilities in particular have been experiencing at least one form of violence such as sexual violence, mental and financial violence,… Therefore, on May 30-31, 2022, in Thua Thien Hue province, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) coordinated with the Provincial Project Management Unit to organize a training course on "Gender-based violence issues for persons with disabilities and caregivers”.
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From May 13 to 30, 2022, ACDC and Quang Tri Organization of Persons with Disabilities, Agent Orange Victims, Protection of persons with disabilities and Children's Rights (OPD) coordinated to operate activities related to independent living of persons with severe disabilities. The activities occur within the framework of the project "Improving the Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities", funded by HI Vietnam.
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From May 17-18, 2022, nearly 25 core members from nationwide organizations/groups/clubs of persons with disabilities participated in the training "Skills in writing thematic reports on the implementation of policies to support persons with disabilities" conducted by the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) on the online platform Zoom.
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On May 11th -13th, 2022, in Hanoi, the United Nations Development Program in Vietnam (UNDP Viet Nam) in collaboration with ACDC organized a training workshop on "Feedback Mechanism and List of issues that need to be clarified in the first report on the implementation of the international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities by the Vietnamese government”. The event is sponsored by the Embassy of Norway in Vietnam and the Multi-Sponsorship Trust Fund for the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities among United Nations organizations.
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On May 5th -6th, 2022,ACDC coordinated with Quang Tri Organization of Persons with Disabilities, Agent Orange Victims, Protection of persons with disabilities and Children's Rightsto organize 02 training classes on Conduct training on GBV issues for persons with disabilities and their caregivers” in Quang Tri province. The activity attracted the participation of more than 60 persons with disabilities/caregivers, including 26 women with disabilities from Cam Lo, Trieu Phong, and Dong Ha districts.
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Within the framework of the project "Integrating disability in emergency response to natural disasters in Quang Ngai province" funded by CBM, on the morning of April 26, 2022, Action to the community development center (ACDC) coordinated with the People's Committee of Hanh Duc Commune and the Organizationof Personswith Disabilities of Quang Ngai Province held the inauguration ceremony of the model cultural house to avoid storms and floods to ensure access for disabled people that took place in Ky Tho Bac village, Hanh Duc commune, Nghia Hanh district, Quang Ngai province.
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On March 30th 2022, the ACDC and the Organizationof People with Disabilities, Agent Orange Victims, Sponsoring People with Disabilities and Protecting Children's Rights in Quang Tri Province coordinated to organize a training session “Independent living of personswith disabilities” for families of people with disabilities in Trieu Phong district, Hai Lang district and Dong Ha city.
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From March 21, 2022 to April 3, 2022, at commune health stations belonging to 03 project districts of Trieu Phong, Cam Lo and Vinh Linh in Quang Tri province, ACDC organized general health check-ups for personswith disabilities. This is an activity under the project "Strengthening inclusion and independent living for persons with disabilities" for the period of 2022 - 2023 sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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pril 18 every year is an opportunity for governments of all levels, social organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities, and sponsors to organize many activities aiming at encouraging the participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of social life with the hope of improving the quality of life and ensuring the inclusion and equality for persons with disabilities in Vietnam.
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On March 11, 2022, more than 30 cadres of related organizations such as the Women's Union, the Red Cross Union, and the Health Center attended a training course on Independent Living of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) at Hai Son Commune, Hai Lang District, Quang Tri Province. Mr. Nguyen Tuan Thap - Chairman of Hai Lang District Association of PWDs, Agent Orange Victims, , Sponsoring PWDs and Protecting Children's Rights also participated in this course.
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