EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
VESAF has established several scholarship programs to provide financial assistance to high-performing students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Foundation strongly believes that education is a critical component for breaking the cycle of poverty. We provide the means for gifted students to continue their schooling, by easing the immediate financial pressures and hardships on their families that might otherwise curtail their opportunity for a strong education. Without this much-needed financial support, many of these students would have to drop out of school to work to assist their families financially.
The VESAF Representative in Vietnam and Hearts for Hue, VESAF’s local partner, work with school officials to identify students in need of financial assistance. These students all come from underprivileged families that are experiencing severe financial and/or medical hardship. Each scholarship awardee has demonstrated outstanding scholastic potential and a desire to excel.
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT HUE UNIVERSITY (Ongoing Program since 2018)
Hue, Thua Thien Hue province
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT ĐA NANG UNIVERSITY (Ongoing Program since 2021)
Da Nang
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT HÀ TRUNG HIGH SCHOOL (Ongoing Program since 2020)
Vinh Hà commune, Phú Vang district, Thừa Thiên Huế province
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT NAM ĐÔNG HIGH SCHOOL (Ongoing Program since 2023)
Khe Tre township, Nam Dong district, Thừa Thiên Huế province
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT VINH PHÚ MIDDLE SCHOOL (Ongoing Program since 2020)
Phú Gia commune, Phú Vang district, Thừa Thiên Huế province
VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT XUÂN LỘC PRIMARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL (Ongoing Program since 2019)
Xuân Lộc commune, Phú Lộc district, Thừa Thiên Huế province
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
VILLAGE OF HOPE (LÀNG HY VỌNG)
Thanh Khe district, Da Nang City
VESAF started to provide development support to disadvantaged children at the Village of Hope on July 1, 2024. Established in 1993, the Village provides orphaned and disabled children in Da Nang and Quang Nam province with the opportunity to grow, study, and fully develop into useful citizens of the communities.
05/10/2025: Third visit to the Village in 2025
01/05/25 & 02/08/25: First visits of the VESAF Representative to the Village in 2025
QUANG CHAU PADODA SHELTER (MÁI ẤM CHÙA QUANG CHÂU)
Hoa Chau commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang
Since 2015, VESAF continues to provide support for QUANG CHAU PAGODA SHELTER. At present, this Center is home to about 60 disadvantaged children, ranging in age from toddlers to adolescents; most of them are attending neighboring schools. However, a number of hearing-impaired children (6) receive their education on-site from well-trained teachers because the local public schools do not have classes for children with special needs. Our annual funding helps to subsidize the cost for their education and school supplies.
01/05/25: First visit in 2025:
MICROFINANCE
Since 2017, in an extensive and expanding microfinance program, VESAF has partnered with Hearts For Hue (H4H), a Vietnamese nongovernmental organization based in Hue, to grant microloans to needy families in the region. H4H, in collaboration with local People’s Committees, provides basic training to borrowers in financial literacy, savings techniques, and other necessary topics for financial management. Generally, there are three two-year phases in the program. New participants are initially enrolled in the first phase; and if their loans are paid off after two years, they may continue into the next, second phase, and subsequently into the third phase. Since the program’s inception, VESAF has provided microloans to 723 families in four communes of Thua Thien Hue province. By the end of March 2025, 375 families remain active ịn the program and 348 terminated their loans after complete loan repayments. And as more loans are repaid and additional families participate, we can expect this to lead to a continued expansion of the program and its benefits. The funds have been used in a variety of productive ways: to expand supplies offered in rural retail stores and service establishments such as beauty parlors, sewing businesses, and repair shops, and to buy and plant pomelo trees and other agricultural products … to name a few.
HƯƠNG VÂN PROJECT (Ongoing Project since January 2018)
Huong Van commune, Huong Tra district, Thua Thien Hue province
QUẢNG PHÚ PROJECT (Ongoing Project since January 2024)
Quang Phu commune, Quang Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province
Initiated in 2024, the Quang Phu Project has provided VESAF loans to needy recipients in the commune. By the end of the first quarter of 2025, 119 households have been enrolled in the program.
02/25/2025: Using available loan repayment funds, H4H distributed VESAF loans to 13 new comers, each receiving 15,000,000 VND.
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Since 2014, VESAF has been providing funds for community-development projects in rural Vietnam. Such projects have included the construction of bridges and roads to improve means of transportation, establishing clean water sources or water lines to deliver clean water to underserved communities, and building homes for families in need.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:
CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL BRIDGES
LƯƠNG TÂM BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 40)
Luong Tam commune, Long My district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length: 29 m, width: 2.5 m
Construction cost: 398,820,000 VNĐ (15,430 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Province (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/30/2025: Groundbreaking
LƯƠNG TRÍ BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 41)
Luong Tam commune, Long My district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length: 29 m, width: 2.5 m
Construction cost: 335,240,000 VNĐ (12,970 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Province (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/30/2025: Groundbreaking
LƯƠNG NGHĨA BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 42)
Luong Nghia commune, Long My district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length: 28 m, width: 2.8 m
Construction cost: 369,920,000 VNĐ (14,310 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Province (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/30/2025: Groundbreaking
LƯƠNG ÂN BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 43)
Luong Nghia commune, Long My district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length: 30 m, width: 2.8 m
Construction cost: 346,800,000 VNĐ (13,415 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Province (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/30/2025: Groundbreaking
LONG BÌNH BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 44)
Xa Phien commune, Long My district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length: 18 m, width: 2.8 m, with an 8-m concrete extension at each end
Construction cost: 393,040,000 VNĐ (15,205 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Province (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/24/2025: Groundbreaking
LONG HÒA BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 45)
Xa Phien commune, Long My district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length: 12 m, width: 2.5 m, with a 6-m concrete extension at each end
Construction cost: 312,120,000 VNĐ (12,075 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Province (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/24/2025: Groundbreaking
VỊ THỦY BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 46)
Vi Dong commune, Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province
CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL ROADS
PHƯƠNG HÒA ROAD
(VESAF Road 21)
Phuong Hoa hamlet, Phuong Phu commune, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Concrete; length: 1,150 m, width: 1 m, thickness: 0.08 m
Construction cost: 402,500,000 VNĐ (15,845 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Provincial Budget (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp Các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/26/2025: Groundbreaking
HÒA MỸ ROAD
(VESAF Road 22)
Hoa My commune, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Concrete; length: 1,000 m, width: 1 m, thickness: 0.08 m
Construction cost: 350,000,000 VNĐ (13,780 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Provincial Budget (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp Các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/26/2025: Groundbreaking
06/12/2025: Inauguration
BÀU MÔN ROAD
(VESAF Road 23)
Bau Mon hamlet, Hoa An commune, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Concrete; length: 2,750 m, width: 1 m, thickness: 0.08 m
Construction cost: 962,500,000 VNĐ (37,895 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (30%) and Hau Giang Provincial Budget (70%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp Các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/26/2025: Groundbreaking
QUÝ NGỌC ROAD
(VESAF Road 25)
Hoa Phung C hamlet, Hoa An commune, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province
Specifications: Concrete; length: 1,300 m, width: 1 m, thickness: 0.08 m
Construction cost: 455,000,000 VNĐ (17,970 USD)
Financial support: VESAF (50%) and Hau Giang Provincial Budget (50%)
Coordination: Union of Friendship Organizations in Hau Giang Province (Liên Hiệp Các Tổ Chức Hữu Nghị tỉnh Hậu Giang)
Realization: VESAF Project Coordinator in Southern Vietnam (Mekong Delta)
05/26/2025: Groundbreaking
06/12/2025: Inauguration
