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
Huế, TP. Huế

The VESAF scholarship program at Hue University was established in 2018. About 45 needy students participate in the program each year. They will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support annually until graduation, as long as they continue to demonstrate a solid academic standing and good conduct.

Thus far, VESAF has provided scholarship support to a total of 314 students in various Schools of the University, including Agriculture and Forestry, Economics, Medicine and Pharmacy, and Science and Technology.

11/21/2025: Representing VESAF in Vietnam, Mr. Trương Trọng Khánh (Chairman of Hearts For Hue), in cooperation with Hue University delivered the VESAF scholarships to 46 students.

VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT ĐA NANG UNIVERSITY (Ongoing since 2021)
Đà Nẵng, TP. Đà Nẵng

VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT HÀ TRUNG HIGH SCHOOL
Phú Vang commune, TP. Huế

Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, VESAF awards scholarships to 30 needy students each year at Hà Trung High School. These students will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support throughout high school, as long as they continue to demonstrate a strong academic standing and good conduct.

11/13/2025: The VESAF Representative in Vietnam, in collaboration with Hà Trung High School, distributed the VESAF scholarships to the 30 deserving students.

VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT NAM ĐÔNG HIGH SCHOOL
Khê Tre commune, TP. Huế

Starting with the 2023-2024 academic year, VESAF provides scholarships to good students in need of financial help at Nam Đông High School.

11/13/2025: The VESAF Representative in Vietnam, in cooperation with Nam Đông High School, distributed the VESAF scholarship to 30 students at the School. Each scholarship awardee received $125 USD, which is sufficient to cover tuition and school supplies for the year. These students will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support throughout high school, as long as they continue to demonstrate a good academic standing and good conduct.

VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT VINH PHÚ MIDDLE SCHOOL
Phú Vang commune, TP. Huế

Starting with the 2020-2021 academic year, VESAF awards scholarships to a number of underprivileged students annually at Vinh Phu Middle School. These students will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support throughout middle school, as long as they continue to demonstrate a strong academic performance and good conduct in the following school years.

11/14/2025: In cooperation with Vinh Phu Middle School, the VESAF Representative in Vietnam, delivered the VESAF scholarships to 30 needy students at the School.

VESAF SCHOLARSHIP AT XUÂN LỘC PRIMARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL
Hưng Lộc commune, TP. Huế

Starting with the 2019-2020 academic year, VESAF provides scholarships to good students in need of financial help at Xuan Loc Primary and Middle School in Hung Loc commune, Thanh Pho Hue.

11/14/2025: In cooperation with Xuan Loc Primary and Middle School, the VESAF Representative in Vietnam distributed the VESAF scholarship to 30 needy students at the middle-school level. These students will continue to receive VESAF scholarship support throughout middle school, as long as they continue to demonstrate a good academic standing and good conduct.

DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN

VILLAGE OF HOPE (LÀNG HY VỌNG)
Thanh Khe, TP. Da Nang

VESAF started to provide development support to disadvantaged children at the Village of Hope on July 1, 2024. Established in 1993, the Village has been providing 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. 

09/06/2025: Opening of the 2025-2026 School Year

05/10/2025: Our third visit to the Village in 2025

01/05/25 & 02/08/25: Our Representative’s early visits to the Village in 2025

QUANG CHAU PADODA SHELTER (MÁI ẤM CHÙA QUANG CHÂU)
Hoa Chau commune, TP. 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.

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 since January 2018)
Huong Van commune, TP. Hue 

ĐAN ĐIỀN PROJECT (Formerly known as Quảng Phú Project, in progress since January 2024)
Dan Dien commune, TP. Hue

Initiated in 2024, the Quang Phu Project has provided VESAF loans to needy recipients in the commune. By the end of the second quarter of 2025, 130 households have been enrolled in the program.

From July 1, 2025, Quang Phu Commune is merged with Quang Vinh Commune, Quang Loi Commune, and Quang Thai Commune into a new commune called Dan Dien Commune, Thua Thien Hue Province becomes Thanh Pho Hue.

08/18/2025: Using available loan repayment funds, H4H distributed VESAF loans to 14 newcomers who want to join in the first phase of our program.

07/29/2025: Using available loan repayment funds, H4H provided VESAF loans to 13 new participants (each receiving 15,000,000 VND), who would like to join in the first phase of the program.

02/25/2025: Using available loan repayment funds, H4H distributed VESAF loans to 13 newcomers, 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

VỊ THỦY BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 35)
Vi Dong commune, Vi Thuy 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 (15,200 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)

05/27/2025: Groundbreaking
07/22/2025: Inauguration

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
07/09/2025: Inauguration

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
07/09/2025: Inauguration

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
07/03/2025: Inauguration

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
07/03/2025: Inauguration

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
06/24/2025: Inauguration

LONG HÒA BRIDGE
(VESAF Bridge 45)
Xa Phien commune, Long My district, Hau Giang province

Specifications: Steel-reinforced concrete; length: 15 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
06/24/2025: Inauguration

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
07/16/2025: Inauguration

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
07/11/2025: Inauguration

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

CLEAN WATER PROJECTS

CLEAN WATER LINE VỊ THỦY 1
(VESAF Clean Water Project 10)
Vi Thuy commune, Can Tho City

CLEAN WATER LINE VỊ THỦY 2
(VESAF Clean Water Project 11)
Vi Thuy commune, Can Tho City

CLEAN WATER LINE VỊ THỦY 3
(VESAF Clean Water Project 12)
Vi Thuy commune, Can Tho City

CLEAN WATER LINE VỊ THANH A
(VESAF Clean Water Project 13)
Vi Thanh 1 commune, Can Tho City

CLEAN WATER LINE VỊ THANH B
(VESAF Clean Water Project 14)
Vi Thanh 1 commune, Can Tho City

EMERGENCY RELIEF

Central Vietnam’s typhoon season in 2025 was one of the most intense on record, with several tropical storms and typhoons generating prolonged heavy rainfall and floods from mid-October through early November. A combination of disturbances — including Fengshen and Kalmaegi typhoons, along with lingering monsoon moisture and weather fronts — produced record rainfall and severe flooding across Hue, Danang, and neighboring provinces. 

Torrential rains turned city streets into waterways, inundating neighborhoods, and surpassing flood warning levels in local rivers.  Coastal roads and essential transport links were disrupted by landslides and debris.  In addition to loss of life and injuries, thousands of houses sustained structural damage or collapsed, and local economies in Hue and Danang were heavily affected.