Looking back on 75 years of people-to-people diplomacy, we can feel even more deeply that foreign non-governmental aid is not merely a flow of material resources; it is a flow of trust and humanity.

The Da Nang Union of Friendship Organizations held a signing ceremony on the morning of October 22 for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs): Giving It Back To Kids, Children of Vietnam (USA), and Lifestart Foundation (Australia). During the 2025-2030 period, these organizations committed to providing 2.5 million USD (equivalent to nearly 66 billion VND) to support education, healthcare, human development, and social welfare programs, contributing to Da Nang’s sustainable development goals.

With funding of around EUR 80 million over nearly six decades, MCNV has accompanied Vietnam across four pillars: health development, social inclusion, climate change adaptation, and livelihood improvement, bringing tangible benefits to hundreds of thousands of people.

On August 1 in Hanoi, President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Phan Anh Son, received Doseba Tua Sinay, Country Director of World Vision International (WVI) in Vietnam. During the meeting, President Phan Anh Son put forward several proposals to improve the effectiveness of WVI’s project implementation in Vietnam in the time ahead.