A Woman with Cerebral Palsy Turns Her Job Search into a Journey of Creating Opportunities
After being rejected 21 times when applying for jobs, Trần Ngọc Ánh did not give up on her desire for independence.
Healthy Body, Strong Mind
Helping students step onto the playing field with confidence, connect with their peers and feel more open with their teachers, the “Sports Spaces for Mental Health” model implemented by Plan International uses physical activity as a way to help children recognise their emotions, strengthen connections and seek help when they encounter difficulties.
Career Guidance Through Familiar Everyday Activities
Growing a vegetable patch, making a batch of tofu, learning how to care for livestock, or observing a mechanic at work... Familiar everyday activities are becoming career-orientation lessons for students at Yen Minh Primary and Secondary School in Yen Minh Commune, Tuyen Quang Province. With the support of Plan International, the school is gradually bringing career-related experiences closer to the students’ daily lives.
Girls Takeover Program Creates Lasting Impact
Lao Va Chai Semi-boarding Primary and Lower Secondary School, in coordination with Plan International, organized the Girls Takeover program on September 18 in Tuyen Quang. At the event, girls were given the opportunity to take on leadership roles as a commune leader, school principal and village head, allowing them to voice their thoughts, aspirations and proposals on issues affecting children at school and in the community.
Brighter Streets, A Livelier Village
Once among the roads that residents were reluctant to use after dark, the roads in Tan Tien Village, Yen Minh Commune, Tuyen Quang Province, are now illuminated by solar-powered streetlights supported by Plan International. The lighting has made travel more convenient and safer, while also expanding the space available for residents to socialise, play and connect after a day of work.
Sports Bring Students, Families and Schools Together
Lung Pu Semi-boarding Primary and Lower Secondary School held the sports festival “Together overcoming challenges” on September 17 in Tuyen Quang, creating a space for students to exercise, interact and strengthen connections with their peers, teachers and parents.
Learning to Be Parents
Being a parent is not simply about making sure children are well-fed and warmly dressed. It also means learning how to listen and understand, recognise potential risks, and protect children’s mental well-being. Through the U18 Parenting Club, part of the “Sports Spaces for Mental Health” project implemented by Plan International, many families are gradually changing the way they care for, educate and accompany their children.
Ca Mau Launches 45-day Health Check-ups and Screenings Campaign for the Public
The People's Committee of Phong Hiep Commune, Ca Mau Province, has launched a 45-day intensive campaign to provide periodic health check-ups and screenings for local residents. This initiative operationalizes Plan No. 198/KH-UBND of the Ca Mau People's Committee regarding periodic health check-ups and screenings for the residents during the 2026–2030 period.
Steadfast Care Behind the Journey of Children Growing Up
For children whose fathers were police officers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty, having people stand by them over the years carries a special meaning. From Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to educational support, the “Together Toward a Brighter Future” program has helped give these children greater confidence as they take steps toward adulthood.
Giving Wings to Ta Long’s Green Vegetable Dream
“I will grow sweet potato greens. I will pull out weeds and take care of the vegetable garden every day.” These are the words of Ho Thi Kim Hue, a student at Ta Long Ethnic Minority Semi-Boarding Lower Secondary School, after Plan International Viet Nam installed a 135-square-metre roofing system over the school’s vegetable garden.
Lighting Way: Bringing Peace of Mind to A Tuc Highland Village
Bringing light to remote villages deep in the Truong Son mountain range, contributing to security and national defence in border areas, while also promoting local socio-economic development - these are the practical values brought by the lighting project to residents of A Tuc Village (Lia Commune, Quang Province).
Thanh Hoa Completes Sample Collection at 25 Martyrs' Cemeteries
As part of the "500-day-and-night campaign to accelerate the search, recovery, and identification of martyrs' remains," Thanh Hoa has completed sample collection at all 25 martyrs' cemeteries in the province, obtaining samples from 2,602 graves for DNA analysis.
Black Sticky Rice Brings Greater Prosperity to Ta Lao
Women who know how to build social media channels to promote their hometown’s culture; women who have become small-scale traders with stable incomes of tens of millions of Vietnamese dong; women who participate in community activities; and women who preserve their ethnic culture - these are the women of Ta Lao (Quang Tri). They are taking part in a black sticky rice cultivation model under the Resilience First project, taking charge of their own lives and changing their destinies amid the lush forests and rugged mountains.
"President Ho Chi Minh with China - A Journey of Friendship, Aspiration for Peace and Development," Exhibition Opens in Kunming (China)
Over 100 documents, materials, and images about President Ho Chi Minh, many of which are being published for the first time, were exhibited in Kunming (Yunnan, China), contributing to clarifying Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary activities in China and the process of fostering friendship between Viet Nam and China.
Green Circularity in Ta Rut: Sustainable Path Forward Through Indigenous Black Pigs
Making the most of local agricultural by-products, using biogas wastewater to fertilize crops, and reducing the need to collect firewood from the forest are among the practical benefits of the “Circular care for indigenous black sows” project in Ta Rut commune, Quang Tri province. The project not only provides livelihoods and improves incomes for ethnic minority communities but also opens up a pathway toward sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture in the highlands.
Practical Livelihood Support for Poor and Near-Poor Households In Thai Nguyen
The Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of Thai Nguyen Province is actively implementing a livelihood support program for 1,000 poor and near-poor households, with the aim of helping them escape poverty sustainably during the 2026-2030 period.
The 500-Day-and-Night Campaign: Peacetime Mission to Search for and Identify Fallen Soldiers
The 500-day-and-night campaign is accelerating efforts to recover and identify fallen soldiers’ remains. As time erodes memories, records and physical evidence, every clue, from battlefield sites and artifacts to DNA samples and witness accounts, is becoming increasingly vital in the search to return names to those who sacrificed their lives.
108 Border Boarding Schools Ready for New School Year
The August 30 deadline for completing Phase 1 of the construction of multi-level boarding schools in border communes is fast approaching. Many projects have entered their final stages and are preparing to be inaugurated and welcome students for the new school year.
New Technology Aids Search for Fallen Soldiers in Gia Lai
As part of the “500-Day-and-Night Campaign to Intensify the Search, Collection and Identification of Fallen Soldiers’ Remains,” Gia Lai Province is actively implementing scientific and technological solutions to support the search for the remains of fallen soldiers.
DNA Sampling Advances Search for Unidentified Martyrs
As dawn broke, at Hue City Martyrs’ Cemetery, the team collecting samples from unidentified martyrs’ remains began another working day. Amid the neatly arranged rows of graves, officers and soldiers of the city’s armed forces, together with coordinating personnel, quickly took their positions. Some checked the lists, others prepared equipment, while others reviewed the lot numbers and grave-row numbers. The atmosphere was urgent but orderly. Everyone focused on their assigned tasks.
