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Children race to complete maths tasks on the blackboard at their school. Education is a large component of Oxfam's work in Vietnam. Photo: Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen

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Pham Thi Hong Net, Education Programme Advocacy Officer

 I started working for Oxfam as an intern after my graduation in 2004, and gradually gained knowledge about development work. The turning point which made me chose development as my career happened after my first field trip visiting an Oxfam project in Ninh Thuan province. I was shocked when I met villagers from the Raglai ethnic minority and saw how poor the people here really were. Reality was so different to what I had been taught at school - that my country was rich in resources and provided equal opportunities for all. Today, I manage Oxfam's education project in the Dak Nong province, which is in the central highlands.


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Snapshot of Oxfam in Vietnam

Photo 1/10 photo by: Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen

Dzao and his mother wait outside Ta Phin school for his two sisters. Ethnic minorities have some of the lowest enrolment rates in Vietnam, with many unable to afford the associated costs of sending a child to school. Oxfam works with minority communities to highlight the value of schooling, especially for girls.

  • Dzao and his mother wait outside Ta Phin school for his two sisters. Ethnic minorities have some of the lowest enrolment rates in Vietnam, with many unable to afford the associated costs of sending a child to school. Oxfam works with minority communities to highlight the value of schooling, especially for girls.
  • We also train core groups of teachers in special child-centred teaching methods to help improve the quality of teaching children receive. These teachers pass these methods on to other colleagues in their schools. Here teachers take part in group work during a 'child-centred learning' refresher course in Sa Pa.
  • In remote areas of Vietnam many farmers have limited land and resources they need to make a living. Oxfam provides training to farmers to help them learn the latest agricultural techniques. We also help communities form local farmers' groups as a forum to share farming tips and information.
  • Oxfam aims to put women's rights at the heart of all we do. Le Thi Ban was the first woman to be on the board of the local Clam Club supported by Oxfam. "It's changed our lives and everyone's. I'm sending my son to college... I could never have done that before. Now we've started a women's group in the commune with a scheme to give people loans."
  • Vietnam is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world with increasingly unpredictable drought and flooding. Here, Doan Minh Cuong takes part in a disaster training exercise supported by Oxfam. Our preparedness work ranges from flood rescue and first aid to strengthening homes and helping to minimise losses during floods and storms.
  • We also respond to emergencies in a humanitarian capacity as we did in 2009 when Typhoon Ketsana battered Vietnam's central provinces. Here, a rescue boat, bought with support from Oxfam, navigates through the flood waters in Quang Tri province in central Vietnam.

The impact of our work

 The small plot behind my house was left unused and overgrown with tall grass. I was advised to clear the land and plant sweet potatoes and vegetables. They are part of my family's daily diet now.


Ma A Cho, H'mong farmer