The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (www.ciat.cgiar.org) works to reduce hunger and poverty, and improve human nutrition in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the eco-efficiency of agriculture. CIAT is a member of the CGIAR Consortium (www.cgiar.org), a global research partnership working many partners for a food secure future. The Center’s research focuses on improving key crops (cassava, common bean, rice, and tropical forages); reversing soil and land degradation; and using information to foster better decisions about issues such as climate change and environmental management.
Chemonics International is immediately seeking qualified Vietnamese national candidates for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Governance for Inclusive Growth assistance program in Vietnam. We are seeking Translator/Interpreter candidates to support the Government of Vietnam’s efforts to facilitate broad-based, sustainable growth.
The Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD), a Vietnamese non-government organization (VNGO), is committed to empower disadvantaged communities in rural and mountainous areas to adapt to changing environments, and to sustainably manage livelihood systems in an equal and compassionate society. Founded in 2006, SRD has conducted nearly 50 projects with the main focus on sustainable agriculture, rural livelihoods, climate change, local governance and pro-poor policy advocacy. SRD is a founding member and the chair of two networks of VNGOs related to Climate Change (VNGO&CC) and Forest Governance (VNGO-FLEGT), and an active member of many other local/regional networks and policy forums.
Organization: Passerelles numériques Supervised by: Education manager Status/type of contract: Service contract Project: Passerelles numériques Vietnam Targeted date: September 2014 Duration: Long term contract Location: Da Nang, Vietnam
BACKGROUND
Passerelles numériques (PN), a non-profit organisation, is dedicated to enabling the largest number of youths in a precarious situation access to training and qualified employment in Information Technology.
Good Neighbors is an international, non-profit humanitarian organization that plans, implements and raises funds for the provision of services in child education, community development, health, sanitation, and disaster relief projects. Currently Good Neighbors has been operating in 30 countries, supporting approximately 16.8 million people, including 9.6 million children.
Good Neighbors in Vietnam (GNI) is implementing Community Development Projects (CDP) based on child sponsorship in 3 provinces; Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa. GNI is working in main areas such as child sponsorship and education, water and sanitation, income generation, etc. in 9 CDPs and is managing 7,346 sponsored children.
Center for Health Consultation and Community Development (CHD): CHD is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization under the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association (VUSTA). CHD’s program focuses on promoting gender equity and human rights and preventing gender-based violence and human trafficking; improving child and maternal health care, adolescent health; preventing the spread of infectious diseases, including HIV and AIDS, malaria, avian influenza. CHD is committed to strengthening the capacity of families, communities, and partners by carrying out interventions in achieving maximum and sustainable social and public-health impacts.
The Greater Mekong region is one of the biologically richest places on the planet; its varied natural resources support the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people in mainland Southeast Asia. WWF-Greater Mekong – on the ground in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – is working to conserve the region’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.
Pathfinder International’s mission in Vietnam is to support the government, private sector and civil society to strengthen health systems for improved quality of sexual and reproductive health care that meet the needs of underserved and disadvantaged populations. To this end, PI supports efforts to strengthen pre-service and in-service training in health care, including core clinical reproductive health practices, youth-friendly services and HIV/AIDS. In addition, PI works to strengthen primary health care (PHC) and reproductive health management practices and policies supportive of quality PHC and RH training and services. To learn more about Pathfinder International, please visit our website: http://www.pathfind.org
The Woolcock Institute is lung health research organisation, based at Sydney University, Australia (http://www.woolcock.org.au/). The Institute has operated in Vietnam since 2009, and is undertaking large and important operational and epidemiological research projects in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Program in 9 Provinces, including Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. Research in Vietnam currently focuses on tuberculosis but we anticipate that it will expand into other areas including programmatic management of chronic lung disease (asthma and COPD), air pollution research and preventive interventions that are relevant to lung health.
