Orphans into loving families in Vietnam

We’re delighted to share an exciting update from Viet Nam. Care for Children has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Vietnamese Government, marking an important new chapter in our long-term partnership and our work to help more children grow up in safe, loving families.

One of the most significant parts of the agreement is the Ministry of Health’s formal recognition of long-term foster care as an important permanency option for children. This is a major step forward. It means that, alongside options such as reunification with parents, kinship care, guardianship and adoption, long-term foster care can play an important role in providing children with the stability and security of a family when returning home isn’t possible.

The MOU also commits the Ministry to strengthening the use of long-term foster care within Viet Nam’s child protection system. This is particularly important because it puts family-based care firmly at the heart of planning for vulnerable children.

A new project in Hue

The next stage of our work will take place in Hue, in central Viet Nam, where we will launch a new project in partnership with the local Social Work Center and Child Protection Fund.

Our team will work alongside local professionals to strengthen family-based care for vulnerable children. This will include training and supporting social workers and other staff, as well as helping to identify, recruit and prepare local families who can provide safe, stable and loving homes for children who cannot live with their birth families.

This new project builds on Care for Children’s long-standing experience in Viet Nam and our wider work supporting governments to move away from institutional care and towards family-based solutions.

We’re really excited about what this new partnership could mean for children in Viet Nam. By working alongside the Government and local partners, we hope to help create lasting change in the way vulnerable children are cared for - giving more children the chance to grow up with the love, stability and sense of belonging that a family can provide.

Thank you to GlobalGiving and everyone who supports our work. Your support helps make projects like this possible and brings us one step closer to a world where every child can grow up in a safe and loving family.