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Volunteer for Community Development and Environment Education (VFCD) is a non-government, non-profit volunteering organization based in Hanoi, Vietnam. VFCD was established by experienced, enthusiastic people who have participated in long-term workcamps of International Volunteer Organizations and the Vietnamese Voluntary Network of Youth. VFCD was established under the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) and all activities and operations are directed by the principles, purposes and regulations of VACNE. VFCD works in close partnership with UNESCO Vietnam.
Our mission
To set up International Voluntary Projects that develop communities and promote conservation of the natural environment. To exchange, explore cultures, broaden experiences and develop skills between Vietnamese Volunteers and International Volunteers. To design and implement meaningful voluntary projects that have a real and sustainable impact and make our world more and more wonderful.

Community Development
VFCD have many field-based positions working with community groups in low- income urban neighborhoods and rural areas. In which a hands-on approach to helping families meet basic needs in areas such as health, housing and education is emphasized. It is also an opportunity to become involved in community activities, including helping to establish women's groups, schools and small businesses. Volunteers must be outgoing and willing to learn the local language quickly. They must also have strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Experience in building trades, sewing, primary health care, animal husbandry, agriculture or small business development are especially helpful but an eagerness to help local communities is the only requirement.
Conservation
A wide range of environmental projects are available to support this goal and they include: forest restoration by incorporating analog forestry methods into farms; sustainable collection of native forest seeds from community seed sources; sustainable collection of seeds and other products for the development of handicrafts; setting up a fair trade market and to sell products produced by local farms; assisting scientists and students with current conservation research projects; and maintenance work. There are also opportunities to initiate your own project.
Education
VFCD have a variety of projects that educate both children and adults in various capacities. Access to education changes the life of Vietnamese children. It allows them to break the vicious poverty cycle that they would otherwise be destined for. Through education they can gain invaluable skills that can further assist in the development of the community and themselves.


VOLUNTEER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION ORGANIZATION