Hanoi / Vietnam

Whether the charitable work in Hanoi can be continued depends to a large part on whether the existing infrastructure can be maintained. Arranging adoptions in Vietnam is not possible at the moment because there is no bilateral agreement between Vietnam and Germany whichs allows for intercountry adoption.

The charitable work that was initiated by AdA is to a large extent being organized by KiVie e.V. , a society for the support of needy children in Vietnam ( www.kivie-ev.de ). KiVie provides information on the situation in Vietnam and is responsible for raising funds. The primary goal of KiVie is to improve conditions for needy children so that they can remain in their birth country and, preferably, in their families. In addition to this work KiVie serves as a contact and exchange point for families who have adopted children from Vietnam.

The following projects have been initiated:

English Classes at Tu Liem Orphanage, Hanoi/Vietnam

With the aid of sponsorships, KiVie was able to start English classes at Tu Liem Orphanage. The orphans and abandoned children are provided with the basic necessities. However, once they leave the orphanage at age 16 they are literally on the street. English classes will provide at least one useful skill that can support their efforts to find a job in the growing tourism sector of the country.

KiVie will strive to extend this support to other orphanages as well. Adoptive parents were able to attend these English classes to see the usefulness of this measure.

Medical Treatments for Poor Families
Medical care, especially in more remote areas of Vietnam, is insufficient. That is why surgical treatments for children with a cleft palate, severe scar tissue, deformations or untreated broken limbs are offered. International teams of physicians usually work for free, but the transfer of the children to the hospitals, pre-operative care and accommodation (often with at least one parent), meals, and post-operative care need to be financed.

Care of HIV-positive Infants
Another project is a so-called "HIV-room" at a children's hospital in Hanoi, established to cope with the cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome which are increasing in Northern Vietnam. Abandoned children whose HIV-test proved positive are insufficiently cared for and placed in separate cots. Our aim in setting up this HIV-room is to ensure adequate care with specially trained personnel in order to give these children more freedom for development.