SJ Vietnam is an NGO that promotes values of solidarity, peace, and tolerance through civic projects aimed at improving society, both during and after volunteer work. It was founded in 2004 under the leadership of young international and Vietnamese volunteers. SJ Vietnam is an independent branch of SVI, a full member of CCVIS (Coordination Committee for Volunteer Service – UNESCO), NVDA (Network for Volunteering Development in Asia), and is also a partner of YAP (Youth Action for Peace) and the Alliance (Volunteering in Europe). It is an independent, apolitical, and non-religious organization open to all, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, philosophy, financial resources, education, or gender.

Phuc Tue Center currently has 70 disabled children including Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, as well as other mental illnesses. The Center has applied specific education methods which are suited for each individual and has used psychotherapy methods in attempts to rehabilitate the mentally disabled. The mission of Phuc Tue Center is to help intellectually disabled children to improve mental health, as well as provide development and vocational skills training. This does not only allow these children to feel independent in their daily life but this will also lessen the potential burden on the family and the society. Annually, million students from rural villages in different provinces of Vietnam come to Hanoi to study at colleges or universities. Most of them have a high desire to improve their language skills to apply for a job in an international company, group or corporation, once graduated. Understanding the important role of a language communication skill improvement, SJ Vietnam opens some small free non-formal language classes (English, or French, or Japanese) for them to improve oral skill. Those classes not only promote physical, intellectual and emotional development but also
encourage them to think critically and independently. Those classes will help foster in the young moral values and outlook on the world and life by interacting with foreigner volunteers.

At Phuc Tue:

Teaching and assisting students coloring

pictures, writing letters and simple
words, basic Math.
Guiding children to practice self-service
skills in daily life and helping children
to do physical activities or movement activities.
Other tasks depending on the
requirements of the center

In non-formal language class:
Help students improve their English
skills by organizing different activities
such as talking about one topic,
debating, playing some English games,

asking students to perform role plays, some outdoor lessons in a park, in the museum.

Your laptop, your enthusiasm, voluntary spirit and English knowledge. Volunteers should be enthusiastic, patient, optimistic, creative and full of energy and ready to work with children with different levels of disability.