Welcome back travellers!
January 24 2023
After two intense weeks, the solidarity trip to Vietnam in October 2022 has officially come to an end and our 12 travelers have returned to Italy. This trip differs from other tours of Vietnam for the attention to sustainability and authenticity of the experiences, managing to combine the tourist side with the support of local populations thanks to the…
A new project for women farmers
January 24 2023
Finally, after some delays caused by force majeure, the activities planned for the project "Support for women farmers" have begun with funds from Allitude and Comet Pelli. The first project activities consist of a training program for 60 women in the Xin Man district who are already active in family subsistence farming with the aim of supporting their food production…
Rice and health for the children of SAD
January 24 2023
The Long Distance Child Adoption (SAD) program continues to guarantee dozens of families a more serene situation, especially as regards the growth and health of children, thanks to the annual medical check-up and the distribution of bags of rice. On October 1, the children supported by SAD, accompanied by their parents or family members, went to the centers closest…
New toilets arrive at Sung Sang's school
December 13 2022
Sung Sang Primary School - where 13 of the 68 students are SAD recipients - was built in 2009. At first there were two metal-roofed toilets but, unfortunately, after 13 years the toilets were no longer usable, causing great inconvenience for students and teachers, who found themselves without a place to go in safety. The local authorities had already planned…
National Civil Service 2022. Introducing ourselves!
December 13 2022
Hello everyone, let's introduce ourselves! We are Giulia and Angelica, two graduate students in International Studies, Development Cooperation curriculum, at the University of Trento. We are 22 years old and on 1 September we started our Civil Service journey with GTV and ACAV, realities in which, until the end of June 2023, we will do our best to make…
Friendship and Peace at Summer Camps 2022!
December 13 2022
No, it is not the title of a new novel, but the theme chosen for the 2022 summer camps. What is more beautiful and urgent these days, in fact, than talking about and really living Friendship and Peace? The summer tradition continues, and again this year we are happy to have managed to set up the summer camps for the…
Young people and children for the prevention of Covid-19
December 02 2022
In all schools where toilets and washbasins have been built for the "Prevention and response to the Covid-19 emergency" project, signs and illustrative panels have been posted with the rules of good hygiene and prevention from Covid-19. 1,700 illustrated booklets on hygiene rules and prevention from the spread of viruses, with content adapted for age groups, were also created and…
Personal hygiene is learned by playing
December 02 2022
The latest activities of the FIABA project - Training on Hygiene, Nutrition and Pupils Wellbeing have once again brought color and joy to schools. Although approaching the end of the school year, and, therefore, being engaged in various activities, the teachers and staff trained in the previous actions of the project have worked hard to carry out the hygiene awareness…
Vietnam, finally! Benedetta's mission
December 02 2022
My two years of work in GTV were marked by the difficulties and concerns related to the spread of Covid-19 both in Vietnam and in Italy and, as a consequence, also the suppression of all international trips and missions held by our association . For two years I have made a lot of skype calls, read many reports and got…
Updates from the Distance Support program (SAD)
December 02 2022
As in previous years, in these first months of 2022 we have dedicated a lot of energy and effort to supporting the 103 Vietnamese children supported at a distance. Last week we managed to complete the distribution of the first ration of rice for six months to all the families participating in the program and residing in the municipalities of…
