Covid-19 in Xin Man
November 03 2022
In 2020, Vietnam reacted very efficiently and effectively to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, imposing a harsh regime of lockdowns and blocks of international travel since the beginning of the year, thus keeping the number of infections and deaths under control. Unfortunately, the following year the country saw more important waves of Covid-19 and in these first months…
Hygiene at school thanks to FIABA
November 02 2022
The training of the FIABA project (Training on Hygiene, Nutrition and Pupils Wellbeing on the theme of correct hygiene practices) began in two of the five municipalities involved in the project, Che La and Nam Dan. By involving all teachers working in the schools of the five municipalities, these trainings aim not only to teach what good hygiene practices are,…
A new project to support women farmers
October 28 2022
At last, after some delays caused by major forces, the planned activities for the "Support for Women Farmers" project have begun, funded by Allitude and Comet Pelli.The first project activities consist of a training program for 60 women from Xin Man district who are already active in subsistence family farming with the goal of supporting their food production and consequently…
Together against Covid-19
October 28 2022
In response to the Covid-19 emergency, GTV supports the district of Xin Man with a new project, funded by the Autonomous Province of Trento and other private donations. The goals of the project are: - preventing the spread of infections, supporting the spread of correct hygiene practices in local schools and raising awareness among students. - supporting the District Health…
School gardens: in community against malnutrition
October 27 2022
Thanks to the project FIABA - Training on Pupils Hygiene, Nutrition and Well-being - , five school gardens have been created in five kindergartens in the Xin Man district, necessary to integrate the food supplies of the canteens and thus improve the diet of the pupils. These five gardens were developed in two distinct phases. During the summer of 2021,…
Rice and health for children
October 21 2022
The Child Sponsorship Programme continues to guarantee dozens of families a more peaceful living, especially with regard to the growth and health of children, thanks to the annual medical check-up and the distribution of rice. On the 1st of October, the children supported by the SAD were able to receive a medical check-up directly in their villages (in particular those…
The fight against food waste: around the world and in Trentino
October 18 2022
We at GTV are committed every day to contribute to the achievement of some of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda, including SDG 2 "Zero hunger". In addition to this, the 2030 Agenda includes food waste in one of the points of Sustainable Development Goal 12, "Guaranteeing sustainable consumption and production models": the goal that the adhering…
Healthy Eating Days in Xin Man
January 25 2022
The project FIABA is continuing in Xin Man, with the aim of training teachers and parents on hygiene and nutrition and improving the conditions of the five targeted kindergartens . Following the reopening of the schools in November 2021, it was possible to organize the "days of healthy nutrition", that took place from 15 to16 January 2022. These event has…
FIABA Project’s training courses continue
January 21 2022
FIABA - Training on Food, Hygiene and Pupils' Wellbeing keeps going. It aims at improving the conditions and the offer of the five kindergartens in Xin Man, in Northern Vietnam.In December one of the activities of the project was carried out. Parents, teachers and school cooks were taught the basis of correct nutrition and how to fulfill kids’ diet needs.…
Medical checkups for sponsored children
December 23 2021
In December, all the children and young people who are supported by the Child Sponsorship program had their annual medical examination. Child Sponsorship program. Thanks to the generosity of Italian donors, the children underwent medical checks, including blood and urine tests and a dental examination.An amount of 83 children has been already visited by the doctors in the Xin Man district.…
