Vietnam
Project Snapshot
- Together with our donors, Hagar NZ hopes to send approximately $125,000 to Vietnam’s projects in 2022
- This funding will help to run prevention initiatives in communities and provide expert recovery services to survivors of severe abuse
Latest Stories of Transformation
Together with our donors, the Hagar Vietnam team do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to transform the lives of survivors of severe abuse. Have a read of these recent stories!
The Dreamer’s Story
Dear friends, I was born and raised in the highlands of Vietnam in a farming family. As a member...
Loi’s Story
When Loi was little, her mother planned her life. Any decision in Loi’s life was made by her...
Dang’s Story
Dang grew up in a remote mountainous region of Northern Vietnam. She could only speak the language...
“I feel grateful and completely trust in Hagar’s support…Before I went to Cambodia, I only had my family, but now when I come back to Vietnam I have a second family, that is Hagar.”
This Hagar Vietnam client was 18 years old when she was trafficked to Cambodia to work. Once she was freed, Hagar worked with local authorities to organise for her to return to Vietnam and have worked with her to plan some vocational training since.
In September 2022:
- 88 survivors of severe abuse received Hagar recovery services. In total, Hagar Vietnam has worked with 140 clients so far this year!
- 10 new survivors started their recovery journeys with Hagar
- 74 individual counselling sessions were provided to existing clients and their families
- 15 clients were reintegrated back into their communities this month
Recent Prevention Projects
Not only do our team in Vietnam provide expert recovery services to survivors of severe abuse, but together with our donors, they also do all that they can to raise awareness and prevent abuse from happening in the first place. Read about some of the prevention activities the Vietnam team have conducted recently below!
A powerful community event
We love this photo! It was taken in June at a community event our colleagues in Vietnam helped...
Training Session with Journalists
On June 3rd 2022, in Hanoi, the Hagar Vietnam team organized a training session on "Trauma and...
Raising awareness about trafficking in schools
To raise awareness about human trafficking, Hagar Vietnam ran a series activities at 8 schools in...
Meeting with the US Ambassador!
Check out this video!
The Hagar Vietnam team produced this video to help raise awareness about human trafficking across the country. This project was funded by the United States Department of State and outlines three common trafficking scenarios.
Covid-19 Update: September
Businesses and schools have now both re-opened. Vietnam was also the first country in Southeast Asia to exempt foreign travellers from all testing, vaccination and quarantine requirements. Over 950,000 international visitors have travelled to Vietnam in the first seven months of 2022.
In August, the Hagar team let us know that some new sub-variants of Omicron have appeared. This situation is being monitored as the sub-variants have the ability to spread quickly.
Help us transform lives
Donate now
By partnering with Hagar, you’re supporting survivors to heal from the trauma of severe abuse. Our work is dependent on charitable giving by people like you.
Help us transform lives
Donate now
By partnering with Hagar, you’re supporting survivors to heal from the trauma of severe abuse. Our work is dependent on charitable giving by people like you.
Help us transform lives
Donate now
By partnering with Hagar, you’re supporting survivors to heal from the trauma of severe abuse. Our work is dependent on charitable giving by people like you.