Founded in 1988 by Mr. Nguyen Dinh Huu, affectionately known as “Bac Huu,” and a group of professionals in response to the critical needs to assist thousands of unaccompanied Vietnamese refugee minors who were displaced & detained in various refugee camps throughout Southeast Asia: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Singapore and Hong Kong in the late 1980’s.  Through friends, colleague and family members’ support, we raised needed funds to develop and support programs such as free classes at refugee camps, healthcare services, recreational and youth activities, seasonal celebration of Mid-Autumn, Christmas, and Tet festivals.

In November 1994, ACWP opened the first office in the City of Hue, in the Central region Vietnam, in order to continue providing assistance to the repatriated refugee minors, who could not find resettlement in other third-party countries and were sent back to Vietnam, once again as orphaned and displaced refugees in their own country.

Our mission has since evolved to serve the local orphaned and under-privileged children in the rural and remote areas of Central, Highland and South Vietnam, and the programs have since expanded into a wide range of services that include:

• Cattle Raising Program (CRP) - Animal Husbandry Program.
• Education Sponsorship (ESP) – Financial Aid from 1st – 12th grades.
• New Schools Program (NSP) – Funding School Construction.
• Higher Education Program (HEP) - Financial Aid for University level students.
• Corrective Surgery Program (CSP) – Free Corrective Surgery.
• Emergency Relief Program (ERP) – Direct Aids to Victims of Natural Disasters.
• Mobile Healthcare Program (MHP) – A Mobile Medical Outreach Program.
• Vaccination & Preventive Care (VAKC) – A Hepatitis B Vaccination Program.
• Vocational Training – Hoa Sua School of Culinary, Hotel & Tourism Hospitality Training Program.
• Saving Children In Crisis (SCIC)– Help in preventing sexual trafficking of Vietnamese and Cambodian children and young women by providing financial assitance, shelter and vocational options.

Did You Know...

Since the first ACWP office opened in the City of Hue in 1994, we have improved the lives of thousands of children and their family and other poor and disadvantaged people who live in the rural and remote villages through out Vietnam by:

• Transformed the lives of more than 300 families and produced 600 cows, from the original 10 started in 1996, through our Cattle Raising Program.
• Funded the construction and continued operation of 7 Elementary Schools in rural areas Central Vietnam.
• Provided free education for thousands of children from1st – 12th grades.
• Awarded 1,000 scholarships totaling $150,000 USD.
• Graduated the first Doctor of Medicine who was a recipient from Cattle Raising Program (CRP) and advancing to the Higher Education Program (HEP) 
• A Third-Year medical student who advanced through ACWP High Education Program is currently enrolled in Hue Medical University.
• Provided free corrective surgery for more than 1,000 children.
• Provided basic healthcare services to more than 30,000 adults & children. 
• Vaccinated more than 600 children in the rural areas of Central Vietnam.
• In partnership with World Financial Group (WFP) in 2005, ACWP funded a $40,000 project for the construction of a dormitory in Ha Noi. The facility provides lodging for 89 participants in Hoa Sua Culinary, Hotel & Tourism Hospitality Training program. Click here This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   for more information.
• In partnership with RedFirecracker Foundation to help raise awareness and find solutions to fight the children sexual trafficking problem in remote areas along the borders of Cambodia and Southern Region of Vietnam.