Social Assistance Program For Vietnam
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Social Assistance Program For Vietnam (SAP-VN) - a non-profit humanitarian organization. It declares its objective in providing direct relief to needy and poor people, orphans and handicapped children, mainly in health care
, education
and social welfare of Vietnam
.
Founded in 1992 and based in Garden Grove, California
, USA. The institution is headed and run mainly by the US citizens of Vietnamese origin.
At present (as of 2007) the organization implements humanitarian projects in the following spheres: orthopedic surgery
, cataract
surgery, cleft-palate/lip surgery, wheelchair, free healthcare, education, disaster relief.
SAP-VN publishes quarterly newsletter Green Cross. It spent about 200 thousand USD in 2006 on all the projects.
On its web-site the directory of non-governmental organization in Vietnam is created.
This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and social welfare of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.
Founded in 1992 and based in Garden Grove, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA. The institution is headed and run mainly by the US citizens of Vietnamese origin.
At present (as of 2007) the organization implements humanitarian projects in the following spheres: orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
, cataract
Cataract
A cataract is a clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope, varying in degree from slight to complete opacity and obstructing the passage of light...
surgery, cleft-palate/lip surgery, wheelchair, free healthcare, education, disaster relief.
SAP-VN publishes quarterly newsletter Green Cross. It spent about 200 thousand USD in 2006 on all the projects.
On its web-site the directory of non-governmental organization in Vietnam is created.
External links
This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.