Heavy rains have pounded central Vietnam in recent weeks, resulting in some of the country’s worst flooding in decades. More than 170 people have died, dozens remain missing, and hundreds of thousands of homes are destroyed. Communities already hard-hit by devastating rains were dealt yet another blow when both Tropical Storm Saudel and Typhoon Molave…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Emergency Relief Supplies Distributed After Flooding in Vietnam
Torrential rains have pounded northern Vietnam in recent weeks, resulting in devastating flooding and landslides. Hundreds of families are displaced after their homes were severely damaged or destroyed. Many acres of crops have been damaged, threatening the livelihood of farming families. At least eight people have died. Samaritan’s Purse is working in the hard-hit provinces…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Bringing Water Access to Rural Vietnam
Drought season in southern Vietnam continues to bring increased challenges to already vulnerable households. Impoverished families struggle to not only secure drinking water, but water that is needed for cooking, bathing, and washing clothes. Samaritan’s Purse recently provided large capacity water tanks to support about 160 households during the months of drought. A village chief…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Helping to Prevent Child Trafficking and Abuse in Vietnam
Samaritan’s Purse recently taught sexual abuse prevention to children, ages 12 to 16, at six secondary schools in Lao Cai province, located along Vietnam’s northern border. With sex trafficking common in this area, boys and girls were grateful for the resources to learn how to guard against harm. During this training, a student named Quang*…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Providing Emergency Food in Vietnam During the Pandemic
As the COVID-19 health crisis continues across the globe, Samaritan’s Purse remains on the frontlines in the effort to help alleviate suffering during this challenging time. Our teams in Vietnam recently worked with local partners to provide more than 5.5 metric tons of food for families struggling to make ends meet because their income source…
Women's Programs
Helping to Keep Mothers Safe in Vietnam
Families in the highlands of northern Vietnam live far from economic centers and lack convenient access to basic medical care. In many cases, new and expectant mothers have never been taught the importance of regular prenatal and postnatal care. They don’t know the warning signs to look for during their pregnancy that could indicate they…
Women's Programs
Motherhood Education Is Saving Lives in Vietnam
The highlands of northern Vietnam are a beautiful place to live, with terraced rice fields and magnificent blue skies. Yet, this very remote area lacks convenient access to basic medical care, leaving women and children especially vulnerable. Samaritan’s Purse is training traditional birth attendants to teach new mothers and mothers-to-be about prenatal and postnatal care,…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Livelihood Project Helps Struggling Families in Vietnam
Yen lives with her oldest daughter and two grandchildren in a remote farming village in northern Vietnam. Although they worked hard in the rice fields, they still struggled to make ends meet. Yen’s son, youngest daughter, and son-in-law all left the village a few years ago to try and secure employment in the city. The…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Water Access Comes to Families in Vietnam
Danh works hard to provide for his wife and children. He is often away from their remote village for three months at a time, working on construction sites in larger cities for minimal payment. He and his family rely on rains and a small borehole pump for their water. They use this water for everything—drinking,…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Asia Flooding Triggers Relief Responses in Three Countries
A series of deadly tropical storms in rapid succession has caused catastrophic damage and the worst flooding that parts of Southeast Asia have endured in more than four decades. Floodwaters, fallen trees, and debris have left entire villages inaccessible. Hundreds of thousands of homes across the region are damaged or destroyed. Decimated crops have left…
