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Viet Nam
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Read articleMore about: Environment A boost to Viet Nam volunteers Ha Noi, Viet Nam: International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2008 in Ha Noi was a two-part event. It included an Eco Tour (4 December) to promote green transport and a Volunteer Fair (7 December) to thank and recognize volunteers’ contribution to Vietnam’s social and economic development, and to introduce a new volunteerism project too.
Read articleMore about: Civil society Environment World AIDS Day 2008: Happiness is always within our reach (part I) by Phạm Thị Huệ Hai Phong, Viet Nam: "Early in 2001, after months of anxious waiting, I gave birth to a bouncing baby boy. But the overwhelming happiness was soon extinguished when a nurse told me that I had been infected with HIV."
Read articleWorld AIDS Day 2008: Happiness is always within our reach (part II) by Phạm Thị Huệ Hai Phong, Viet Nam: Once I knew that HIV is not a virus that can easily be contracted, I thought I needed to act so that society would understand and would not discriminate against PLWH. I decided to join the health promotion team of the Seagull Club. Both my husband and I became passionately involved with our work.
Read articleWorld AIDS Day 2008: Happiness is always within our reach (part III) by Phạm Thị Huệ Hai Phong, Viet Nam: At present, I am still working as a volunteer for the project Greater Involvement of People living with HIV/AIDS, or GIPA for short. This is a very important project that does important work. GIPA is not like other projects because it is a pioneering initiative in increasing the participation of people living with HIV themselves in planning and implementation of HIV/AIDS activities and other efforts to improve their lives, families and communities.
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