In Central Vietnam, around 400 children are living with HIV, most of whom come from impoverished backgrounds and have lost one or both parents to the disease. These children face immense challenges, but with your support, they don’t have to face them alone.
By sponsoring a child living with or affected by HIV through VNHIP, you can provide essential care, education, and hope for a brighter future. Your support can make a lasting difference in their lives.
By sponsoring a child living with or affected by HIV through VNHIP, you can provide essential care, education, and hope for a brighter future. Your support can make a lasting difference in their lives.
You can help!
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$40 USD / month
Covers basic needs of food and health care services |
$150 USD /year
Covers school fees, books, uniforms and notebooks |
$900 US
Allows a family to participate in income generation activities and livelihood improvement |
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Giang’s Journey: Overcoming Hardship with Hope
At just 15 years old, Giang faces challenges far beyond her years. Living in a small, overcrowded home with her mother—who is battling HIV—she navigates daily struggles with resilience and determination. Despite financial hardships and the absence of her father’s support, Giang’s mother works tirelessly to provide for her. But she can't do it alone...
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A Twin’s Determination:
Huong and Lan’s Story 
Growing up in a remote mountainous area of Quang Nam, 15-year-old twins Huong and Lan have faced many hardships. While Huong is healthy, Lan was born with HIV and recently battled tuberculosis, forcing her to miss nearly two months of school. Their mother, struggling to care for her sick daughter and aging father, lost her job, leaving the family in financial distress. Despite these challenges, Huong dreams of becoming a doctor to care for her loved ones.
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A Mother’s Strength:
Han’s Journey of Hope 
Born into hardship, 12-year-old Han has witnessed her mother’s struggles from an early age. Battling illness, financial instability, and the absence of her father, Han’s mother has fought tirelessly to provide for her. Despite these challenges, Han holds onto a dream—to become a chef and take care of her mother, just as her mother has cared for her.
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Tram’s Story: Orphaned but
Not Alone 
Orphaned at the age of three, Tram has grown up relying on the love and care of her older siblings. Though they work tirelessly to provide for her, financial struggles make it difficult to secure a stable future. Despite their hardships, Tram remains a cheerful and carefree child, unaware of the full extent of their loss.
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Thy’s Story: A Family’s Strength and Determination
Despite financial struggles and the challenges of living with HIV, Thy’s family remains strong and determined. Her father works tirelessly to provide for them, while her mother takes on jobs whenever she can. Thy and her siblings dream of a better life, but their parents' unstable income makes it difficult to secure their future.
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Truc’s Story: Overcoming Stigma with Strength
Born with HIV, 14-year-old Truc has spent her entire life battling both the virus and the stigma that comes with it. Thankfully, with consistent treatment, she is now healthy and no longer shows symptoms. However, the challenges she faces go beyond her medical condition.
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A Grandmother’s Love and a Girl’s Determination
Vy is 16 years old, and her older brother, Tam, is 19. Their mother passed away when Vy was only three months old, and shortly after, their father abandoned them. With no support from their paternal grandparents, they moved in with their maternal grandmother, Luyen, who has been raising them ever since.
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How will my sponsorship help?
VNHIP’s HIV Care Saves Lives Project has been working with local HIV clinics since 2008 to identify and support the most vulnerable children.
We visit each child in their home and conduct an assessment to determine their specific needs; and conduct regular home visits to check on their progress.
We recognize the need for psycho-social support and create opportunities throughout the year for the children and their families to meet and share experiences. During these gatherings, we also conduct education sessions for both the child and their carer, to help them stay healthy.
We organize community education workshops to ease a child’s entry into a new school. We work with the whole school community- students, teacher and parents-to raise awareness of HIV and dispel the myths and misinformation that can prevent a child from attending school.
VNHIP’s micro-credit program promotes self-reliance for the families. Unfortunately, some of the children we support are orphans being raised by elderly grandparents, so it is not always possible.
We visit each child in their home and conduct an assessment to determine their specific needs; and conduct regular home visits to check on their progress.
We recognize the need for psycho-social support and create opportunities throughout the year for the children and their families to meet and share experiences. During these gatherings, we also conduct education sessions for both the child and their carer, to help them stay healthy.
We organize community education workshops to ease a child’s entry into a new school. We work with the whole school community- students, teacher and parents-to raise awareness of HIV and dispel the myths and misinformation that can prevent a child from attending school.
VNHIP’s micro-credit program promotes self-reliance for the families. Unfortunately, some of the children we support are orphans being raised by elderly grandparents, so it is not always possible.
What do I get when I sponsor a child?
Within 30 days of sponsoring a child, you will receive a ‘welcome pack’ by email, including a photograph and further information about the child and your sponsorship.
So that you can see how your child is growing and developing, we will also email you a progress report and photographs each year.
So that you can see how your child is growing and developing, we will also email you a progress report and photographs each year.
Connecting with the child you sponsor
We encourage sponsors to get to know the child they sponsor and let them know they are special through regular letters, cards and emails. Gifts for birthdays, Christmas and Tet (Vietnamese New Year) etc. are welcome, but rather than mailing a gift it is best to make an additional donation via VNHIP. Your money will go a lot further here and we can ensure the child/family receives something they really need, such as clothes, farm animals or schools supplies.
How long is my commitment?
Sponsorship is a long-term commitment and may last several years, depending on the age and needs of the child you sponsor. The goal of VNHIP sponsorship is to give the child the best chance of fighting their disease and staying healthy. Sponsorship normally ends when the child leaves school at 18. If you wish you can continue your sponsorship and safeguard the child’s long-term well-being by supporting the child through university, vocational training or help him/her establish a business.
