(Dan Tri) – The Australian Embassy and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) on the afternoon of November 9 opened a photo exhibition about the contributions of 19 foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to people.
A visitor at the opening event of an exhibition about foreign non-governmental organizations at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi (Photo: Quoc Dat).
Xoan joined the race of her life when she was less than 18 years old.
Xoan’s story does not end in tears, thanks in part to Hagar International – a foreign non-governmental organization operating in Vietnam.
Similar to Xoan, Giap also found his life brighter, literally, after having surgery on one eye by the late Professor of Ophthalmology Fred Hollows – the man whose name was given to the non-governmental organization with the program.
`I believe I have two fathers – my father and Fred. They are the reason I can see and become the main character in this story,` Giap recalled as an adult.
The story of the character Xoan is told at a photo exhibition event displayed at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi (Photo: Quoc Dat).
Those are just 2 out of 19 stories about positive changes that have happened thanks to the cooperation between Vietnam and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Those stories `are precious assets that contribute to creating warm relationships on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam,` said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Andrew Goledzinowski.
The total funding budget from the land of kangaroos for projects of 19 organizations participating in the exhibition, including Australian organizations, is estimated to be more than 220 million USD, bringing positive impacts to about 12,000,000 countries.
Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski spoke at the opening ceremony on the afternoon of November 9 (Photo: Quoc Dat).
The Australian Ambassador also pointed out that many donors, after seeing Vietnam’s economic growth relatively well, transferred their support money to other less fortunate countries.
`But that’s not our philosophy. We want to reward success, so we want to continue working with Vietnam,` Ambassador Goledzinowski replied to Dan Tri reporter, adding that Australia has dedicated
According to Mr. Goledzinowski, the development cooperation relationship between Vietnam and Australia is no longer simply a recipient-donor relationship but has become a partnership, helping both countries learn from contacts.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hung, Vice President of VUFO, pointed out that Australian non-governmental organizations have participated in supporting and cooperating with Vietnam very early, starting with specific support such as medical equipment,
`Legal documents have also been adjusted to support foreign non-governmental organizations to operate and cooperate with Vietnam more effectively,` Mr. Hung made a commitment at the event on the afternoon of November 9.