Community Projects in academic year 2024-2025

The Community Project is an important initiative of the Luong Van Can Foundation (LVCF). Through this program, students have the opportunity to develop soft skills such as teamwork, project planning, organisation and implementation. They also gain practical insights into communities in need and social issues in Vietnam. Through these student-led initiatives, LVCF hopes to foster a spirit of giving and contributing to the development of society, even when the students may still face many difficulties. 

In the 2024-2025 academic year, the Community Project program received a wide range of ideas and projects from students of the Luong Van Can Foundation. These projects were divided into two groups: 

• Individual/ group projects
• Collaborated with social organizations in a supporting role

Throughout the program, the Luong Van Can Foundation has consistently assisted these project teams in developing their ideas and resolving the practical problems they encountered. 

After 6 months of implementation, the outstanding projects were those that met the following criteria: 

For individual or group projects: 

• Achieved the team/individual goals, 
• Introduced improvements or new approaches to enhance the effectiveness of existing activities;; 
• Addressed a specific question or  problem within the community

For students supporting activities at social organizations:

• Fulfilled the requirements set by the host organizations;
• Received positive feedback from supervisors or mentors during their participation.

Let’s take a look at the highlighted project teams of the Community Project Program, in the 2024-2025 academic year.

GREEN FUTURE

PROJECT SUMMARY

The Green Growth project aims to raise students’ awareness of environmental protection at Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM). The project includes a series of activities: collecting used batteries at the University of Science – VNUHCM, sorting and recycling plastics, organizing workshops and running communication campaigns on social media. 

Within two months, the project collected over 4,000 used batteries, more than 1,030 plastic bottles, 50 milk cartons, and over 65 kg of paper. These collected materials were transferred to specialized waste treatment partners such as A Chau Environment Company and Chu Hoa Scrap Collection for proper processing. 

SAGE – SEXUAL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

PROJECT TEAM

PROJECT SUMMARY

Today, social issues related to sexual abuse, puberty-related psychological crisis, and gender role misconceptions are alarming.  Sex education is an important topic for the well-being of children, but it is often neglected due to the lack of suitable educational resources.

For children living in shelters, this barrier is even greater as they have limited access to accurate information regarding physical development, gender, and privacy. In response, the SAGE project was established to create a safe learning space where children can understand  the natural changes in their body, learn about personal boundaries, and develop essential self-protection skills. Activities were implemented for primary and secondary students at Mai Thon Shelter, the project has enabled approximately 80% of participants to openly share and discuss gender-related issues.

MENTORSHIP FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT (MPVI)

PROJECT TEAM 

PROJECT SUMMARY

GREEN SHOOTS OF HOPE 

PROJECT TEAM

PROJECT SUMMARY

The “Green Shoots of Hope” project was established to improve life skills for children at Hy Vong Village,  especially children with hearing impairments. The project focuses on enhancing skills in managing emotions, addressing adolescent psychological issues, first aid, and eye protection for children. Through six sessions featuring expert sharing and interactive activities, the project supported students from grades 6 to 12 in acquiring knowledge and applying what they learned to real-life situations.

LISTEN – NURTURE – SHARE 

PROJECT TEAM:

PROJECT SUMMARY

Currently, some children face difficulties that limit their access to education. They often work at an early age to earn a living  and receive little academic support. 

Understanding the desire to study among these children in Ninh Kieu District (Can Tho), the LVC project was established to support teaching and skill development for children at the Can Tho Street Children’s Club. The project’s team members assisted a teacher in teaching Mathematics, Vietnamese, and English lessons. Besides reading and writing lessons, the project successfully organised an end-of-course activity titled “Fun Summer with Children”, which taught personal hygiene, traffic safety, and food safety.

“CHẠM” PROJECT

PROJECT TEAM

PROJECT SUMMARY 

CHAM Project (full name “Beyond the Future” was established to provide information on scholarships for students nationwide. In addition, the project provided counseling and guidance to help students complete their scholarship applications and continue pursuing their dreams and aspirations.

Research and Development of a Website for Converting Sign-Language into Standard Text for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users

PROJECT TEAM

PROJECT SUMMARY

The project aims to develop a website utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning to recognize sign-language from the image input, then convert it into text, thereby assisting deaf and hard-of-hearing users in communicating more easily with society.

Measuring the Frequency of Short-content Consumption among Luong Van Can Foundation Students

PROJECT TEAM 

PROJECT SUMMARY

The project focuses on measuring and evaluating the factors influencing the content consumption behavior of 100 students of the Luong Van Can Foundation. 

After analyzing the data, the research team designed an infographic summary to raise awareness and share effective ways to consume digital content.

Internship at Breast Cancer Network Vietnam-BCNV

ORGANIZATION INFO & INTERN ROLE 

Founded in 2013, Breast Cancer Network Vietnam (BCNV) provides information, connects resources, and serves as a safe sharing place for those interested in or fighting breast cancer.

Role of Intern: Volunteers (Receptionists/ Storing packages/ Data entry)

STUDENT: Nguyen Thi Hien

Internships at Think Playgrounds ( Social Enterprise)

ORGANIZATION INFO & INTERN ROLE

Think Playgrounds was founded in 2014. It is a design and building playground organization for children, particularly disabled and disadvantaged children.

Role of Intern: Translation and Communication Volunteers.

STUDENT: 

Nguyen Hue Phuong

Nguyen Thi Minh Anh

Internship at Kidspire Vietnam

ORGANIZATION INFO & INTERN ROLE

Kidspire Vietnam is a non-profit organization with a mission to give disadvantaged children living in shelters and social protection centers the learning inspiration and equip them with mindsets and necessary skills for the future.

The Intern’s role was to mentor female students at the Dong Nai Center for Children with Disabilities within the Technovation Project under Kidspire Vietnam. The project organized activities to support 3H development  (Head – building self-belief; Heart – empathy; Hand – Coding, teamwork, analysis) for students via coding lessons through MIT App Inventor.

STUDENT: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Han

Internship at Dream for a Million Trees – Green Dream Project

ORGANIZATION INFO & INTERN ROLE

Project “Dream for a Million Trees – Green Dream” was founded by Mr. Sung A Cai –  a former student of the Luong Van Can Foundation – with the goal of promoting tree planting, environmental protection, livelihood development for local communities, and youth education. 

Intern role: Communication Collaborator

STUDENT: Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang

Internship at Room to Read

ORGANIZATION INFO & INTERN ROLE

Room to Read is an international non-profit organization that has operated in education since 2000. They support children, particularly in primary school in disadvantaged communities, focusing on improving literacy skills. 

Role of Intern: Translation and Communication Volunteers.

STUDENT: Tu Ngoc Hoa