Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation

17.7.2022

Extracurricular activities at the Ao Dai Museum on July 17, 2022

The excursion was attended by the Foundation Committee, sponsor representatives, and students. Here, you have had many memorable experiences:

  • Visit the Vietnamese Ao Dai Museum, and listen to a presentation about the history of Vietnamese Ao Dai through the ages.
  • Experience the It cake-wrapping activity
  • Listen to Lullabies
  • Experience the Countryside Market Activity

The special thing is listening to the confidences, shares, and excellent musical performances from the beneficiary students.

17.01.2021

OI Run

On January 17, 2021, Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF) coordinated with Pulse Active – the organizer of the Salonpas HCMC Marathon 2021 to organize the program “OI RUN 2021: Running with People with Disabilities” on Sunday morning January 17, 2021 at Tan Trao Street, Tan Phu Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.

To raise awareness and sympathy of the community in efforts to overcome the difficult circumstances of people with disabilities, Agent Orange victims and wartime landmine victims (PWD/AOS/UXO), as well as create To create a new playground for people, connecting the spirit of solidarity, optimism and love of life in the community, the HPDF Foundation organized the program “OI RUN 2021: Running with People with Disabilities”. From 2017 up to now, the “Orange Initiative Run” program has become an annual activity of the Foundation every January. 2021 is the 5th year that HPDF Foundation organizes this program.
With the OI Run Orange Run, people with disabilities will participate in running/walking on the 5km run, with the support of individuals and volunteer groups. Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports, Mr. Mai Ba Hung, visited the OI Run exhibition booth and encouraged people with disabilities to participate in running.

In addition to organizing a running competition and awarding prizes to the 3 athletes who finish first, this year the program also includes cultural exchanges from participating groups such as: Sword dancing of the Martial Arts Club for the Disabled and orphans; Sign dance of the CED Deaf Center; Singing exchange between Cu Chi Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, DRD Center and disabled students benefiting from the HPDF Foundation’s Orange Initiative Scholarship. Notably, the group of student beneficiaries of the Foundation’s Tam Viet Talent Scholarship actively joined hands with the OI Run Organizing Committee.

Standing Vice President

Ms. Nguyen Thi My Tien

Former Secretary General, Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations

Ms. Nguyen Thi My Tien is currently Standing Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF)

  • She has been a founding member of HPDF
  • Executive Member of the Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation (VPDF)
  • Member of the standing committee of the HCMC Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF)
  • Executive Member of the HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO)
  • Secretary General of HUFO from 2007 to 2011
  • Ms. Tien holds a Master degree in Development Management (MDM) from the Asian Institute of Management (Philippines)