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Past Projects

  • THANH XUAN PEACE VILLAGE – VIETNAM

    MSAVLC has been supporting Thanh Xuan Peace Village in Hanoi for many years, by giving donations for medical equipment. It is not a village as we normally understand the term. It is a group of ugly, grey, concrete buildings situated in the outskirts of Hanoi, and it caters for orphans and disabled children, mostly affected…

  • HA TINH GENERAL HOSPITAL – VIETNAM

    Ha Tinh is one of the poorest Provinces in Vietnam. It has adverse weather conditions with harsh cold winters and hot dry summers. The Province is frequently affected by typhoons and tropical storms, causing havoc to the community, its people, crops and buildings. Most of the people scrape a living from the land, but poverty…

  • MIDWIFE TRAINING COURSES – VIETNAM

     Highland Education Development Organisation (HEDO) Traditional Midwife Training Courses One of our on-going projects is the training of traditional midwives in the highland, ethnic minority villages of Vietnam. It is often not possible for expectant mothers to have their babies delivered at their local health clinic, and in many places it is the custom to…

  • THE BLIND ASSOCIATION – KY ANH, VIETNAM

    There are 531 blind people and 2,031 partially-sighted people in the district of Ky Anh. There are four main reasons for the blindness in this district: The effects from the war and dioxin contamination. Cataracts. Congenital defects. Vitamin deficiency caused by malnutrition. The Blind Association has been set up to help these people, and a…

  • THE ELDERLY ASSOCIATION – KY ANH, VIETNAM

    Since 2007 MSAVLC have been supporting a Health Education Program for the elderly in the Ky Anh District, Ha Tinh Province in Vietnam. There are about 18,000 elderly people in Ky Anh District, 10.5% of the population. Ky Anh is a poor community with harsh weather conditions. Many of the elderly have been badly educated…

  • THE BRITISH FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL – KY ANH, VIETNAM

    The British Friendship Hospital was officially opened in 1980 with the help of funds and equipment donated by MSAVLC. It replaced the District Hospital which had been destroyed by bombs during the American war. Since that time MSAVLC has given financial assistance to the hospital to help them buy much needed drugs, medical equipment and…

  • WATER SYSTEMS IN LAOS

    Since 2013 MSAVLC has funded the building of three water systems, and has paid for the provision of a toilet block, in the Jumpet District of Luang Prabang, Laos. Trustees from MSAVLC visited the new water systems in 2015 and were pleased to see what a tremendous difference they had made to so many people’s…

  • SUAN LUANG ORPHANAGE – LAOS

    Suan Luang Orphanage is situated about 30 minutes away from Luang Prabang in northern Laos. Although Luang Prabang is a favourite spot for tourists, few see the poverty that is just outside the town in the surrounding countryside. 33% of the population live below the national poverty line, and the average age expectancy among local…