On behalf of Vietnamese beneficiaries, the official thanked the organisations for their valuable support over the past time, singling out 35 with outstanding contributions to Vietnam in the year.
Son suggested the organisations continue with information sharing in 2024, and work together with competent agencies in administrative reforms.
As the standing body of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organisation Affairs, VUFO has coordinated with ministries, agencies and localities to facilitate the operations of the foreign NGOs, contributing to socio-economic development of localities in particular in the country in general, he said.
Representatives from the foreign NGOs honoured at the meeting thanked the VUFO for its support, helping them implement projects in Vietnam effectively.
35 Foreign NGOs honoured for their contributions to Vietnam’s development in 2023:
1. ActionAid International
2. Animals Asia Foundation
3. BasicNeeds
4. Buddhist Compassion Relief TZU CHI Foundation
5. CARE International
6. Catholic Relief Services-United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
7. ChildFund Australia
8. Christina Noble Children's Foundation
9. Facing the World
10. Family Health International
11. Fauna & Flora International
12. Freundeskreis für Internationale Tuberkulosehilfe e.V.
13. Giving It Back To Kids
14. Global Coffee Platform
15. Good Neighbors International
16. Good People International
17. Habitat for Humanity International
18. International Manpower Development Organization, Japan
19. Korea Food for the Hungry International
20. Medisch Comité Nederland - Vietnam
21. Mines Advisory Group
22. Netherlands Development Organization
23. Norwegian People's Aid
24. PATH
25. Peace Trees Vietnam
26. PLAN International
27. Room to Read
28. Saigon Children's Charity
29. Save the Children International
30. The Fred Hollows Foundation
31. The University of North Carolina
32. Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped
33. Wildlife Conservation Society
34. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development
35. World Wide Fund for Nature
