PROJECTS
Projects approved and financed in 2025–2026
The Consular Club has been supporting vulnerable people in and around Ho Chi Minh City for more than 30 years. These are the projects our members approved and financed this year.
HEALTHCARE
Breast Cancer Network Vietnam
A wig library for women with breast cancer: free wigs made from donated hair for around 200 women, and help to set up 40 hair libraries across Vietnam.
HEALTHCARE
Maison Chance
Physiotherapy and dental equipment for its medical and dental centres caring for people with disabilities and disadvantaged children. Around 390 people benefit.
HEALTHCARE
Newborns Vietnam
Scholarships for candidates attending Newborn Life Support (NLS) training at Tu Du Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City.
HEALTHCARE
Children of Vietnam
Treatment to preserve the eyesight of three disadvantaged children. Newly approved: further eye care and hand surgery for children in need.
CHILD PROTECTION
Ba Chieu Children’s Home
Support for 20 girls aged 4 to 20: school fees, stationery and uniforms, healthcare and household costs.
CHILD PROTECTION
Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation
Safe accommodation for disadvantaged children and their caregivers: upgraded living and hygiene areas, cooking equipment and laundry machines.
CHILD PROTECTION
Les Enfants du Dragon
A canteen for a local public school, benefiting 700 children, including those from the orphanage run by Les Enfants du Dragon.
CHILD PROTECTION
Que Huong Humanity Center
Renovation of a humanitarian centre that is home and school to around 345 orphaned and disabled children.
EDUCATION
Thien Phuc Family & Social Support Center
English lessons for 41 orphaned and disadvantaged children with physical or intellectual disabilities, hearing or speech impairments, or autism.
Also in 2025: emergency support for flood victims through Saigon Children’s Charity, Caritas Saigon and Blue Dragon.
PAST PROJECTS
Earlier projects we funded
HEALTHCARE
Loc Thanh Shelter for homeless seniors, Binh Phuoc province
A new roof, and a used 15-seat van to take low-income emergency patients to specialist hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City. The shelter cares for homeless people over 60 with no surviving family.
EDUCATION
Kanh Village, Binh Giao Commune
Three new classrooms for the village’s young people.
EDUCATION
Saigon Children’s Charity
A career-exploration section for girls on PowHERful, the charity’s online programme that helps young women look past gender barriers when choosing a career.
CHILD PROTECTION
Thien Phuc Family & Social Support Center
New stainless-steel cabinets to replace rusted and broken ones at the centre, which cares for disabled and orphaned children.