Education is a proven way to help break the cycle of poverty. Many children in Vietnam have difficulties pursuing an education and are at risk of dropping out of school due to socioeconomic barriers, including poverty, geography, knowledge, and disability.
Our Child Development Scholarship Programme removes barriers to education by providing scholarships – including tuition fees, books, rice, uniforms, stationery and social care – to children from disadvantaged backgrounds from primary school to university.
We take a holistic approach to supporting children, their families, teachers, and community leaders to work together to keep children in education through a community-based child development support network.
You can read our impact report for the latest academic years here:
School Year 2022 – 2023 Report
School Year 2021 – 2022 Report
School Year 2020 – 2021 Report
School Year 2019 – 2020 Report
School Year 2018 – 2019 Report
Selection Criteria:
The children most in need are identified through a careful process carried out by saigonchildren and our community-based child development support network. We visit each family at home to assess their needs through an efficient and impartial process.
Unlike many other scholarship programmes, our children don’t have to sit a test – we don’t believe that academic merit is the most important factor. Instead, we consider: