Project helps people with disabilities build livelihoods in Vietnam
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Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and the Community Development Research Institute (ACDC) worked with 888 people with disabilities in Gia Lai and Quang Ngai provinces, Vietnam, to develop ways to earn a living and become more financially independent.
The Hòa Nhập 2b project, launched in 2023, provided support including job training, equipment, and funding to help people start businesses. The project aimed to improve living conditions and enable people with disabilities to participate more fully in their communities.
One beneficiary, Trần Quang Quảng, received a computer, barista training, and a mobile coffee cart worth 24 million Vietnamese đồng, and now earns around 10 million đồng per month selling approximately 50 cups of coffee daily. Evaluations showed that of 64 cases with valid livelihood data, 58 were able to reinvest, and 34 percent reported increased income.
As the project nears its end this year, with a possible one-year extension, the National Center for Remediation of Agent Orange Consequences and Environmental Disasters (NACCET) recommends sustaining successful models and integrating them into existing poverty reduction programs.
