Vietnam Action Network for Youth - VANY
VIETNAM ACTION NETWORK FOR YOUTH –
VANY PROJECT PROPOSAL
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“Promoting Vietnam Youth Voices & Participation through networking and communication”
1. VANY Project Proposal Goals/Objectives:
The project proposal of the Vietnam Action Network for Youth – VANY established and operated with following key goals:
- building up an open, friendly and loose platform for individual youth, youth organizations & volunteer groups to exchange and share experiences, information and initiatives of youth offline through a series of activities on special occasions and online activities through a website/forum/discussion boards or in monthly VANY newsletter,
- organize training and workshops on how to promote volunteerism among young generation; provision of life-skills, organizational skills, facilitation and fundraising skills for youth/volunteer groups,
- foster, promote and advocate for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) among youth/youth organizations and volunteer groups in Vietnam through IEC campaigns at all levels: school, university, community etc. with member organizations as focal points,
- networking of all member organizations that link activities/projects/programmes to have bigger and bigger impacts on awareness of the society and community, a big step for the change of policies regarding youth,
2. Introduction & Identification:
Vietnam Action Network for Youth - VANY is a network of individual youths, youth groups and youth-led organizations that share the same perspectives of “YOUTH TAKE ACTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT” that must be consistent with the promotion of a substantial slogan “YOUTH VOICES & PARTICIPATION” in Vietnam. It serves as an open, loose and friendly platform for youth to exchange ideas, share experiences and collaborate together on different projects and programs that are led by youth.
As a member of the Global Youth Action Network – GYAN, the Global Youth Service Day – GYSD and TakingITGlobal, VANY provides information support and recognition for the voices, participation, initiatives and positive solutions of youth.
Given the facts that many individual youths and youth organizations in Vietnam has been contributing human, financial resources and volunteering in nationwide to development of Vietnam but unworthily unrecognized due to lack of a “strong voice” that could put an effect for change. VANY would be a connection to link and gather specific recommendations on youth issues, volunteerism to have a stronger petition to be submitted to the Hochiminh Communist Central Youth Union, Vietnam Youth Federation, National Committee on Youth of Vietnam or even the Vietnam Government.
With the identification given, a group of youth, volunteers in Hanoi who have been working as young activists came up with an idea of the youth-coordinated network for all unregistered youth groups/organizations to make a difference.
In the ideal case, VANY will be an umbrella organization of almost youth groups/organizations, volunteer groups and civil society organizations working with/for youth in a common perspective of “for a better world”.
3. STATE THE NEED FOR VANY PROJECT PROPOSAL:
As VANY initiative is the first ever-established youth network which can link all in-country youth groups, clubs and volunteer groups working for youth development and achievement of 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) nationwide through a coordination group (called Governing Council) who are pooled from all member organizations. Further, the networking and linkage of Vietnam youth groups/clubs has never been taken into consideration by government agencies especially the unregistered youth groups. Additionally, VANY would be a good panel/channel that its member organizations can raise their voices to policy-makers, legislators and government officials on all youth-related issues such as volunteerism, youth law (that has just been adopted by Vietnam National Assembly on November 28, 2005) etc.
The VANY project proposal will be a breakthrough in the process of regularization of its member groups that would help them with more empowerment in their intervention into decision-making process in the future.
In Vietnam, adolescents and young people are facing many challenges. One of these challenges is lack of HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge. “HIV/AIDS campaigns in Vietnam have been successful in raising awareness of HIV/AIDS among the vast majority of young people who participated. However, though high levels of knowledge were recorded, accuracy of knowledge was lower. Notable is that nearly three quarters of young people who have never attended school have not heard of AIDS. SAVY shows a clear relationship between level of education and HIV knowledge. SAVY also shows that discussion about HIV/AIDS with young people in the family is often not linked to reproductive health and sexuality issues”[1]. Further, substance use is also identified in the SAVY findings as challenged issues for adolescents and young people in Vietnam “…98.6% of the total sample said that they can easily obtain alcohol. Young men are further encouraged to drink through peer pressure, but social constraints discourage the same behavior in young women”[2]. Therefore, the awareness-raising as well peer education is considered important to change their risky behaviors to HIV/AIDS and substance abuse and VANY is trying to play a small but indispensable role in changing young people’ thinking that HIV/AIDS is not an easy disease to be contracted as well substance abuse must be tried to become adult.
4. STATE THE PROPOSED STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES:
VANY has organized some events and activities in all areas of MDGs on international occasions such as World Environmental Day June 6, 2005 event in Hanoi; International Volunteer Day (December 5), World AIDS Day (December 1) & International Day of the Disabled Persons (December 3) etc.
In addition, VANY has planned to follow up with some other activities to promote volunteerism and youth development through some key events such as International Youth Day (August 12) International Volunteer Day (December 5), World AIDS Day (December 1), and International Day of the Disabled Persons (December 3) etc. These days were jointly-organized in Hanoi where more than 1,500 volunteers, young participants could come and share their experiences in favor of these days and there have been many important government officials, embassies and UN agencies’ representatives came and delivered remarks. This year, the event was called “Beauty in Diversity: Something for everyone”.
Further, VANY has been working together with other South East Asian nations to set up a SEA Youth NGOs and planning to host a SEA Youth Leadership for MDGs soon.
5. MILESTONES OF THE VANY PROJECT PROPOSAL:
In next 5 years, the VANY project proposal with the Governing Council as focal point will try to set up a network of about 20 youth groups/volunteer groups nationwide with strong commitment to youth movement. Of which there will be three appointed to be representative organizations of VANY for three regions of Vietnam which will be responsible for reporting to the Governing Council (GC) in Hanoi. Further, these focal points will be standing members of the GC involved in the decision-making process, planning and designing of programmes of the whole VANY.
6. WHO WILL UNDERTAKE/IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT?
There will be about 10 youth and volunteer groups/clubs of 30 members minimum accounting for 300 members in which at least 5 of each are active in planning and designing of the VANY projects and activities. They are all owners of the VANY. Further, there will also be a Governing Council who will be pooled from all youth groups to manage, monitor and evaluate activities. The head of the Governing Council will be president/founder of the VANY who will lead the VANY Governing Council.
5. WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT?
Actually, the first beneficiaries are our direct members of 300 from member youth organizations which are registered with VANY. Further, these direct members will return to their home town and train new young members with new emerging youth & volunteer groups established therefore, the indirect beneficiaries will be approximately double of its origin. Additionally, the Governing Council members in collaboration with Youth Union member organizations promote volunteerism among young generations in local areas where Youth Union network are strong. Therefore, the indirect beneficiaries will be much more extensive.
6. HOW WILL YOU DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT?
VANY has set up a management board (Governing Council) with representation of its member organizations. This board will have monthly meetings to monitor and evaluate all activities, projects and programmes. Further, this board will also act as advisory board which can provide guidelines for the better implementation of all VANY members’ activities.
In addition, monthly reports of all projects will be sent to Management Board (Governing Council) members to ensure that their activities are running on time followed with proposed commitments.
7. THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT:
VANY needs about 75,000 USD for its 5 years project which can cover all administrative work (website, domain, hosting, newsletter printing, workshop, training, events, location for server set up). This amount of money is being a hindrance for the VANY members as they are stuck in seeking fund. (to be clarified more in page 5)
8. What contribution, if any, will be provided by the applicants and what contribution, if any, will be provided by other sources?
As VANY is not-for-profit and volunteer-based network therefore, all human resources pooled from its member organizations are free of charge. The Governing Council will coordinate implementation of the VANY project as well pooling human resources from its member organizations.
In addition, the maintenance of the VANY server and updating process will be provided by some other volunteers who are graduates of IT University on voluntary basis. VANY will provide space, electricity and internet connection during the time.
9. Who will be responsible for looking after the completed project?
During the time of VANY project implementation, the Governing Council will work together to formalize VANY to be a not-for-profit organizations with legal personality according to the Decree 88 ND-CP dated on 30 August 2003 by Prime Minister. This NGO will be looking after the completed project and also responsible for follow-ups. Further, VANY member organizations will gradually become legal organizations and VANY would by that time be a network/coordinating forum for these organizations. Additionally, VANY would like to collaborate with the Global Youth Action Network – GYAN, regional office to foster the establishment of the country office where VANY member organizations can be active members. This alliance will promote youth voice to a higher level.
Contact person:
Tran Van Tinh (Mr.)
Founding President of VANY
Home: (844) 862 5888
Mobile: (84) 91 223 0617
Email: tran.van.tinh@gmail.com / young.vietnam@yahoo.com
Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanyproject
Blogger: http://vanyproject.blogspot.com
[1] Survey Assessment of Vietnamese Youth – SAVY, Executive summary, p11, August 2005, MOH, GSO, WHO & UNICEF
[2] Survey Assessment of Vietnamese Youth – SAVY, Executive summary, p11, August 2005, MOH, GSO, WHO & UNICEF
VANY PROJECT PROPOSAL
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“Promoting Vietnam Youth Voices & Participation through networking and communication”
1. VANY Project Proposal Goals/Objectives:
The project proposal of the Vietnam Action Network for Youth – VANY established and operated with following key goals:
- building up an open, friendly and loose platform for individual youth, youth organizations & volunteer groups to exchange and share experiences, information and initiatives of youth offline through a series of activities on special occasions and online activities through a website/forum/discussion boards or in monthly VANY newsletter,
- organize training and workshops on how to promote volunteerism among young generation; provision of life-skills, organizational skills, facilitation and fundraising skills for youth/volunteer groups,
- foster, promote and advocate for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) among youth/youth organizations and volunteer groups in Vietnam through IEC campaigns at all levels: school, university, community etc. with member organizations as focal points,
- networking of all member organizations that link activities/projects/programmes to have bigger and bigger impacts on awareness of the society and community, a big step for the change of policies regarding youth,
2. Introduction & Identification:
Vietnam Action Network for Youth - VANY is a network of individual youths, youth groups and youth-led organizations that share the same perspectives of “YOUTH TAKE ACTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT” that must be consistent with the promotion of a substantial slogan “YOUTH VOICES & PARTICIPATION” in Vietnam. It serves as an open, loose and friendly platform for youth to exchange ideas, share experiences and collaborate together on different projects and programs that are led by youth.
As a member of the Global Youth Action Network – GYAN, the Global Youth Service Day – GYSD and TakingITGlobal, VANY provides information support and recognition for the voices, participation, initiatives and positive solutions of youth.
Given the facts that many individual youths and youth organizations in Vietnam has been contributing human, financial resources and volunteering in nationwide to development of Vietnam but unworthily unrecognized due to lack of a “strong voice” that could put an effect for change. VANY would be a connection to link and gather specific recommendations on youth issues, volunteerism to have a stronger petition to be submitted to the Hochiminh Communist Central Youth Union, Vietnam Youth Federation, National Committee on Youth of Vietnam or even the Vietnam Government.
With the identification given, a group of youth, volunteers in Hanoi who have been working as young activists came up with an idea of the youth-coordinated network for all unregistered youth groups/organizations to make a difference.
In the ideal case, VANY will be an umbrella organization of almost youth groups/organizations, volunteer groups and civil society organizations working with/for youth in a common perspective of “for a better world”.
3. STATE THE NEED FOR VANY PROJECT PROPOSAL:
As VANY initiative is the first ever-established youth network which can link all in-country youth groups, clubs and volunteer groups working for youth development and achievement of 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) nationwide through a coordination group (called Governing Council) who are pooled from all member organizations. Further, the networking and linkage of Vietnam youth groups/clubs has never been taken into consideration by government agencies especially the unregistered youth groups. Additionally, VANY would be a good panel/channel that its member organizations can raise their voices to policy-makers, legislators and government officials on all youth-related issues such as volunteerism, youth law (that has just been adopted by Vietnam National Assembly on November 28, 2005) etc.
The VANY project proposal will be a breakthrough in the process of regularization of its member groups that would help them with more empowerment in their intervention into decision-making process in the future.
In Vietnam, adolescents and young people are facing many challenges. One of these challenges is lack of HIV/AIDS prevention knowledge. “HIV/AIDS campaigns in Vietnam have been successful in raising awareness of HIV/AIDS among the vast majority of young people who participated. However, though high levels of knowledge were recorded, accuracy of knowledge was lower. Notable is that nearly three quarters of young people who have never attended school have not heard of AIDS. SAVY shows a clear relationship between level of education and HIV knowledge. SAVY also shows that discussion about HIV/AIDS with young people in the family is often not linked to reproductive health and sexuality issues”[1]. Further, substance use is also identified in the SAVY findings as challenged issues for adolescents and young people in Vietnam “…98.6% of the total sample said that they can easily obtain alcohol. Young men are further encouraged to drink through peer pressure, but social constraints discourage the same behavior in young women”[2]. Therefore, the awareness-raising as well peer education is considered important to change their risky behaviors to HIV/AIDS and substance abuse and VANY is trying to play a small but indispensable role in changing young people’ thinking that HIV/AIDS is not an easy disease to be contracted as well substance abuse must be tried to become adult.
4. STATE THE PROPOSED STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES:
VANY has organized some events and activities in all areas of MDGs on international occasions such as World Environmental Day June 6, 2005 event in Hanoi; International Volunteer Day (December 5), World AIDS Day (December 1) & International Day of the Disabled Persons (December 3) etc.
In addition, VANY has planned to follow up with some other activities to promote volunteerism and youth development through some key events such as International Youth Day (August 12) International Volunteer Day (December 5), World AIDS Day (December 1), and International Day of the Disabled Persons (December 3) etc. These days were jointly-organized in Hanoi where more than 1,500 volunteers, young participants could come and share their experiences in favor of these days and there have been many important government officials, embassies and UN agencies’ representatives came and delivered remarks. This year, the event was called “Beauty in Diversity: Something for everyone”.
Further, VANY has been working together with other South East Asian nations to set up a SEA Youth NGOs and planning to host a SEA Youth Leadership for MDGs soon.
5. MILESTONES OF THE VANY PROJECT PROPOSAL:
In next 5 years, the VANY project proposal with the Governing Council as focal point will try to set up a network of about 20 youth groups/volunteer groups nationwide with strong commitment to youth movement. Of which there will be three appointed to be representative organizations of VANY for three regions of Vietnam which will be responsible for reporting to the Governing Council (GC) in Hanoi. Further, these focal points will be standing members of the GC involved in the decision-making process, planning and designing of programmes of the whole VANY.
6. WHO WILL UNDERTAKE/IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT?
There will be about 10 youth and volunteer groups/clubs of 30 members minimum accounting for 300 members in which at least 5 of each are active in planning and designing of the VANY projects and activities. They are all owners of the VANY. Further, there will also be a Governing Council who will be pooled from all youth groups to manage, monitor and evaluate activities. The head of the Governing Council will be president/founder of the VANY who will lead the VANY Governing Council.
5. WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT?
Actually, the first beneficiaries are our direct members of 300 from member youth organizations which are registered with VANY. Further, these direct members will return to their home town and train new young members with new emerging youth & volunteer groups established therefore, the indirect beneficiaries will be approximately double of its origin. Additionally, the Governing Council members in collaboration with Youth Union member organizations promote volunteerism among young generations in local areas where Youth Union network are strong. Therefore, the indirect beneficiaries will be much more extensive.
6. HOW WILL YOU DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT?
VANY has set up a management board (Governing Council) with representation of its member organizations. This board will have monthly meetings to monitor and evaluate all activities, projects and programmes. Further, this board will also act as advisory board which can provide guidelines for the better implementation of all VANY members’ activities.
In addition, monthly reports of all projects will be sent to Management Board (Governing Council) members to ensure that their activities are running on time followed with proposed commitments.
7. THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT:
VANY needs about 75,000 USD for its 5 years project which can cover all administrative work (website, domain, hosting, newsletter printing, workshop, training, events, location for server set up). This amount of money is being a hindrance for the VANY members as they are stuck in seeking fund. (to be clarified more in page 5)
8. What contribution, if any, will be provided by the applicants and what contribution, if any, will be provided by other sources?
As VANY is not-for-profit and volunteer-based network therefore, all human resources pooled from its member organizations are free of charge. The Governing Council will coordinate implementation of the VANY project as well pooling human resources from its member organizations.
In addition, the maintenance of the VANY server and updating process will be provided by some other volunteers who are graduates of IT University on voluntary basis. VANY will provide space, electricity and internet connection during the time.
9. Who will be responsible for looking after the completed project?
During the time of VANY project implementation, the Governing Council will work together to formalize VANY to be a not-for-profit organizations with legal personality according to the Decree 88 ND-CP dated on 30 August 2003 by Prime Minister. This NGO will be looking after the completed project and also responsible for follow-ups. Further, VANY member organizations will gradually become legal organizations and VANY would by that time be a network/coordinating forum for these organizations. Additionally, VANY would like to collaborate with the Global Youth Action Network – GYAN, regional office to foster the establishment of the country office where VANY member organizations can be active members. This alliance will promote youth voice to a higher level.
Contact person:
Tran Van Tinh (Mr.)
Founding President of VANY
Home: (844) 862 5888
Mobile: (84) 91 223 0617
Email: tran.van.tinh@gmail.com / young.vietnam@yahoo.com
Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanyproject
Blogger: http://vanyproject.blogspot.com
[1] Survey Assessment of Vietnamese Youth – SAVY, Executive summary, p11, August 2005, MOH, GSO, WHO & UNICEF
[2] Survey Assessment of Vietnamese Youth – SAVY, Executive summary, p11, August 2005, MOH, GSO, WHO & UNICEF
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