The signing ceremony to transfer the centre for child protection Thuy Xuan in Hue city to the system of SOS Children’s Villages in Vietnam (Credit: thuathienhue.gov.vn)
The name of the centre was changed to Hue SOS Children’s Village, the 17th of its kind in Vietnam.
The Association for Vietnamese Children (AEVN) established the Thuy Xuan centre in 2001 and committed to fund the village until 2019.In addition to the AEVN, the Hue SOS Children’s Village will be funded by the SOS Chilren’s Village International and the provincial People’s Committee to invest in nursery facilities.
The village currently has nine houses, including the administrative area, and is home to 35 orphans and homeless children in the province.
The establishment of the Hue SOS Children’s Village is expected to mobilise domestic and international organisations to help the children integrate back into society.
