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Vietnam
Bing Sang Institution for the Blind
266/5 Hguyen Tri Phuong, Ward 4, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Tel: +84 91 36 28626
Fax: +84 8 83 46585
Last updated: 18/04/2006
Helen Keller International Vietnam
48b Tang Bat Ho Street, Room 220, Toan Minh Apartment, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Contact person: Dr. Evelyn Ambrosio, Country Director
Tel: +84 971 2562
Fax: +84 971 2562
Web: www.hki.org/network/Vietnam.html
Activities: Partnering with the Vietnam National Institute for Ophthalmology to develop training centres for cataract surgery.
Last updated: 18/04/2006
Ho Chi Minh Blind Association
185 Cong Quynh Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Tel: +84 8 839 6697
Fax: +84 8 839 6697
Email: hnmtp@hcm.vnn.vn
Activities: Hochi Minh Blind Association aims to help blind people to be integrated into
their social community on equal terms with other citizens. Mainly concentrating on blind orphans
and visually impaired juniors, blind and visually impaired adults and elderly blind and visually impaired
people. Their main activities include Personnel Resource Development: creating good relations with
local government for support, opening leaders training courses in branches and developing new branches
and their members. Diffusion and Education: opening classes of Braille anti-literacy, creating chances
for the blind to the mainstream school and university, establishes then school of blind orphan junior
including 67 pupils, producing many types of education materials for the library and school. Daily
Living and Employment for the blind: opening training courses of rehabilitation and employment for
the blind, forming three production workshops to create suitable jobs for the blind, running the projects
of supporting employment for the blind from National Fund, the other programs taking care for the
blind.
Last updated: 18/04/2006
Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for the Blind
461 Ton Duc Thang Street, Lien Chieu District, Da Nang City, Vietnam.
Tel: +84 51 184 2565; +84 51 151 5033
Fax: +84 51 184 2565
Activities: Education centre and related research. Supports other institutions in Southern
Vietnam.
Last updated: 18/04/2006
Sao Mai Computer Center for the Blind (SMCC)
12B/C7 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Ward 13, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Tel: +84 849 5069
Fax: +84 293 8300
Email: info@saomaicenter.org
Web: www.saomaicenter.org
Activities: Provides computer education and services for the blind in Vietnam.
Last updated: 18/04/2006
Vien Chien luoc va Chuong trinh Giao duc
(National Institute of Education Strategy and Curriculum (NIESAC))
101 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Contact person: Dr. Nguyen Duc Minh, Vice Director of Center
Tel: +84 4 942 4970
Fax: +84 4 572 3521
Email: niesvision@fpt.vn
Web: www.niesac.edu.vn
Activities: Center for Education of Exceptional Children (CEEC) belonging to NIESAC was established
26 years ago and accomplishes the following tasks: Research on disabled children's psychology; Research
on content, method and means of teaching of disabled children and partially sighted
children in particular; Set up theory and model of education for disabled and partially sighted children in Vietnam; Transference of knowledge of the care
and education for disabled and partially sighted children in Vietnam through training activities for teachers working
on special and inclusive education of disabled children. Consultants for Ministry of Education and Training
and relevant organizations for the care and education for disabled children.
Last updated: 25/06/2006
Vietnam Blind Association (VBA)
139 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Contact person: Ms. Vu Hong Chin, General Secretary
Tel: +84 48 45 20 60
Fax: +84 48 45 25 37
Last updated: 18/04/2006
Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO)
85 Ba Trieu Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Tel: +84 4 943 8004
Fax: +84 4 943 8004
Last updated: 18/04/2006
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