HA NOI — The Viet Nam Volunteer Information Resource Centre opened in Ha Noi on Thursday.
"Many volunteer candidates do not find appropriate opportunities where they can make a meaningful contribution to the development of their country. Many volunteer-involving organisations (VIOs) are also unable to find suitable volunteers to contribute to their organisation," said the centre communications representative Nguyen Thi Minh Tu.
The centre is designed to address these challenges," said Tu.
The centre, the country's first, is designed to strengthening volunteer capacity and is the result of co-operation between the Viet Nam Youth Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Its purpose is to support the young and the vulnerable through co-ordination that provides information and opportunities for volunteers.
The centre will also help connect individuals and organisations to exchange information; organise volunteer training and management and raise money.
The centre's establishment was the result of a 3-year project on strengthening capacity of volunteerism for development in Viet Nam that has been implemented jointly by the Youth Union and UNDP since February 2009.
A research on voluntary situation will be carried out by the centre in the coming time with an aim to provide necessary information for the development of volunteer activities in Viet Nam, according to the centre representative. — VNS
