Blue Dragon is a grassroots charity working with kids in crisis throughout Vietnam.
With education at the heart of everything we do, Blue Dragon sets out to transform the lives of the poorest children and families.
Our kids come from many backgrounds, but all are in difficult circumstances and need a chance to make a change.
We meet the kids on the streets, at their workplaces, or in their homes and work with them until they can stand on their own feet and live happy, prosperous lives.
Our range of services to children includes:
- Social Workers – making individual plans and monitoring children’s progress
- Child Rights Advocacy – standing up for kids when they are in conflict with the law
- Psychological services – offering counselling and group therapy
- Accommodation – giving kids a place to live in a healthy family environment
- School fee relief – enabling the poorest of the poor to receive a basic education
- Vocational training – offering opportunities for older teens to explore vocational courses, from computing to cooking
- Employment counselling – helping teens to think about their futures and supporting them to find employment
- A drop-in center – providing a safe haven for children to play and learn
- Creative therapy – engaging kids through drama, art, music and dance
Blue Dragon achieves its aims utilising over 40 Vietnamese staff and a small number of international staff and long-term volunteers. We see the girls and boys we work with as part of our extended family, and we care for them accordingly.
