Newsletter

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 January 2010

Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1 – 15 January 2010! There has been one change in leadership and a couple of changes in office locations among our members:

Mr. Victor E. B. Pinga has left Counterpart International. The new Country Representative for Counterpart is Ms. Tran Thi Huong Giang <[email protected]>

Counterpart International has also moved office and changed phone and fax numbers to:
96 Hoang Van Thai, 2nd floor, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi
Phone: +84 4 3566 7107, 3566 7108, 3566 7109
Fax: +84 4 3566 7110

Global Community Service Foundation has moved office to:
#45, Lane 5, Lang Ha Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi

NEWSLETTER 15 - 31 December 2009

Dear Members & Friends:  Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for December 15 - 30, 2009!

The Disaster Management Working Group meets on December 18 (14:00 hours) at the NGO RC. Please check the 'Calendar of Events' section on the home page of our website for more details or any unexpected changes.

Warm greetings from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre's Team!

NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 November 2009

Dear Members & Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for November 15-30, 2009! It was great to see many of you at the INGO Forum last week! There were 49 participants from 35 organizations. You can check the minutes of the meeting at the following link:

http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/node/16262

In addition to Disability Working Group meeting, which is taking place today, there are two other working group meetings coming up in early December: Ethnic Minority Working Group on the 1st December (14:00 hrs) at the NGO RC and Climate Change Working Group on the 3rd December (14:00 hrs). Please check the 'Calendar of Events' section on our home page for more details or any unexpected changes.

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 November 2009

Dear Members & Friends:

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for November 1- 15, 2009! We would like to invite you on Friday, 13th November at 14:00 hrs to join the second INGO Forum for 2009. The meeting will take place in the NGO RC conference room, La Thanh Hotel, 218 Doi Can. The agenda will include a brief update of our recent activities; discussion about the upcoming CG meeting; update on new decrees; our latest salary survey report; and the discussion regarding a survey evaluating the last five years of cooperation between PACCOM and INGOs. Please confirm your attendance at <[email protected]>

NEWSLETTER Special Edition October 2009

Farewell Paul and Welcome Louisa!

This month was the last month for Mr. Paul Griffiths as the Information Technology (IT) Advisor at the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre (NGO RC). Paul was recruited through Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and has spent almost two years helping the NGO RC to transition its electronic operations into a whole new era. He has been instrumental in restructuring our IT infrastructure; expanding our resources; improving security; fixing problems; and proposing new ideas. Paul has been a true team player; hard working; innovative; and always supportive of his colleagues. We wish him a safe journey back to the United Kingdom and we miss him already!

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 October 2009

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for October 1 - 15, 2009!

Following recent devastations caused by the typhoon Ketsana, which swept through several central provinces of Vietnam, the People's Aid Coordinating Committee (PACCOM) and VUFO-NGO Resource Centre are seeking your support in providing assistance to the regions affected by the typhoon. Please follow the updates on the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre's website http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/ and read more about Ketsana's impact in the letter from the PACCOM's Director General. Please dowload the letter below.

NEWSLETTER 15 - 30 September 2009

Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for September 15 - 30, 2009!

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Duong Thi Tam as a new Ethnic Minorities Working Group's Coordinator. Please join us in welcoming Tam to the NGO RC team!

NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 September 2009

A delayed welcome to the NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for September 1 - 15, 2009!

With a holiday season still not over, there has been a slight delay in releasing this edition of the newsletter. There are three Working Group meetings taking place in September 2009: Disaster Management Working Group on 11 September (14:00 hrs); Child Right Working Group on 21 September (14:00 hrs); Disability Working Group on 24 September (14:00 hrs). All meetings will take place at the NGO RC. Please check our calendar section for more events.

Warm greetings from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre's Team!

NEWSLETTER 15 - 31 AUGUST 2009

Welcome to the NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for August 15 – 31, 2009!

There are three Working Group meetings taking place in early September 2009: Climate Change Working Group (Core Group) on 3 September (14:00 hrs); Disability Working Group on 10 September (14:00 hrs); and Disaster Management Working Group on 11 September (14:00 hrs). All meetings will take place at the NGO RC. Please check our calendar section for more events.