Activities
Saturday, 30 September 2017
I would like to thank the Disability and Development Center (DRD) for introducing me to the 58th MINDSET-BASED TRANSFORMATION program (15-17/10/2017). I would like to share a little about my feelings before joining the program: Before my participation, I never thought I will learn such useful, meaningful and funny thinks like that. In three days, I experienced a lot of different emotions such as sadness,...
Thursday, 28 September 2017
" As if I came home brainwashed."
Nguyen Van Phuc, fourth from left to right This is my first time participating in the Mindset-Based Transformation (MT57 - August 11 to 13 2017). I can say, I am a whole new person after the course, everything has been reprogramed again, just like Mr. Nguyen Thanh Viet's joke about previous participators' opinions: " As if I came home brainwashed." Indeed, on Monday of the new week, my mentality...
Sunday, 27 August 2017
Meeting scholarship group: Discuss about the event exchange in students with disabilities
On August 27, 2017, group Scholarship and mentoring held the meeting with 11 core participants. The purpose of the meeting is to express ideas, make plan for event exchange in students with disabilities with main activities including search in DRD and DARE project. Picture: Students had a meeting to make plan The meeting was successful more than expected. The members in group discussed very active,...
Friday, 28 July 2017
This moment marks the milestone of almost two years I have been receiving DRD’s scholarship and have been a part of that “One world for all” to which DRD’s staff are always looking forward. Since I have been participating in DRD activities, I have learned countless experiences. Initially, I came to this scholarship with the unique purpose of finding a financial support for my...
Friday, 28 July 2017
Group meeting of the “Scholarship & Mentoring” program
On September 9th 2017, the members of the Scholarship & Mentoring program had a group meeting at the Disability Research and Capacity Development center (DRD) with the participation of 14 students with disabilities who were receiving DRD’s scholarship. This activity was aimed to help those students (especially the new members) to understand their rights and responsibilities, the policy of...
Friday, 30 June 2017
As a (scholar) recipient of DRD’s scholarship, I am truly happy and proud, for living expenses have always been a (serious) heavy burden to many students, particularly myself. I am a student with physical disability and spinal curvature, using a wheelchair as a means of transport. I cannot take care of myself without my mother. At the beginning of my study at the university, I did not believe...
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Awarding 10 scholarships for students with disabilities
On the moring of June 14, 2017, Disability Research and Capacity Development (DRD) and Tam Nguyet Viet Fund had the meeting and awarded 100 million VND for 10 scholarships (each one is 10 million VND) for students with disabilities who have been studying at the universities in HCMC. Mr Vu Dinh Thai – President of Tam Nguyet Viet Fund shared with students with disabilities Ms Vo Thi Hoang Yen...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Sharing session on the 2017 Upshift project
On May 14, 2017, in the morning, , the Implementing Team of Upshift project (of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in cooperation with the Students with disabilities Support Project ( of the Disability Research and Capacity Development Center (DRD) held a sharing session on the Upshift project: equipping youth and children with knowledge and social skills. Volunteers...
Friday, 28 April 2017
I am lucky to be given the opportunity to participate in the 55th Mindset-Based Transformation course on December 14, 15, 16, 2017 by the Disability Research and Capacity Development Center (DRD). For me, the course is really useful, I am very satisfied, and very happy. I've never been to such a good program, and it suits me well. During the three days’ training, I have different emotions - sadness,...
