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International Voluntary Services, Inc. (IVS) was a private, non-profit corporation for benevolent, charitable, and educational purposes chartered under the laws of the District of Columbia in 1953 to place volunteers in international humanitarian and development projects. [1] From its founding until its dissolution in 2002, IVS placed ...
The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order (10924) of President John F. Kennedy and authorized by Congress the following September by the Peace Corps Act.
The Vietnam Friendship Village is a residency founded in 1992 by George Mizo, an American veteran of the Vietnam War. The institution serves individuals afflicted by conditions related to Agent Orange while also opening channels of cross-cultural dialogue. [1] Originally conceived of as a residence for children and elderly people presumed to be ...
Ford Foundation. Foundation for International Development/Relief. The Fred Hollows Foundation. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Fund for Reconciliation and Development (FRD) Friends of Hue Foundation. Friends of Vietnam Heritage. Friendship Bridge. Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics.
VIA Programs. VIA (formerly Volunteers In Asia and Trans-Pacific Exchange) is an independent, non-sectarian, 501 (c) (3) non-profit forming organization that is dedicated to increasing understanding between the United States and Asia. [1] Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and founded in 1963, VIA specializes in provides two kinds of programs.
Conscription. Conscription in Vietnam has existed since 1975 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 25 (18 to 27 for those who attend colleges or universities) to perform compulsory military service. [1] Women are not required to perform military service, but they may voluntarily join the military.