In the news: MCNV to 2nd round MFS II
March 31, 2010 - The "Transition in the East Alliance", consisting of Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam, together with Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) and WorldGrannies, has submitted a request for a subsidy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Today it was officially announced that the TEA alliance has been approved to enter the next round.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received 43 requests and approved 20 of these. The total amount of the requested subsidies is over 2,8 billion euro. The MoFA budget is 2,125 billion euro. The TEA alliance asked for 14,5 million euro for a 5 year period. In the second phase, with the 1st of july as the deadline, the alliances have to present more elaborate program proposals. The final decision about the subsidies will be taken in november of 2010.
MCNV, GIP and WorldGrannies work in different countries, and they are committed to focus on the improvement of medical and social care for disadvantaged groups during the next 5 years. MCNV is active in Vietnam and Laos, GIP and Worldgrannies are working in a variety of Asian countries: Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Tadjikistan and some former Sovjet-republics.
Mission statement of the Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam
download the flyer mission.pdf
Fortunately, many aspects of medical care and daily life in Vietnam have changed for the better in the past decade. But our work isn't done yet. The Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam plans to support Vietnam in the years to come by helping to solve the multitude of problems Vietnam faces due to the aftermath of the war, isolation in the past and more recently to natural disasters such as flooding, typhoons and lengthy periods of drought in some areas.
The great power and ability of the Vietnamese people to rebuild their country time and time again after devastating events has evoked the admiration and support of many people in the Netherlands. MCNV proudly translates their solidarity, expressed in the form of financial support, into successful medical projects for the Vietnamese community, especially for those who need it most.
Board and staff MCNV
