Books for AsiaVietnam

The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia programhas operated in Vietnam since 1993 through apartnership with the National Library in Hanoi.The program provides high-quality educationalmaterials to help improve the scientific knowledgeof Vietnamese citizens, and to promote the devel-opment of various educational fields in Vietnam.

Since 2005, the Foundation has worked with the National Library and other local partners toorganize a number of innovative events highlight-ing the joy of reading and the invaluable role thatpublic libraries play in bringing information topeople from all walks of life. We have workedwith librarians all over the country to producebook exhibitions, reading festivals, children’s artcontests, writing contests, and internet festivals.

The Foundation has also provided a series oftrainings for public library staff on service provi-sion and connecting with their communities.

Our books help school and university students inVietnam:

n Expand their imaginations, critical thinking skills, and understanding of the world.

n Enhance their English-language capacity enabling them to access global information.

n Advance their professional knowledge in crit-ical areas including education, medicine, law,engineering, and public administration.

Globally, Books

for Asia puts nearly

one million brand-new

books into the hands

of students, educators,

and local and

national leaders in

18 countries annually.

The Asia Foundation

has been supporting

Vietnam’s ongoing

transformation since

1993 through a

network of committed

partners in govern-

ment, the private

sector, and civil society,

and a resident office

in Hanoi since 2000.

Vietnam's extraordinary literacy rate (over 90 percent) exemplifies a culture with a high regard for edu-cation. Vietnam's rapid economic growth and greater global integration in the past two decades havesparked strong public demand for English-language training, more dynamic teaching methodologies, andthe latest scientific knowledge. More effective education and training is a top priority if Vietnam is tosustain its remarkable economic growth and social transformation.

VIETNAM

Books for Asia supports education at all levels in Vietnam by providing books, software, and other educational materials.

The program has distributed over 400,000 volumes of English-language educational materials,with a total value of $15 million, to more than 120 institutions in 35 provinces and citiesthroughout Vietnam, including:

n Over 20,000 students and teachers in 66 recipient universities. Business and economics textsdonated by Books for Asia make up more than 75 percent of the library collection at theHanoi National University School of Business.

n Tens of thousands of Vietnamese people through 32 provincial public libraries.n Over 8,000 government officials in 23 governmental institutions.

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VIETNAM #10-03 Prime Centre53 Quang Trung StreetHanoi, VietnamTel: 84 (4) 3943-3263tafvn@asiafound.org

“We have received 3,000 books fromThe Asia Foundation, enabling usto create our MBA programs. Thesupport from The Asia Foundationis very significant for the HanoiSchool of Business because thosebooks make up two thirds of ourtotal books.”

— Truong Gia Binh, Dean, Hanoi School ofBusiness

“The reading room of The AsiaFoundation has become a familiarplace for me in my six years of university and also afterwards. I can say that most of the necessaryinformation for my learning andresearch can be found in the booksdonated by the Foundation.”

— Vu Quoc Dat, M.D. National Hospital forTropical Diseases, Department of InfectiousDiseases, Hanoi Medical University

07/2012

The Asia Foundation is

a private, non-profit,

non-governmental

organization. Through

its programs, the

Foundation builds

leadership, improves

policies, and strengthens

institutions to foster

greater openness and

shared prosperity in the

Asia-Pacific region. It is

funded by contributions

from corporations,

foundations, individuals,

and governmental

organizations in the

U.S., Europe, Canada,

Australia, and Asia, and

an annual appropriation

from the U.S. Congress.

DONATIONS

The contributions of individuals, corporations, foundations, and public institutions, however bigor small, make our program possible. To get more information on sponsorship opportunitiesplease contact:

The Asia FoundationOffice phone: (84-4) 3943-3263E-mail: dknhung@asiafound.org

Students reading books donated by The Asia Foundation at AnGiang University.

“Drawing Your Bookmark” contest at Da Nang General SciencesLibrary.

National Library staff with books donated by The Asia Foundation.

Books donated by The Asia Foundation at Can Tho Provincial Library.