The schools

N'GO for education

N’GO is proud to partner with Sao Bien for the education and schooling of children in Vietnam. From the very beginning, N’GO has donated 2% of its annual revenue to fund the construction of nursery and primary schools in the country’s most remote and marginalized provinces. Six schools have come to life, and it’s all thanks to you

Education, our priority!

Education is the best investment we can make to prepare for the future. Giving a child access to school means securing a future for them and their family.

Education is a powerful driver of change in a society. It contributes to social stability, improves health and livelihoods, and boosts the economy of a given community. It is vital and lies at the heart of achieving each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Together with the NGO Sao Bien, N’GO has set itself the goal of putting an end to lack of schooling in Vietnam.

Why did we choose Sao Bien?

Sao Bien Room for education is an Austrian non-governmental organization that has been working in Vietnam since 2016. Its operational office is located in the capital, Hanoi, and Thomas is its representative.

Every year, no fewer than 5 schools are built by Sao Bien in the mountainous regions of North Vietnam, where living conditions are harsh. These rural areas are for the most part neglected by Vietnam’s central government, and local populations have little access to information, to hospitals and, of course… to schools.

What’s more, the climate gives the local population no respite. Every year, these isolated regions are struck by typhoons, floods, storms and mudslides.

Sao Bien was therefore created to help rural populations through the construction of sturdy nursery and primary schools. This way, hundreds of children aged 3 to 11 can study in complete safety.

How does Sao Bien work?

Each construction project is first studied and then established jointly with the local authorities and local partners (Vietnamese associations). Many factors, such as the literacy rate or the standard of living, are taken into account to determine how urgently a school is needed in the area.

Once the school project is approved, Sao Bien calls on local (or regional) labour to carry out the construction. This helps support the local Vietnamese economy but also ensures that the school will withstand bad weather and be built in the right place. Who better to build a school than workers who know the ground?

Regularly, Sao Bien and its local partners visit the communities that benefit from their projects. The goal is to make sure the school is running smoothly and that the children and teachers are comfortably settled in.