The Centre for Community Health and Development (COHED) was established in December 2002 and officially began operations in 2003. As a Vietnamese based non-profit organisation, COHED works at a national, regional and grassroots level to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Vietnam.

 

COHED’s areas of expertise include health education, community development, capacity-building and gender empowerment. COHED focuses its efforts on working in the areas of public health, poverty reduction for sustainable development and climate change mitigation and adaptation. COHED’s scope of activities covers the entire country.

 

COHED employs around twenty local staff and several international volunteers. The annual funding COHED receives annually is between US$500,000 to US$1,500,000. COHED is licensed by the Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology and is supervised by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations. 

 

Who We Serve

COHED’s mission is to improve the lives of Vietnam’s most vulnerable groups and people by contributing to economic development and the social well- being of the community via capacity building, health education and other interventions. COHED always focuses on the most vulnerable, disadvantaged populations and supports them to improve their quality of lives through sustainable livelihood and economic development activities. We have served ethnic minorities; people living with HIV/AIDS and their family members, groups at high risks including MSM, SW, IDU, rural farmers, the urban poor and migrants.

 

Areas of Expertise

• Designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development projects
• Developing, organising and conducting training courses, seminars, and workshops
• Designing behavioural change communication and educational materials
• Undertaking qualitative research studies and assessments
• Providing counselling and training in the areas of HIV/AIDS/STD prevention and treatment, HIV voluntary counselling and testing, peer education, harm reduction, and community-based development
• Planning and facilitating seminars and workshops on developmental issues
• Empowering disadvantaged individuals and groups through advocacy and capacity- building

 

Program Areas

• HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support  and Public Health
• Sustainable community development via poverty alleviation through livelihood development programmes
• Community based climate change adaptation and mitigation
• OD and other capacity building for partner organisations, CBOs and vulnerable communities. 
• Research and Advocacy