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Ngôi nhà Bình yên (Peace House) — Vietnam Women's Union One-Stop Shelter Network

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 26% 85/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Since 2007, Vietnam's Women's Union has run Peace House shelters offering free accommodation, legal aid, counselling and vocational training to survivors of domestic violence, trafficking and abuse, now a UN-backed model in five cities, evaluated in 2015.

1,665+
Women and children assisted (2007-2024)
Ngôi nhà Bình yên (Peace House) — Vietnam Women's Union One-Stop Shelter Network

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Center for Women and Development, Vietnam Women's Union
Period
2007–present
Keywords
gender-based violence, shelter services, social services, women's rights, anti-trafficking

Context

Ngôi nhà Bình yên (Peace House), established 2007 by the Center for Women and Development under the Vietnam Women's Union, runs shelters offering free accommodation, legal aid, counselling and vocational training to survivors of domestic violence, abuse and trafficking.

Results

With UN Women support, the model expanded into a network across Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Quang Ninh and Thanh Hoa. Over 17 years it has directly assisted more than 1,665 women and children; in 2023 it was formally registered as a social assistance centre.

Conclusions

A 2019 national survey found around 90% of GBV survivors in Vietnam still do not seek support from local authorities, showing even an established, multi-city model reaches only a fraction of those in need.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
shelter and case-management staff, legal aid counsellors, vocational-training instructors

Conditions for success

  • formal registration/licensing to strengthen coordination with police, health and legal services
  • donor co-funding for specialised components (e.g. AECID anti-trafficking support)

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