SEMVAC is a great group services for community in the past until now and future. I'm happy with SEMVAC organisation to help people and our society.
SEMVAC helping disadvantaged members of the Vietnamese community
Expand help to disadvantaged Vietnamese by professionalising our volunteers
Project details
Suggested by: Phuong
Project partner: SEMVAC (South Eastern Melbourne Vietnamese Associations' Council)
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Southern Metro
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SEMVAC is a council of Vietnamese associations in South Eastern Melbourne.
Our volunteer-staffed SEMVAC Helps service helped 500+ people in its first year, 2017. Demand is exceeding our volunteers' capacity. We need to employ staff.
We will introduce SEMVAC Life Skills, a series of classes or seminars delivered by experts: classes on computer skills, applying for citizenship; seminars on health topics (cooking, dental, bone), family violence, gambling, and accessing government services.
To be sustainable, we must apply for grants and deal with their reporting requirements, plus improve our fundraising effectiveness. Employing staff helps us do this.
There are thousands of Vietnamese, mostly seniors, who are disadvantaged simply because they cannot learn English. They are our main target.
PEOPLE USING OUR SERVICES BENEFIT BY:
- citizenship classes: having their individual questions answered,
- computer classes: knowing how to avoid scams and viruses, being able to use social networks,
- life skills seminars (videos livestreamed and put online so that people who cannot attend can benefit): learning how to look after their health, which government services are available and how to access them, how to deal with gambling, violence, drug problems in their family.
Project details
Suggested by: Phuong
Project partner: SEMVAC (South Eastern Melbourne Vietnamese Associations' Council)
Region
Southern Metro
Budget
Votes
168 votes received
This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.
Spread the word
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Semvac have a good service for those who in need
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SEMVAC is helping Vietnamese have lower English.
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I fully support SEMVAC
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Language barrier is one of the biggest drawback for immigrants with limited English capability, which can greatly affect their mental well-being . It's great to know that there are organisations out there who are willing to help out.
It's difficult enough for the average Australians to get assistance to manage hardships let alone people with language barriers.
Well done for setting up this project and good luck. I wish you every success.
KT
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I fully support SEMVAC
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Semvac is helpful
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II fully support SEMVAC
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Good luck with your project. I've voted
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good job for peaple
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My landlord is Vietnamese,he also owns the house next door with Vietnamese tenants......their english is not good and I keep an eye on both properties for him....they are great people and anything I can do to help I am willing to help if possible..
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Vote SEMVAC
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Vote SEMVAC
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SEMVAC is a good help’s community for Vietnamese. Thank you and hope them which gown up more in the future.
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i love you guys. thanks for helping my mum, she's so happy with your service.
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SEMVAC 's free community service does make significant impact on the lives of disadvantage people who received its assistance. Running entirely by volunteers, it deserves some help to continues the great works.
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happy to helps
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Phong Tran
17 Sep 2018
Phong Trần (Vasa)
Semvac need more help from government to support more people in services .