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Supporting Community Development Initiatives - SCDI


The Vietnamese non-governmental organization Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI) was founded in January 2010. SCDI is a non-profit NGO with currently two offices. The main office is located in Hanoi and a second office in Ho Chi Minh City.

SCDI's Philosophy

It is the vision of SCDI to enhance the quality of life of vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of the population and to enhance their ability to integrate into society. Even though the main focus of SCDI lies on people affected by HIV/AIDS. SCDI advocates the philosophy of the “empowerment approach”. It is SCDI's firm belief to foster each individuals hidden potential, not only to show them how to tackle their own problems but also to contribute to the development of the society. In that context the focus on sustainable development is very important for the work of SCDI. Sustainable development is meant to start at the individual level, spread to the community level, from the community level to the whole society and consequently improving the situation for vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of the population country-wide. Therefore SCDI is devoted to design practicable sustainable development models by implementing research and supporting research. The results distilled by the research are then used for imparting life skills through counseling, training and disseminating information. Another important aspect in the work of SCDI is the international cooperation with NGOs, institutions and individuals.

Objectives to Reach SCDI's Main Goal

SCDI's goal, to enhance the quality of life of vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of the population and to enhance their ability to integrate into society, shall be achieved by four strategic objectives:

1st objective: It is the objective to support the organizational development of the targeted segments of the population by giving consultative support.

2nd objective: It is objective to advocate policies that, on the one hand, eliminate the barriers to the establishment and development of community groups or, on the other hand, eliminate the barriers to opportunities that enhance the quality of life of the targeted segments of the population.

3rd objective: It is the objective to design, experiment, implement, disseminate, promote, and replicate models and initiatives that aim to enhance the quality of life of targeted segments of the population.

4th objective: It is the objective to maintain and improve SCDI to be a strong NGO with the capacity to attract resources to fulfill its mission.