About Go Vap Orphanage

Go Vap Orphanage provides food, housing, and education to about 200 children in the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City.  Many of the children, aged from newborns to eighteen years old, have mental or physical disabilities and the orphanage raises and educates them.  The people who care for the children are loyal, caring and diligent, but sadly their resources are limited. The orphans' rooms are often filled to maximum capacity leaving little room for playing or personal space. ILACN donates supplies regularly to the orphanage and volunteers are needed to help with feeding, changing and playing with newborns and younger children or working with older children who need help with physical therapy activities.

In May of 2009, the ILACN built a classroom for children who are visually impaired.  The ILACN provides all the funds to keep the classroom running, including the teachers, specialized trainers and school supplies.

ILACN Coordinator for Go Vap Orphanage

Jan Byrne, an ILA teacher, is the ILACN coordinator for the Go Vap Orphanage.  If you are interested in volunteering at or donating to Go Vap Orphanage please send an email to ilacn@ilavietnam.com