Social Affairs
Awarding Friendship Medal to former World Vision national Director
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 23 to present the Vietnamese President’s Friendship Medal to Edward Danielraj Selvanayagam, the former National Director of World Vision Vietnam (WVV).
The Medal has been awarded to Edward Danielraj Selvanayagam in recognition of his devotion to local poverty elimination efforts.
The Friendship Medal is awarded to foreign individuals or organisations that make significant contributions to establishing, strengthening or developing amity between Vietnam and other nations.
Addressing the event, Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong appreciated Selvanayagam’s whole-hearted assistance to children from impoverished families and low-income people across the country.
Edward Danielraj Selvanayagam has spent more than 20 years in Vietnam and contributed greatly to low-earner support through his position as WVV National Director with a number of comprehensive development programmes relating to area development, community-based disaster risk management, childcare and protection, human trafficking prevention and micro-finance, Hong stressed.
At the ceremony,
Selvanayagam expressed his honour to receive the award, hoping the country’s partnership with the WVI, other international humanitarian organisations and donors would grow towards providing more aid for less-privileged children and communities.
The WVI is now deploying 40 area development programmes and 16 projects in 15 provinces and cities nationwide.
The total aid supporting the country through the organisation has reached around 300 million USD over the last 25 years.
The Friendship Medal is awarded to foreign individuals or organisations that make significant contributions to establishing, strengthening or developing amity between Vietnam and other nations.
At the ceremony
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Edward Danielraj Selvanayagam has spent more than 20 years in Vietnam and contributed greatly to low-earner support through his position as WVV National Director with a number of comprehensive development programmes relating to area development, community-based disaster risk management, childcare and protection, human trafficking prevention and micro-finance, Hong stressed.
At the ceremony,
Selvanayagam expressed his honour to receive the award, hoping the country’s partnership with the WVI, other international humanitarian organisations and donors would grow towards providing more aid for less-privileged children and communities.
The WVI is now deploying 40 area development programmes and 16 projects in 15 provinces and cities nationwide.
The total aid supporting the country through the organisation has reached around 300 million USD over the last 25 years.
