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Eco-friendly homes made possible at Mekong Plus
Since its founding in the early 2000s, Vietnam and Cambodia-based non-profit organisation Mekong Plus has placed utmost priority in improving lives and eliminating poverty through

Livestock specialist Kosal Yann empowering Cambodian villagers
From a ban on fundraising on social media to a sharp decline in international aid entering Cambodia in recent years, native Kosal Yann is no

Have fun, do good with Mekong Plus’ bamboo bicycle tours
As unlikely as it might sound, Vietnam’s first handmade bamboo bicycles begin its life at Mekong Quilts, a social enterprise formed by its sister non-profit

Mekong Plus improving lives through microcredit, employment and education
When Bernard Kervyn first arrived in Vietnam in the mid 1990s, the country was still ravaged by a lack of basic amenities and infrastructure—no doubt

Mekong Quilts’ pursuit to elevate lives of underprivileged women
Founded in 2001 as a quilt-focused handicraft social enterprise dedicated to the mission of uplifting lives of female artisans in the Mekong Delta, Mekong Quilts’

Cycling for a cause with Mekong Plus
When Mekong Plus was created in the mid-1990s to combat poverty in Vietnam and Cambodia, founding director Bernard Kervyn and team mainly focused on improving

Mekong Plus strives to save both people and the environment
The Mekong Delta has seen a new slate of challenges in recent years. Global warming has caused the sea to rise 1 cm a year,

Positive change begins with scholarships in the Mekong Delta
Despite being a Vietnam–Cambodia-based non-profit organisation committed to a diverse portfolio of activities ranging from improving infrastructure, smart agricultural practices, to creating sustainable employment for

Mekong Plus help villagers beat rising costs and climate change
Mekong Plus helps villagers beat rising costs and climate change In the midst of the global recovery from the pandemic-driven economic downturn, city dwellers in

Mekong Plus improving lives in south-east Asia together with its partners
Mekong Plus improving lives in south-east Asia together with its partners Since the 1990s, Vietnam and Cambodia-based non-government organisation (NGO) Mekong Plus has dedicated its

Mekong Plus nurturing both farmers and the environment
From subsidised housing made from bricks that combine plastic water bottles and a layer of cement, to pyrolysis trials that aim to turn plastic refuse

Mekong Plus empowering women through rural development
Charcoal and firewood might seem like typical necessities of rural living, but Vietnam and Cambodia-based Mekong Plus sees it differently. “[These methods are] very polluting

Bamboo Bicycle tours leading the way for Mekong Plus
Bamboo Bicycle tours leading the way for Mekong Plus For almost 5 years, Bernard Kervyn, Founding and acting Director of Mekong Quilts, a social enterprise

Mekong Plus makes strides despite challenging year
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and relentlessly changes in the global economy, founding director Bernard Kervyn of Mekong Plus, a non-profit organisation that commits a

Mekong Plus improves the lives of students in Vietnam & Cambodia through health education
“They could not see the words on the whiteboard, [and] they could not read!” Bernard Kervyn, founding director of Mekong Plus, said, emphasising how simple

Mekong Plus fights domestic violence and sexual inequality in the Mekong Delta
Mekong Plus fights domestic violence and sexual inequality in the Mekong Delta Since its inception, Mekong Plus has placed great emphasis on its mission to

Mekong Plus beats the pandemic with Accessible Education
For the past two decades, non-profit organisation Mekong Plus has focused most of its efforts on empowering rural communities in Vietnam and Cambodia through a

At Mekong Plus, fundraising is evolving
Running a non-profit has never been an easy task, and the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly made fundraising more challenging. And an organisation’s capacity to fundraise

Transforming plastic to improve lives: Mekong Plus’ other strategy
Since the earliest days, Mekong Plus and its founder Bernard Kervyn have been deeply devoted to changing the lives of underprivileged locals and their families

Mekong Plus transforms Vietnam through microcredit
Microcredit : “It’s a gift that gives twice,” explained Bernard Kervyn, founder of Mekong Plus, the non-profit and community development organisation that has spent more
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