Cultivate loving, kindness, compassion and altruism with dignity
Altruism and Human Rights in Actions
Altruism is unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
Active Altruism Charity
Hội Từ Thiện Vị Tha Tích Cực
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All charity expenses, administrative and operating costs are fully paid by the founder’s incomes gathered over the years.
AACO has no fundraising activity.
Active Altruism Charity Organization in Recent Actions
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
AACO provided monetary assistance to a disabled veteran of South Vietnam Army who was wounded on February 2, 1972 at Quang Tri, Vietnam.
Quang Tri, Vietnam
March 27, 2024
Education
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
AACO provided scholarships to indigenous students in remote village.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
February 6, 2024
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
AACO provided monetary assistance and 20 kg rice to A Thonh.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
February 6, 2024
Medical Service
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
AACO provided monetary assistance to Y Henh to go to the hospital for medical treatment of an injured hand.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
January 18, 2024
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
AACO provided monetary assistance and a 25 kg bag of rice to A Thonh.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
December 8, 2023
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief
AACO provided monetary assistance to Mrs. Thươn.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
December 8, 2023
Improve Quality of Life
Improve Quality of Life
Improve Quality of Life
AACO provided a new Honda motorcycle to an indigenous young man A Tiến.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
November 14, 2023
Medical Service
Improve Quality of Life
Improve Quality of Life
AACO provided monetary assistance to Y Yũ for treatment at a hospital.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
November 4, 2023
Emergency Relief
Improve Quality of Life
Emergency Relief
AACO provided monetary assistance and a 25 kg bag of rice to A Thonh.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
September 14, 2023
Emergency Relief
Community Development
Emergency Relief
AACO provided monetary assistance and a 25 kg bag of rice to Y Núi.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
September 13, 2023
Community Development
Community Development
Community Development
AACO helped Mr. A Tích to build a cowshed by providing metal roof sheets and cement bags.
Central Highlands, Kon Tum province, Vietnam
September 12, 2023.
Special Assistance
Community Development
Community Development
AACO provided monetary assistance to a young couple for preparing a wedding with family and friends.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
September 1, 2023
Community Development
Community Development
Community Development
AACO provided a new composite boat to help the indigenous Montagnards crossing the river to go to work on their farms.
Central Highlands, Kon Tum province, Vietnam
August 23, 2023.
Community Development
Community Development
Community Development
AACO provided a calf to help an indigenous Montagnard family raising for making a living.
Central Highlands, Kon Tum province, Vietnam
August 23, 2023.
Community Development
Community Development
Community Development
AACO provided two piglets to help an indigenous Montagnard family raising for making a living.
Central Highlands, Kon Tum province, Vietnam
August 13, 2023.
Human Rights
Improve Quality of Life
Community Development
AACO provided monetary assistance to an indigenous man who was in prison for eleven years for following the Christian Hà Mòn religion.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
August 14, 2023
Human Rights
Improve Quality of Life
Improve Quality of Life
AACO provided monetary assistance to an indigenous man who was in prison for eight years for following the Christian Hà Mòn religion.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
August 13, 2023
Improve Quality of Life
Improve Quality of Life
Improve Quality of Life
AACO provided a new Honda motorcycle to Mrs. Liên, 58 year old woman. She works daily at a restaurant washing dishes from 2 pm to 1 am and needs a motorcycle to go to work.
Kon Tum, Vietnam
July 27, 2023
What We Do
Community Development
Community Development
Community Development
AACO initiates and supports community development projects. We empower poor communities by giving them the tools they need to transform their lives, improve their livelihoods and quality of lives.
Education
Community Development
Community Development
Education is an important factor and the key to success in life. It is gaining knowledge and skills to grow, to mature, to improve life, to have better opportunities, to enhance the pursuit of happiness, and to bring growth and progress into society.
AACO provides scholarships for education and training. We emphasize and promote the education and empowerment of women.
Empower Women
Community Development
Improve Quality of Life
Women’s empowerment is an important vision of AACO. We believe women can play a leading role in reducing poverty and inequality, and in creating a more just and altruistic world.
AACO gives female villagers the means to reach their full potential and to become active agents of change in their community. We provide access to life-long education, training, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Improve Quality of Life
Improve Quality of Life
Improve Quality of Life
Many factors can influence a person’s quality of life, both inside and outside their direct control. These factors vary from person to person, from place to place and change over time.
AACO recognizes destitute condition is one of the main factors and helps families improve their quality of lives.
AACO provides short-term solutions to destitute conditions while foster long-term change.
Health
Improve Quality of Life
Human Rights
AACO provides helps in medical services and health education to poor indigenous Montagnard families. The people we serve live in remote villages of central highlands of Vietnam.
Human Rights
Improve Quality of Life
Human Rights
AACO promotes, advocates and defends human rights, helps victims of human rights abuse, educates the public about human rights.
New Homes at Kon Tum
Social Programs Lam Dong
Social Programs Kon Tum
AACO New Homes Program is designed to alleviate the sufferings of the poor indigenous Montagnard families.
Social Programs Kon Tum
Social Programs Lam Dong
Social Programs Kon Tum
AACO social programs are designed to alleviate the sufferings of poor individuals and communities. Many elderly Montagnards are destitute, without families, living alone in harsh conditions.
Monetary help is providing a reliable source for food for the elderly, the disabled, and destitute families.
Social Programs Lam Dong
Social Programs Lam Dong
Social Programs Lam Dong
AACO social programs are designed to alleviate the sufferings of poor individuals and communities. Many elderly Montagnards are destitute, without families, living alone in harsh conditions.
Monetary help is providing a reliable source for food for the elderly, the disabled, and destitute families.
In memory of our teacher and mentor
Joseph Campbell 1904 - 1987
Joseph Campbell 1904 - 1987
Joseph Campbell 1904 - 1987
"Follow your bliss"
"All the gods are within you, within the world."
The Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell 1904 - 1987
Joseph Campbell 1904 - 1987
Joseph Campbell Foundation Website
Collected Works
Joseph Campbell 1904 - 1987
Collected Works
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
AACO adoptions at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya
Raha
Mokogodo
Apollo
Twiggy
Born from one family’s passion for Kenya and its wilderness, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust was established 45 years ago and is best known for its Orphans' Project, the first and most successful elephant orphan rescue and rehabilitation program in the world. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a pioneering conservation organisation, dedicated to the protection of wildlife and the preservation of habitats in East Africa.
https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/
45 years https://youtu.be/m1HYgPXA79Y
Scholarships
AACO provides scholarships to the indigenous Montagnard students at Kon Tum and Lam Dong provinces
Building eleven new homes for the indigenous Montagnards
AACO Home Number 11, A Ngeo & Y Chưm
Current home of A Ngeo and Y Chưm. AACO is building a new home for a young couple with two small children.
September 4, 2022
AACO Home Number 10, A Đa & Y Trêh
Current home of A Đa & Y Trêh, water entered from the roof during rains. The old couple had to use pots and pans to contain water.
AACO started building a new home on July 21, 2022 because the roof cannot be fixed or replaced.
July 1, 2022
AACO Home Number 9, A Đunh & Y Ngân
Current home of A Đunh & Y Ngân, a family with two small children. AACO started building a new home for the family on July 14, 2022.
July 1, 2022
AACO Home Number 8, A Gương & Y Khoan
AACO started building a new home for the family on June 24, 2022 and completed on July 22, 2022.
AACO Home Number 8, A Gương & Y Khoan
The old home of A Gương & Y Khoan, an indigenous family with three small children. AACO started building a new home for the family on June 24, 2022.
June 20, 2022
AACO Home Number 7, A Yưt & Y Rươn
The current home of A Yưt and Y Rươn, an indigenous family with two small children. AACO started building a new home for the family on June 23, 2022.
June 20, 2022
AACO Home Number 6, A Với & Y Ma Ri
The old home of A Với and Y Ma Ri, an indigenous family with two small children. In the raining season, from May to October, the family suffered the most. Water entered the house during raining days.
A new home was completed on June 17, 2022
AACO Home Number 5, Y Ương.
AACO Home Number 5 for the family of Y Ương. The foundation was built on February 15, 2022. This Home Number 5 will be 4m wide and 11m long for the total of 44m square, 3 rooms.
Completed on April 9, 2022
AACO Home Number 2, Y Thủy
The family of Y Thủy moved in the new home on January 30, 2022.
AACO Home Number 1, Y Sen
AACO Home Number 1 for Y Sen, Kon H'Rẩm village, Đắc Tờ Re commune, Kon Rẫy district, Kontum province. From December 7, 2021 to completion on January 9, 2022.
Improve Quality of Life
AACO provided a new Honda Wave to Y Ni to help her family to go to work in the farms. Her family had walked long distance to go to work. Kon Tum province, October 20, 2022
Provide rice to the indigenous Montagnards
AACO bought one ton of rice to help the indigenous Montagnards, Kon Tum province, Vietnam, May 6, 2022
History
Mậu Thân 1968
Người phụ nữ khóc than trên xác người chồng được tìm thấy cùng 47 thi thể khác ở một mộ tập thể gần Huế hôm 11/4/1969.
50 năm biến cố Mậu Thân 1968 qua lời kể của bà Phan Thị Hiệp Thành - cư dân Huế
Biến cố Mậu Thân 1968 chắc chắn là nỗi đau không bao giờ quên được trong lòng của người dân miền Nam Việt Nam nói chung và người dân Huế nói riêng. Trong thời điểm hiện tại đã 50 năm trôi qua, nhưng khi những người từng sống sót qua thời kỳ đó kể lại câu chuyện về Tết Mậu Thân 1968, chúng ta lại cảm thấy thương cho thân phận những người dân vô tộc bị quân Cộng Sản giết hại. Xin mời quý vị cùng lắng nghe sự thật về biến cố Mậu Thân 1968 qua lời kể của bà Phan Thị Hiệp Thành - người dân Thừa Thiên Huế..