Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD)

The Management and Sustainable Development Institute is a Vietnamese non-profit organization, originally established on March 5, 2008.

For over 15 years, MSD has been taking long-lasting efforts to contribute to addressing social issues of differentcommunities in Vietnam. We always take actions to support and help disadvantaged and vulnerable community groups, especially children, youth, women, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities.

Particularly, MSD was the only organization in Southeast Asia that has officially become a member of United Way Worldwide – a global non-profit network operating for over 135 years in nearly 40 countries and territories. MSD successfully fulfilled UWW's rigorous criteria for professionalism and effectiveness and officially has become a member under the name of MSD United Way Vietnam since 2021.

OUR VISION

We envision a world of justice and equality, where all individuals and their families can achieve their human potentials though good education, financial stability and healthy lives.

OUR MISSION

We are taking efforts to improve sustainable lives for the vulnerable groups by mobilizing caring power and united partnership to build an ecosystem for sustainable development.

CORE VALUES

Equity logo big

Equity

Transparency logo. illustration

Transperancy

Accountability logo. Illlustration

Accountability

Empowerment logo. illustration

Empowerment

Innovation logo. illustration

Innovation

Inclusion & Diversity logo. illustration

Inclusion & Diversity

OUR APPROACH & PURPOSE

The sustainable development goals MSD focus on: SDG3, SDG4, SDG5, SDG6, SDG8, SDG9, SDG10, SDG11, SDG16, SDG17

IMPACT WE CREATED

EDUCATION

350,000

children, educators, and parents directly participated in our events and activities aiming at increasing awareness about implementing children’s rights and protecting children from all forms of violence

800,000

children and adolescents have raised awareness and improved skills for internet safety through workshops and roadshows in the "Responsible Digital Citizen - SNET" project

20,000

youth and children have participated in gender equality activities facilitated by MSD to reduce the gender gaps and gender inequality

INCOME MOBILITY

30

Korean and Vietnamese startups have received financial and technical supports in the Open Social Innovation program

230

young people participated in MSD’s Youth Leader and Youth Leader United initiatives

50

startup and enterprises trained on business development in the Open Social Innovation program

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

4,000

people provided withfood, hygiene support and COVID-19 prevention education

22,000

children and people accessed to clean water and sanitary through more than 30 water projects in rural and mountainous areas

© 2019 Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD Vietnam). All rights reserved.