In Viêtnam

We are registered with the Vietnamese authorities for Bình Thân and for Hâu Giang. 4 teams, one per district, each with its own director. The Executive Committee -composed of the senior staff, decides for all important matters. Our main partner in Viêtnam is Thiên Chí.

In Cambodia

Mekong Plus expands its actions with small local NGOs: CFED and PTEA.

All operations in these 2 countries are coordinated by Bernard KERVYN : he assists the teams in their development, informs the teams in France and Belgium, and looks for funding. 

In Europe we are 2 organizations:

In France: Viêt Nam Plus is an "Association de Loi 1901", launched in 1994 and lead by an elected board, and a president.

In Belgium: Mékong Plus is an "ASBL" (association sans but lucratif) (registration number: 861.887.263). Mékong Plus also works in Cambodia.

The 2 organizations are cross linked through their boards, and take all decision for their operations in Vietnam together.

Right from the beginning we tried very hard to set up local teams, based in the villages and fully involved in the programs, close to the people. It was forbidden before and it is still pretty difficult, to set up a local NGO in Vietnam. A dozen years have been needed for our Vietnamese team! Thiên Chí, which means "good will", was born in 2006.

There are many Khmer NGOs but too often they are dependant to foreign NGOs, a sort of sub-contractor. Mékong Plus works with PTEA and CFED to strenghten: training, audit, reinforcement of their board, team work.

Interesting exchanges take place with the teams in Vietnam, namely in Hâu Giang where there is a large Khmer community,