Hope flows back after the floods
Cash assistance from Viet Nam Red Cross and IFRC helps families recover their lives and livelihoods
Crops, livestock, and livelihoods destroyed
When floodwaters engulfed Van Lang commune in Thai Nguyen, northern Viet Nam in October 2025, Mrs. Hoang Thi Sua, a 20-year-old mother of two young children, faced devastating losses.
As the water rose around their home, her family had no choice but to leave everything behind and seek safety.
The small house they had built over many years was badly damaged, and their crops, livestock, and belongings were destroyed.
She, her family, and their neighbors were first evacuated to temporary shelters and later relocated to government-provided accommodation.
Since then, Mrs. Hoang Thi Sua and her family has become one of many to receive cash assistance support from the Viet Nam Red Cross (VNRC) as part of an Emergency Appeal launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
For these families, this cash assistance was about more than short-term relief.
It has enabled households to restart small livestock activities, restoring their main source of income and helping them move from crisis to stability.
VNRC also provided practical livelihood recovery trainings, ensuring families could rebuild in a sustainable and resilient way.
“The cash assistance came at the right moment,” she shared. “It allowed us to buy essential items, earn income, and support our family. Now our children can sleep safely again.
“If floods come in the future, we feel more resilient. We know we are not alone—local authorities and the Red Cross will be there.”
Vivid memories, renewed hope
Another mother, Mrs. Ngo Thai Do, 46, remembers the flood just as vividly.
She still gestures to the watermarks on her walls, long dried but impossible to forget.
“It was higher than the windows,” she recalled. “It took us three days just to clear the mud.”
For her family, too, the Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) cash assistance has been a lifeline.
“It has been invaluable as we try to rebuild our lives after the devastation.”
Cash assistance enabled households to restart small livestock activities, restoring their main source of income and helping them move from crisis to stability.
VNRC also provided practical livelihood recovery trainings, ensuring families could rebuild in a sustainable and resilient way.
