Since 2017
YUU Organization is a youth-led non-profit organization aiming to empower ethnic minority youth in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Working closely with the community members, we develop a sustainable ecosystem of education, career development and cultural conservation to provide opportunity and narrow gaps for Highlands’ youth.
Since 2018, we have been part of VVC, a national organization specializing in promoting, supporting and coordinating volunteer activities for the community in Vietnam. In 2021, we received a recognition for our contributions to community service from the Vietnam Youth Federation of Kon Tum Province.
We provide tailored programs with local schools, orphanages, and civil society organizations to provide qualified education and extra-curricular programs for young people.
We provide career orientation and mentoring programs for high school students, train professional skills, and support students to apply for financial aid to study in higher education and vocational training.
We collaborate with local people and artists to promote community traditions and rituals on digital platforms and at in-person events.
Run by youth,to empower youth
YUU Organization provides service-learning, project-based learning, and civic engagement training for staff members and volunteers before their direct services with vulnerable communities in the area. We believe that every youngster is a kernel of change, and our job is to support them in driving impact in a positive way.
“From a charitable project, YUU Organization has continuously improved to better serve our local community, build community force and support ethnic minority youth.”
Featured projects
9/2017
Our first project to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival for 50 children and students at Teresa’s orphanage, Đăk Rơ Wa village, Kon Tum province.
2018
Initial summer camp program to inspire and support necessity for 150+ students in Plei J’Drap villages.
2018
Educational project to help 60+ students prepare for middle high school before the new academic year at Vinh Sơn 5 orphanage for 3 months.
2018
Mid-Autumn Festival project for 1,200+ children in 5 villages of Dak Ha district, Kon Tum.
11/2018
Donated 50 warm jackets and 30 kg of second-hand clothes to students in Ku Xia II village, Ngok Lây commune, Tu Mơ Rông district, Kon Tum.
2019
Career-based experience camp for 100 female students in Dak Ha district, Kon Tum.
2019
Organized a Lunar New Year festival with interactive cultural activities for students at Vinh Sơn 4 orphanage.
2020–2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the project delivered virtual and in-person classes to support over 200 ethnic minority students across multiple orphanages in keeping up with their academic year.
2020
YETI brought students and facilitators together for The Local Cohort Summit to learn cultural knowledge from elder villagers, artists and social enterprises in Kon Tum.
2021
An educational project with Bahnar students to improve active learning and raise awareness of the local culture, with creative writing and an interactive way of learning English.
9/2021
Supporting 100 marginalized families heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic at Plei J’Drap village, Kon Tum province.
2021
First career orientation summer camp, guiding 70 students at Plei J’Drap to understand their strengths when choosing a university and career path.
2022
A documentary and research on the tomb house statues of the Bahnar and Jrai people in Kon Tum.
2022
Shared environmental knowledge with students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage through interactive learning.
2023
Động Tượng, an exhibition bringing the art of the tomb house statues to a new generation.
2023
A sex education camp helping students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage and nearby villages learn about and prevent sexual abuse.
2024
A career orientation camp for middle and high school students at Vinh Sơn 4 orphanage, Kon Rẫy village, Kon Tum.
2025
Celebrated the Lunar New Year with students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage after our volunteer members completed the service-learning course.
2025
An international cultural exchange with the French NGOs Camplus Culture and Génération Panasiatique, introducing the diverse ethnic minority cultures of Kon Tum and YUU’s education and cultural conservation work in Kon Tum city and Kon Von Kia village.
2025
Summer tutoring classes for students at Vinh Sơn 1 and Vinh Sơn 2 orphanages to prepare for the upcoming academic year.
2025
A career orientation camp focused on vocational training for students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage.
2026
Celebrated the Lunar New Year with an interactive art workshop and fundraising activities to support students at Làng Cùi Kon Tum.
2026
An art and cultural learning summer camp for students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage.
9/2026
A lantern-making workshop and interactive activities for students at Kim Phước shelter and the Đăk Kia leprosy village during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Together, we continue to support ethnic minority youth in the Central Highlands.
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Together, we have supported 4,000+ beneficiaries from 16 orphanages and villages, with over 400 students in our programs since 2017.
Partner with usBetween 2017 and 2026, YUU supported more than 4,000 beneficiaries from 16 orphanages and villages, including over 400 ethnic minority students in our programs. Along the way we implemented 40+ projects with 300+ volunteers and members, donated 255 million VND and completed 3 research studies.
Bridging the gap of accessing opportunities for Highlands youth.
Since 2018, YETI is an annual community-based summer camp that provides skill and leadership training for minority students. Every year, YETI organizes a multi-day camp with a different theme, such as career orientation, emotional intelligence, sex education and localized leadership. Built on project-based learning, we deliver interactive learning activities and guide students in active learning.
For 8 years, YETI has supported 350+ ethnic minority students. Many of them have successfully graduated from universities and colleges.
The program was funded by the OSUN Global Fellowship Grant and Fulbright University Vietnam’s Student-led Initiative Grant.
Read the story“Localized Project-based Learning” is an educational project for Bahnar students to improve active learning methods and raise awareness of the local culture. The project includes three main activities: running a summer class, creating project-based learning toolkits for local teachers, and supporting students to run their projects for a school competition.
Students and teachers access multiple teaching methods, and find the ones that help students carry their knowledge from theory into practice.
The program was funded by the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS) and Irish Aid.
Read the storyThe Wooden Funeral Sculpture Program aims to preserve the folk art of the tomb house statues in Kon Tum, and to introduce the cultural beauty of the tomb statues to the next generations of the Bahnar and Jrai people and to the wider community.
Through the program, YUU Organization shares the cultural values of the Bahnar people, preserves the folk art of sculpting, and encourages new folk art forms that bring the tomb statues closer to the younger generation.
The program was funded by Fulbright University Vietnam’s Community Change-maker Scholarship, the OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts Microgrant, and the LIN Center for Community Development Seed Fund.
Read the storyHear our volunteers and students talk about YUU Organization.
“If I get the chance, I still want to join YETI next season, because through the programme I can learn new things I didn’t know before. I also want to meet the organisers again: such creative, passionate people.”
“I remember learning much more about community development, and ideas about charity, community and culture. We even practised being tour guides, introducing the beauty of our homeland.”
“What stayed with me most were Phong’s inspiring talks, especially his story about how, when life got stressful, he chose to clean the bathroom to relieve the pressure.”
“I am grateful to YUU, and to the core team who poured so much heart into giving me such a memorable journey. Without YUU, I might still be a shy girl who only dared to watch the world from afar, not the Linh who dared to step out, to talk, to connect and to dream.”
“After the project, I felt so happy and grateful to have been part of this programme. The exchange days taught me about the culture and history of the ethnic minority peoples of Kon Tum, and gave me the chance to proudly introduce my own homeland. The most meaningful part was connecting with new friends, sharing and learning together, and making memories worth keeping.”
“How happy I was when the children realised I couldn’t speak loudly: they went quiet, listened closely to my lesson, and made it a lively class with the games I brought. Those eyes made me proud that I had given it my all, and I will never forget the energy of the children in Vinh Sơn.”
“For me, YUU is a bright part of the most wonderful, carefree years of my youth, a piece of the puzzle that made the Khánh Ly I am today. The 2018 summer camp was my first real experience, working with amazing Yuuers who are still my closest friends. That year changed who I am: since then, volunteering has been part of me whenever I can.”
“In a small group discussion, a shy student raised her hand and said: “I don’t think I have the right to dream, because my family is poor, I’m a girl, and I’m from an ethnic minority.” That moment left me speechless. But it is also why I understood why YETI exists: to give young people in places with less light the right to dream, to know, and to choose.”
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