Dedicated to transforming lives in Vietnam, Children of Peace International focuses on orphan care, education, and medical and dental missions, providing essential support and creating opportunities for a brighter future.
COPI learned during mission trips that children in rural areas or neighborhoods near orphanages struggle to stay in school. Many children live in “working poor” families, being the children of indigenous tribes or refugees from neighboring countries.
These families typically do not have the resources to fund school fees, supplies, or uniforms. Seeing this need, COPI introduced the Scholarships to Young Scholars outreach program in 2004, part of our Vietnam children’s programs focused on expanding educational access.
Presently, COPI provides over 1,000 scholarships in Phu Yen and Vinh Long provinces. Scholars are selected in 3rd grade and COPI follows and maintains support of this same student until they finish 12th grade.
After that, COPI continues their scholarships to support their higher education goals including 100% tuition support for students choosing trade school.
COPI’s roster of young scholarship recipients include physicians, electricians, plumbers, painters, artists, dentists, teachers, and more, and these students are forever part of the COPI family.
Since 1997, Children of Peace International has hosted dental mission trips each spring and summer. In 2025, COPI’s team of six dentists treated 380 patients over five days. The dentists, all Vietnamese citizens, volunteered their time.
Over the years, our missions have served students, orphans, leprosy patients, and citizens of poor and remote areas. These individuals often have no access to dental care, which makes COPI’s work even more critical.
Patients at the COPI clinics receive training in hygiene, a dental examination, fillings if needed, and any necessary medication.
Patients first visit the triage station where they discuss their concerns with clinic volunteers. From there, they move to the hygiene stations where they learn the proper way to wash their hands and face and how to brush their teeth. Everyone is given a take-home kit including a washcloth, soap, a toothbrush, and toothpaste. After visiting the dentist, young patients are able to choose a toy to bring home.
Most importantly, COPI continues to learn about and partner with the people and environments in many areas of Vietnam. This allows the organization to make accurate needs assessments in order to best serve them.
Children of Peace International has forged partnerships between American donors and regional governments over the last twenty years to build schools throughout Vietnam.
In 2004, COPI built it’s first school in the Doan Hung District with an addition being added in 2007. Several years later, the organization also established a kindergarten for over 100 students in the Vinh Long Delta Region. Children of Peace International has also built and equipped two elementary schools in the town of Sa Pa, each serving around 200 students.
In addition to building schools, COPI provides assistance for building upgrades, such as classroom furniture and water filtration systems, to established schools.
A small donation goes a long way. By supporting our Vietnam children’s programs, you help Children of Peace International bring hope and opportunity to the country’s most vulnerable children.
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