UCF VIETNAMESE AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
COLLECTIVE PHILANTHROPY PROJECT
The Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP) unites Vietnamese student associations and community groups to support a single charitable cause. Through collaboration with UNAVSA (Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations) and its members, CPP empowers Vietnamese nonprofits across North America to pursue their missions more effectively through shared effort and engagement.
HISTORY OF CPP
The CPP was launched in 2005 at the 2nd Annual UNAVSA Conference held at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Before it was known as CPP, it began as a local charity project under the Illinois Vietnamese Student Union (IVSU).
CPP was originally created to assist North American Vietnamese non-profit organizations to better achieve their mission through collective and collaborative partnership with UNAVSA and its affiliate regions.
Since the start, CPP has grown to include the participation of VSAs throughout the United States and Canada, working together to support a variety of non-profit organizations through fundraising and community outreach. By combining resources together, these groups have been able to make a greater impact on the world.
2025–2026 BENEFICIARY
Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped (VNAH) is a U.S.–based nonprofit founded in 1991 to help people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups in Vietnam achieve fuller participation in society. Working closely with Vietnamese ministries, local hospitals, and international donors, VNAH delivers rehabilitation services, provides assistive devices, offers vocational training and job placement, and advises on national disability laws and accessibility standards.
The impact is nationwide: more than 80,000 individuals have received direct assistance; 140 schools, 29 rehabilitation units, and 5 vocational training centers have been built or equipped; and 22,000 + doctors, therapists, and social workers have been trained. Millions more benefit from policy reforms VNAH helped shape. The organization continues to welcome rehabilitation professionals, disability-rights advocates, and volunteers eager to support its next phase of inclusive healthcare and empowerment initiatives in Vietnam.
HOW DOES VASA CONTRIBUTE?
