The project aims to advance inclusion and empowerment for visually impaired students in Vietnam through inclusive sports and education, with a strong focus on sustainable development.
Regarding inclusive sport, VAF design and scale inclusive, significantly expanding structured running activities for visually impaired students through both community based and digital platforms. The project will organize inclusive running classes led by professional coaches, like national Paralympic athletes, to provide safe, and adaptive training for visually impaired participants. Video recordings from practical training sessions will be used as accessible running instruction materials, and running guidance materials in Braille and other formats. VAF will expand running initiatives through both physical and digital platforms by developing the "2gether" Android virtual running application to support paired running and social inclusion, and by organizing the Run for Love community event, engaging 2,500 visually impaired and sighted runners.
This project also focuses on the completion of internationally aligned adaptive learning materials for inclusive sports and English. These materials will be developed in accessible formats, including Braille books, adapted textbooks, teacher guides, tactile tools, audiobooks, and instructional videos, and prepared for wide dissemination and adaptation by partner schools and organizations to extend impact beyond VAF's direct beneficiaries. In addition, the project will expand and scale up its after-school English program for visually impaired students, increasing to 10 classes on-person, reaching up to 100 learners and 1,200 students on virtual classes. The project will enhance inclusive learning and participation opportunities for visually impaired students in Vietnam, strengthening their confidence, independence, and long-term social inclusion through improved access to sports and education.
