iStory is a pilot project that empowers people with disabilities in Vietnam to tell their own story using social media. Equipped with only an iPod, participants tell their story through updates, pictures, and videos.

Ever wonder what it's like to commute to school in Vietnam in a wheelchair? How is it possible for a person without arms or legs to lead a swim team? What compels a priest to look after 30 orphans, when he is barely getting by?

Listen to their story and pass it forward. For every view, a VNHELP will donate to their cause.

See the Stories

Partners & Donors

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The Stories

The Stars

The Volunteers

The Staff

The Setting

The Selection

Early this summer, OneVietnam and DRD teamed up for a gruesome two months search for iStory's 7 amazing participants. We started with 30 applicants, visited their homes, and conducted mulitiple rounds of interviews to make the final selections. From originally 40 applicants, iStory's 9 Champions also had a competitive race to join the impressive team of volunteers.

The Training

With help from DRD and Skunkworks, the OneVietnam team landed in Sai Gon on July 26 to conduct an intensive training week for iStory participants and Champions. Training ranged from social media mechanics to the art of story telling and picture and video captures.

The Launch

iStory participants and their partner Champions have been working side by side in the last month in Vietnam. Their mission is to prepare 7 stories that shed light on the realities of people with disabilities in Vietnam. It's been truly a global effort by iStory participants, champions and partners in Vietnam and OneVietnam staff in San Francisco.

Lights, Camera, Action!

September 1st marks the official launch of iStory! The project will take place over the next 3 months. Remember, the more views a story has, the more donors will give. Tweet and share away!

Learn & Follow

In the next three months, follow seven inspiring stories from An Phuc to Sai Gon and Dong Nai, Vietnam. iStory participants will open their homes to you and give you rare glimpses into their lives. Learn their history, present, and future aspirations.

Click on the links of one of participants above or see the live #iStory feed.

Each participant aims to attain 3,000 views of their profile page. VNHelp will donate 200,000 VND for every 100 page views a participant receive, up to 6,000,000 VND. One hundred percent goes towards each participant's cause.

Start by sharing this page with your networks:

Engage & Champion

iStory participants act as ambassadors for people with disabilities in Vietnam. Share their stories so that others will be hear, see, and be inspired by their realities.

Talk to the participants and volunteers. Ask them about their cause. Be a champion!

Start on the iStory page.

Like Our Work?

Participants keeps 100% of all donations earned in the project. If you think our work is worth while, please consider donating to OneVietnam Network to keep us in operation. You can donate to our designated fund here. Please selected "OneVietnam Network" in the designated funds section.

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About Us

OneVietnam: The Culture Network

OneVietnam is a Ford Foundation supported non-proﬁt organization based in San Francisco, CA. Launched in 2010, OneVietnam is an online network that allows Vietnamese expatriates to take deliberate action to build their community where they are and abroad. It's social networking with a cause.

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OneVietnam is a Ford Foundation supported nonprofit using technology to build a network for good.