Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City

The bustling, sprawling city in the south of Vietnam and gateway to the Mekong Delta is an accurate mimicry of Vietnam's rapid development and growth. Numerous skyscrapers and chaging the face of the city, luxury boutiques line the shopping streets in Dong Khoi and locals fly past on the latest motorcycles.

Despite all the development, poverty is still apparent in many parts of the city, especially in places rarely visited by travellers and foreign residents. The organisations featured in this page are working to help street and at risk children, provide employment opportunities for disadvantaged women and conserve Vietnam's amazing biodiversity.