Limited VolunteerCatalyst Foundation’s mission is to support community building in rural Vietnam to fight human trafficking. Our story, the work we do, and our fight to stop trafficking was featured in three episodes of the CNN Freedom Project in February 2012.
Founded in 1999, Catalyst Foundation initially focused on improving the lives of orphaned, abandoned, and homeless children in Vietnam. Today, using a holistic community development approach, we address some of the root causes of child trafficking including extreme poverty. We are able to raise awareness, provide access to school and increase economic opportunities for over 200 children and their families. We firmly believe that the most effective way to break the cycle of poverty is to strategically empower whole communities by educating, providing training and employment, building safe and sanitary dwellings, and empowering children to stand up with dignity.