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| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
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| Founded | 2020 |
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| Headquarters | 4201 Wilson Blvd STE 110-371 Arlington, VA 22203 |
| Website | www |
Vietnam Rise (also known as Rise) is a non-governmental organisation that promotes grassroots activism and social movements in Vietnam and solidarity among Southeast Asian civil society activists.
History
editIn 2020, Vietnam Rise was founded by Angelina Huynh, Trinh Nguyen, and Trinity Pham whose backgrounds include business, cybersecurity and human rights activism. The organisation arose to address issues affecting daily people’s lives in Vietnam such as environmental pollution, unsafe labour conditions, seizure of farmers’ land and others.
Context: Civil Society in Vietnam
editDefinitions of civil society vary in broadness. CIVICUS' definition of civil society is somewhat broad as it includes mass organisations, professional associations, Vietnamese NGOs and community-based organisation[1]. According to UNDP's 2013 report on Vietnam's civil society, most NGO-type organisations in Vietnam either have a state party member or at least are associated with the state in some ways. As a result, reports consistently find that advocacy (i.e., holding the state accountable) is the weakest area of civil society.
In the early 2000s, NGOs and researchers evaluated Vietnam's civil society environment as limited but with growing potential. CIVICUS developed a measure called the CIVICUS Civil Society Index Shortened Assessment Tool (CSI-SAT) to assess the state of civil society in Vietnam according to 74 indicators divided into four dimensions (structure, environment, values and impact). In 2006, the measure suggested that Vietnam had a slightly disabling environment (due to government restrictions on organisation formation), structure of limited strength, promotes values to a moderate extent, and impact on society at large is relatively limited. Values promoted primarily refer to the promotion of poverty reduction, non-violence and gender equity. Meanwhile, democracy, tolerance and environmental sustainability are not strongly supported.
However, in 2023, a USALI Perspectives report[2] reevaluated the situation of civil society as being more closed than before, usually via accusations of tax evasion, distributing anti-state propaganda and abuse of democratic freedoms. The changeover in leadership from Nguyễn Phú Trọng to Tô Lâm heralded even tighter crackdowns due to the latter's record[3] to suppressing peaceful process against environmental disaster and abduction of a Vietnamese dissident on German soil. Currently, there are more than 160 political prisoners[4] in Vietnam in 2026. Notable examples[5] include the pro-democracy journalist Pham Doan Trang, Can Thi Thieu and Trinh Ba Tu. More recently, the extradition of Y Quynh Bdap[6], a Montagnard Indigenous human rights defender, from Thailand to Vietnam in spite of international pressure has raised fears about transnational repression.
Programs and activities
editGiven the closed nature of civil society, Vietnam Rise runs offline and online events aimed at building capacity, including training and coaching grassroots activists in Vietnam and helping connect their activism to a network of Southeast Asian civil society actors.
- Fellowship program. The Fellowship program is an initiative designed to empower and strengthen grassroots leadership in Vietnam. This six-month program aims to support activists who are driving social change by providing them with opportunities for cross-sector collaboration, skill-building, and coaching to enhance their leadership capacities.
- Incubation program. The Incubation program provides seed grants, leadership and organisational training sessions for activist groups in Vietnam who seek to effect change in their communities. The groups selected into the incubation program work across a variety of fields such as LGBT rights, educational initiatives and serving remote communities during natural disasters.
- Social Movement Festival (SMF). SMF is Vietnam Rise’s two-part flagship event that consists of an online showcase of Vietnamese civil society groups and an offline event that focuses on helping Southeast Asian civil society actors network and share organising tactics. SMF has occurred every year from 2022-2025.
Vietnam Rise also publishes reports and advocacy guides based on data gathered from their training programs. Examples of such reports cover issues such as labour rights.[7], flooding in Central Vietnam[8] and others[9]
In addition to their regular events and reports, they are also involved in fundraising for causes such as “Sing For Our Heroes”[10], a campaign that raised $200,390 to support frontline healthcare workers in America.
Ideology and reception
editWhile not affiliated with any political party, Vietnam Rise is an active participant and organiser of events in Southeast Asia’s pro-democracy sphere. Their previous and current collaborators include CALD Youth, CSO Academy and Open Culture Foundation. In 2025, Trinity Pham was a leadership coach for female leaders and politicians from across Asia who shared ‘progressive, open-minded, and democratic values.’
Some Vietnamese state media pages[11][12] have claimed that Vietnam Rise is an arm of the pro-democracy political party Việt Tân which the Vietnamese government has blacklisted as a terrorist group since 2016[13]. However, the United Nations described Việt Tân as a pro-democracy organisation[14]. Vietnam Rise released a statement denying state media claims, which included a reiteration of the fact that the three founding members had left Việt Tân prior to founding Vietnam Rise[15].
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Dinh, Dang Ngoc; Sinh, Bach Tan; Dung, Chu; Quang, Dang Ngoc; Diem, Do Bich; Cuong, Nguyen Manh; Cuong, Tang The; Mai, Vu Chi (2006). "The emerging civil society : an initial assessment of civil society in Vietnam : CIVICUS civil society index shortened assessment tool".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ W, K. (2023-01-31). "Vietnam's Closing Legal Space for Civil Society". U.S.-Asia Law Institute. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ "VIETNAM: 'Human rights conditions will likely worsen as the country descends into a police state'". civicus.org. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ "Free Vietnam's Political Prisoners! | Human Rights Watch". 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ "Free Vietnam's Political Prisoners! | Human Rights Watch". 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ "Thailand: Montagnard Activist Extradited to Vietnam | Human Rights Watch". 2025-12-01. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ "Report Case study: workable practices in initiating and sustaining a labour rights movement in". Rise. 2025-11-06. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5df14ca0ed2c72528d573c3e/t/66adc281f76da473f437ea1e/1764175821777/Report+Mien+Trung+-+Tieng+Anh.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ "Event Report: Cultivating Innovation for Social Movement Leadership NGO Roundtable". Rise. 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ ""Sing For Our Heroes" Campaign Raised $200,390 to Support Front Line Healthcare Workers". Rise. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ Châu, Công an tỉnh Lai (2024-10-25EDT03:50:00). "Bản chất hoạt động của tổ chức khủng bố RISE". Công an tỉnh Lai Châu (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ cand.com.vn (22 February 2025). "Vạch trần chiêu trò mới của Rise". Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ Reuters (2016-10-07). "Vietnam declares US-based activist group is a terrorist organization". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "UN human rights office concerned over convictions of 14 activists in Vietnam". UN News. 2013-01-11. Archived from the original on 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ "About Vietnam Rise: Our Mission, Our Moment". Rise. 2025-11-01. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
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