Vice President of the Asia Pacific region for World Vision International (WVI) Wattanapong Santatiwat has been honoured with the “For Peace and Friendship Among Nations” insignia of Vietnam.

The award was presented by the Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong in Hanoi on November 2.

As a coordinator, Wattanapong Santatiwat has helped to bring the organisation to Vietnam in 1988 and worked to make World Version Vietnam develop into one of the largest foreign non-governmental organisations in Vietnam .

WVI has implemented dozens of long-term projects in Vietnam ’s 13 cities and provinces with an estimated capital of 15-17 million USD, focusing on areas such as education, child protection, gender equality and health care. Over 1.5 million Vietnamese people, including 63,000 children, are benefiting from these projects.

Addressing the award ceremony, Chairman Hong applauded WVI’s role in general and Wattanapong Santatiwat’s efforts and contributions in particular, saying they had added to humanitarian activities and development in Vietnam , contributed to improving the world’s understanding about Vietnam and enhanced ties between the country and its supporters.

Wattanapong Santatiwat expressed his honour to receive the noble award, saying he would continue his cooperation in humanitarian relief and development in Vietnam./.