Every Thursday afternoon 14-year-old Hang and her friends attend to the local Child Club in their village in Bac Kan province. There they enjoy singing lessons, play sports and can exchange their knowledge. Hang and her friends Child Club is one of 104 clubs that ChildFund Vietnam has set up to support children in Bac Kan province.

Hang is always eager to come to her Child Club in Ha Vi commune which is only 200m from her home. She has been participating in Child Club for the past three years. Through the Child Club, Hang has attended many training courses such as injury prevention, child protection and child rights.

“Children have the right to play, to go to school and to be protected,” she says proudly. “I was so attracted by the contests organised by ChildFund, especially the competition on child protection law. Thanks to the competition, I had many chances to meet new friends, get more knowledge and develop my presentation skills.”

Hang’s younger sister, nine-year-old Hue also often comes to Child Club to play chess, which is one of her favourite activities at the club. Hue is a chess champion at district level and she hopes to go on to play in the provincial championship.

While Hue loves playing chess, 11-year-old Vi likes badminton most: “Going to the Child Club, we have chances to play sports like badminton. It’s amazing to be able to play sports with my friends.”