Vietnam Rise
Vietnam Rise
| Official name(s) | Vietnam Rise |
| Formation | 2020 |
| Founders | Angelina Trang Huỳnh, Trinh Nguyễn, Trinity Phạm |
| Type | 501(c)(3) organisation |
| Tax ID no. | 84-2739290 |
| Location | 4201 Wilson Blvd STE 110-371 Arlington, VA 22203 |
| Website | https://www.vietnamrise.org/ (tiếng Việt); https://www.vietnamrise.org/home-en (English) |
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. Their motto is ‘thay đổi trong tầm tay’ (‘change within reach’).
History
In 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.
Programs and activities
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.[1], flooding in Central Vietnam[2] and others[3]
In addition to their regular events and reports, they are also involved in fundraising for causes such as “Sing For Our Heroes”[4], a campaign that raised $200,390 to support frontline healthcare workers in America.
Ideology and reception
While 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[5][6] 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[7]. However, the United Nations described Việt Tân as a pro-democracy organisation[8]. 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[9].
See also
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "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 Tiếng Việt). Retrieved 2025-12-17. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ cand.com.vn. "Vạch trần chiêu trò mới của Rise". Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử (in Tiếng Việt). 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.
- ↑ "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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "About Vietnam Rise: Our Mission, Our Moment". Rise. 2025-11-01. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
External links (official)
Vietnam Rise (official Vietnamese-language page)
Vietnam Rise (official English-language page)
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