The Kianh Foundation, a British and Vietnamese registered NGO, has been operating in Central Vietnam since 2000, serving the needs of children with diabilities and their families, and developing local capacity to meet these needs. After 11 years of experience at the grassroots level, the foundation opened what has become a highly successful center for the development of special needs children in Dien Ban, a poor rural area situated between the prosperous cities of Hoi An and