WHAT WE DO
CKC carries out social planning and sustainable development projects which empower the disadvantaged communities. Projects that CKC focuses on include impact assessments (social, gender and human rights), community development, gender equality, social planning and surveys, corporate social responsibility (CSR), project management, and sustainable development research.
CKC TEAM
Van Nguyen
Director/Social Planner and Researcher - MSS (Queensland), BA (Hue)
Project management, social planning, gender studies
Quyen Mai
Deputy Director - PhD (Germany), MSc (Wageningen), BA Hons (Hue)
Strategic planning, business planning, community based tourism, heritage governance
Philip Thomas
Business Development Advisor - BA Hons (Melb), Dip TRP (Melb), Grad Dip LED (Glasgow)
Strategic planning, project management, grant writing, business planning.
Hannah Dudley
Grant Development Mentor - MA International Relation (Melb), BA Business and Commerce (Melb)
Business planning, grant writing, stakeholder management, marketing
Vinh Tran
Leader (Social Planning) - BA (Hue)
Project management, Translation & Interpretation, Linguistic (English)
Han Nguyen
Project Officer (Grants and Communication for Development) - BA (Hue)
Social Research, Communications .
Vu Ngo
Project Officer (Social Planning) - BA (Hue)
Translation & Interpretation, Linguistic (English)
Pham Thi Thuy Dung
Member of the Governance Board - MDP (Queensland), BA (Hue)
Community-based education, business development
Ho Thi Dieu Trang
Member of the Governance Board - MDP (Queensland), BA (Hue)
Community development, project management
CKC NEWS
Supporting a Sedge Pressing Machine: Advancing Technological Innovation towards a green, women-led craft village (PWG-Phong Dinh Project)
24 July, 2026
On 10 July 2026, under the framework of the PWG-Phong Dinh Project, CKC, in collaboration with the Phong Dinh Ward People’s Committee, the Phong Dinh Ward Women’s Union, and local partners, officially handed over the sedge pressing machine to the...
STRENGTHENING ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH
20 July, 2026
Since 2024, CKC has been implementing the Participatory Action Research on Organisational Capacity Strengthening (PAROCS). The initiative aims to objectively assess the Center’s strengths and areas for improvement, identify organisational capacities that need further development to more effectively fulfill its...
Shaping the Future through Education – Nurturing a Passion for Science in the Younger Generation
12 June, 2026
Aligned with CKC’s core mission of promoting sustainable development initiatives and strengthening the capacities of young people, CKC is honored to accompany the “Hue City Youth and Children’s Creativity Contest 2026.” The program is organised by the Hue City People’s...
Co-creation and transdisciplinary partnership – At the core of CKC’s practice
11 June, 2026
Amid complex challenges in Vietnam’s localities, such as inequality, multidimensional poverty, and climate change, CKC promotes a knowledge co-creation approach and transdisciplinary partnership to better mobilize diverse societal resources. Knowledge is not confined to academic or professional domains; it is...
TUYỂN DỤNG TRỢ LÝ NGHIÊN CỨU
1 June, 2026
Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Phát triển và Đồng kiến tạo Tri thức (CKC) cần tuyển dụng 02 TRỢ LÝ NGHIÊN CỨU tham gia triển khai hoạt động nghiên cứu trong khuôn khổ Dự án “Phát triển chuỗi cung ứng...
EXPANDING GREEN LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN PHONG DINH THROUGH POTTERY AND SEDGE CRAFT TRAINING – PWG-PHONG DINH PROJECT
21 May, 2026
From March to May 2026, Basic and Avanced Training Courses on Pottery and Sedge Craft were conducted in Phong Dinh Ward, Hue City, engaging 80 trainees. Remarkably, over 90% were local women from diverse age groups, fostering a vibrant multi-generational...