About us - Reseach center for inclusion

The Research Center for Inclusion (RCI) is legally registered in 2018 with the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology in Vietnam as a Vietnamese non-governmental organization (NGO). RCI is under coordination and management of Southeast Asian Research Association of Vietnam (SEARAV).

RCI aims to improve quality of life of persons with disability, in particular children and persons affected by leprosy, through research and advocacy on disability, inclusive education, inclusive health, social inclusion and community-based rehabilitation.

RCI is formerly known as Netherlands Leprosy Relief – Mekong Region (NLR Mekong). NLR operated in Vietnam in 1981 and extended its interventions to Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Laos and Thailand in 2012. Initially NLR supported leprosy disease control projects in the region and later shifted towards projects for disability and inclusion of persons with disability, including those disabled by leprosy.
RCI is constituted as a result of the localization of NLR Mekong. RCI continues NLR Mekong’s expertise, experience and network established throughout 35 years in Vietnam and other Mekong country region.

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