About us - Reseach center for inclusion

The Research Center for Inclusion (RCI) is a science and technology organization licensed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Viet Nam. It operates under the Southeast Asian Research Association of Viet Nam (SEARAV).

RCI builds on the experience, partnerships, and achievements of its predecessor organization, the Netherlands Leprosy Relief (NLR), which has worked in Viet Nam for 35 years. RCI implements programs and projects supporting persons with disabilities in areas such as sexual and reproductive health and sexuality education, inclusive education, rehabilitation and community-based care, career orientation, job placement support, and the promotion of social inclusion.

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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