About

My name is Quyen Tran, a Regional Programme Manager for HelpAge International EAPRO since 2003. I studied civil engineering and made use of
that in the Peace Corps in northern Thailand developing water systems for
remote communities. That work persuaded me to change careers and for
the past 25 years, I have worked in development.
I use my expertise to serve HelpAge as the lead on the community driven
development model of multi-functional older people’s associations (OPA).
Primarily working in Vietnam, this model uses OPAs to meet diverse needs of older people: water and sanitation, livelihoods, disaster risk reduction, healthy ageing promotion, social interaction and the like.