Blue Dragon Children's Foundation (Blue Dragon) is a non-governmental organization based in Hanoi, Vietnam. The organization rescues children from crises including sex trafficking, forced labor, and slavery and then provides access to shelter, education and employment. More recently, Blue Dragon has been actively working to end human trafficking through a range of programs operating in Vietnam's most vulnerable communities.

With the motto “Every child deserves a bright future”, Blue Dragon not only provides shelter and meals, but also offers opportunities for education, vocational training and psychological support so that children can confidently step into life.

History

In 2002, while working at Vietnam National University Hanoi, Michael Brosowski offered informal English lessons to a group of shoeshine boys. By early 2003, some of Brosowski's university students had joined him to help with the lessons and an informal arrangement quickly evolved into the more formal Foundation.

In March 2004, Blue Dragon Children's Foundation was registered as an Incorporated Association in Australia and in November 2004, it was registered as an Independent Non-Government Organisation in Vietnam.

Initially, the work of Blue Dragon focused on supporting street children on the streets of Hanoi. In 2005, Brosowski and law student Van Ta rescued a 13-year-old boy who had been trafficked to Ho Chi Minh City. Since 2005, rescuing victims of human trafficking has become a central part of the organisation's work. By January 2021, 1000 victims of human trafficking had been rescued. That figure reached over 1,700 people rescued by the end of 2024, Blue Dragon's 20th year.

In 2019, Australian Social Worker Skye Maconachie joined Brosowski as Co-CEO and in 2022, Brosowski moved into the role of "Founder and Strategic Director". Vi Do, one of the first children supported by Blue Dragon, was appointed Co-CEO with Maconachie in 2022.