Abstract: There are more than one hundred fifty Franciscans in Vietnam serving the people in a variety of ministries, including one that tends to economic, pastoral, and medical needs. Although these services bring much benefit to poor people regardless of their religious persuasion, they are primary 'in-house,' with minimum collaboration with people from other religious traditions. Because the majority of the Vietnamese people are from Buddhist or ancestor-veneration background, it would be beneficial for Franciscans to gain more firsthand knowledge and personal experience of people from these different religious backgrounds. This would, for example, require friars to move beyond traditional Christian boundaries and to engage in dialogue and collaboration with Buddhists in order to serve the Vietnamese people more effectively. To do so would be in full accordance with what the Church has asked of its members since the Second Vatican Council. Catholics are now fully encouraged to dialogue with those of other traditions not only on a theological and religious exchange but also in dialogue of life and social action. This project is an implement of dialogue of social action involving six sessions of encounter between Vietnamese Franciscans and Buddhists. The project is carried out through an initial collaboration in ministry to serve orphans and lepers. After the experiential ministry side-by-side, Franciscans and Buddhists hope to go on to collaborate in ministry. The assessment of the project facilitator, the participants, the project, and the ministerial sites has not only increased the participants' awareness of other religious traditions but has also enhanced the relationship among the participants and their empathy toward lepers and orphans.