Images from the Go Vap Orphanage in Saigon.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Thien Nhan - Vietnamese Miracle Baby
Day 4 - Saturday, July 9, 2011
Visiting Thien Nhan, Vietnamese Miracle Baby. Thien Nhan is doing well, recovering from his most recent surgery in Italy.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
The Teach Me To Fish Program and Agent Orange
Like many handicaps and disabilities, the ailments associated with Agent Orange present a lifelong challenge. Children and adults can learn to cope with their disabilities and can often live fulfilling and meaningful lives. But their problems do not go away when they turn 18.
Kids Without Borders’ Teach Me to Fish (TM2F) project is a program that provides support services, educational scholarships and job training to underserved children in Vietnamese (orphans, street children, ...). The program’s recent focus has been with young people at the Thanh Xuan Peace Village in Hanoi – a facility that provides treatment, rehabilitation and education to children affected by Agent Orange. TM2F supports these children after they turn 18 and are no longer eligible for care at the Thanh Xuan Peace Village.
You can help these young adults transition to life on their own by providing scholarships and support for continuing education, vocational training, health care and living necessities. Please contatc Kids Without Borders info@kidswithnoborders.org and learn more on how you can help making a difference for these children.
Agent Orange in Viet Nam
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thanh Xuan Peace Village
Meet Nga who has lived in the Peace Village for the last 11 years. Nga was born with a skin condition and it was diagnosed that her condition is linked to Agent Orange which was exposed to her parents when they served in the war.
Nga completed 12th grade in high school and she is in the process of taking the National University Entrance Exam. She wished that she will be able to attend college, but she knew it would not be easy. Only a small percentage of high school students would annually pass the exam to qualify for entry to university. Then the bigger obstacle is the ability to afford the costs.
What is next for this young woman?
Thanh Xuan Peace Village
Meet Nga who has lived in the Peace Village for the last 11 years. Nga was born with a skin condition and it was diagnosed that her condition is linked to Agent Orange which was exposed to her parents when they served in the war.
Nga completed 12th grade in high school and she is in the process of taking the National University Entrance Exam. She wished that she will be able to attend college, but she knew it would not be easy. Only a small percentage of high school students would annually pass the exam to qualify for entry to university. Then the bigger obstacle is the ability to afford the costs.
What is next for this young woman?
Friday, July 8, 2011
the 14th HumaniTour Viet Nam
Join us on the 14th HumaniTour Viet Nam: July 6 - 16, 2011 or the 15th HumaniTour Viet Nam: September 22 - October 2, 2011.
Limited space, please contact info@kidswithnoborders.org for information.
Limited space, please contact info@kidswithnoborders.org for information.
Reflections from the HumaniTour Fall 2010
The Power Of One!
When thinking of the power of one, I will forever think of Son Michael Pham, Kids Without Borders. One man's idea, with the love and support of his family, followed by determination, passion, compassion, and a whole lot of love has united people and resources to provide a better life for those who carry burdens far beyond their sole capabilities. Children, some with severe physical challenges, having no parents to protect, guide, and nourish them rely on the orphanages to provide their basic needs.
When thinking of the power of one, I will forever think of Son Michael Pham, Kids Without Borders. One man's idea, with the love and support of his family, followed by determination, passion, compassion, and a whole lot of love has united people and resources to provide a better life for those who carry burdens far beyond their sole capabilities. Children, some with severe physical challenges, having no parents to protect, guide, and nourish them rely on the orphanages to provide their basic needs.
Son Michael has "adopted" a few of these homes. It was truly an inspiration to witness the dedication of the loving staff and the impact of even these few provisions. Equipped with new clothes, toothbrushes and toothpaste, soap and shampoo, crayons, pencils, and notebooks, bouncing balls, cuddly stuffed animals, sweet treats, and red clown noses, we were met with smiles, giggles, hugs, sheer joy and appreciation beyond compare. We were honored with performances of song and dance that took a lot of time, energy, and practice to master. We arrived with gifts in hopes of lessening their struggles. We left with new perspectives and full hearts, forever changed.
Apparently, unable to leave a minute unproductive, Son Michael, with the combined efforts and resources of The Rotary and Pro Sports arranged for the delivery of wheelchairs. We had the honor of distributing them, becoming wonderfully familar with the look of joy freedom of mobility brings.
Viet Nam awakens your senses. Beautiful beaches, architecture, and parks, chaotic city traffic where crossing the street is an adventure and getting to the other side an accomplishment, markets filled with everything you can imagine and some you can't, posh establishments with modern conveniences and the not so, the language...foreign, but a smile is a smile is a smile. The energy of the city, the serenity of the seashore, the history of a country, the influence of all who settled there, and the people. We experienced it all! And everywhere I travel the same observation...we have the same basic needs and all need to love and be loved.
Thank you Son Michael and all those associated with this journey. You make my heart smile.
Love with Hugs,
Apparently, unable to leave a minute unproductive, Son Michael, with the combined efforts and resources of The Rotary and Pro Sports arranged for the delivery of wheelchairs. We had the honor of distributing them, becoming wonderfully familar with the look of joy freedom of mobility brings.
Viet Nam awakens your senses. Beautiful beaches, architecture, and parks, chaotic city traffic where crossing the street is an adventure and getting to the other side an accomplishment, markets filled with everything you can imagine and some you can't, posh establishments with modern conveniences and the not so, the language...foreign, but a smile is a smile is a smile. The energy of the city, the serenity of the seashore, the history of a country, the influence of all who settled there, and the people. We experienced it all! And everywhere I travel the same observation...we have the same basic needs and all need to love and be loved.
Thank you Son Michael and all those associated with this journey. You make my heart smile.
Love with Hugs,
Susan (left) in Dalat, Kathy (right), center are two teachers
Susan and Son Michael
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