May 16, 2012
Day 9 of the Kids Without Borders & Rotary HumaniTour Viet Nam
Today we visited the Tu Du Peace Village in Saigon. Joining us are our friends and 'do-good' partners with the Australia-based charity Artists for Orphans (www.artists-for-orphans.com/). Tu Du Peace Village is a care and rehabilitation center for children with disabilities linked to Agent Orange.
We had a brief meeting with the director of the center and learned from her some of the needs for the children. Both of our organizations, Kids Without Borders and Artists for Orphans will consider developing job training for the older youths. We presented to the center a laptop computer, large supply of toothbrushes and school supplies.
After the meeting, time to visit (and play with) the kids.
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Kids Without Borders & Rotary HumaniTour Viet Nam
Day 8 - May 15, 2012
Visiting the Thu Duc Orphanage today. Great to be back at this place and see the kids and staff again. We left with them our donation of more than 400 toothbrushes, some toys, baby products, ... We received a request from the staff for our help in getting two clothe dryers to replace the out-of-service (+5 years old) dryer in the infant ward. Rainy season is here and cloth diapers, sheets, towels, ... are hung everywhere.
You can support with your donation toward the costs for two dryers, to make your online donation: donate
Kids Without Borders - Rotary HumaniTour Viet Nam
Day 7 - May 14, 2012
Report by Son Michael Pham
Today I had the opportunity to spend a day with the "Bếp Yêu Thương" or "Loving Kitchen" television crew. We met very early in the morning at the headquarters of Tuổi Trẻ News and traveled for more than one hour to Binh Duong. We arrived at the Ben San Leprosy Treatment & Care Center, a treatment center for people with leprosy. Most of the 150 patients are elderly. The center was founded in 1959 by a French nun and managed by a Vietnamese nun. After the end of the war in 1975, the center was turned over to the government.
At the end of our visit, gifts and care packages were handed over to the care center staff. Kids Without Borders presented our donation of 100 kilograms of rice to Sister Hoang Thi Cuc, director of the care center.
Left to right: Son Michael Pham, Thanh Thảo (host), Minh Huynh (Tuổi Trẻ News), Hồng Vân (singer, nghệ sỹ)
