Completed Projects:   October 3rd to November 15th, 2009

N g u y e n   V i e t   X u a n   O r p h a n a g e
Trung Kinh Street, Cau Giay District   Hanoi, Vietnam      The Nguyen Viet Xuan Orphanage houses and teaches almost 170 kids. The headmaster and staff are very hard-working and caring. Although they don’t always behave, they are very good kids who are fun to hang out with. Unfortunately, they did not have school uniforms. The majority of the money we raised (13,600,00 VND or approximately 764 dollars) was used to purchase jackets for all 170 students. I'll never forget how happy the children were as they were putting on their new jackets which arrived at the school on what was an unusually chilly day.
E x p e n s e s 1. 170 JACKETS 13,600,000 VND 2. INTRODUCTORY PIANO BOOK 26,000 VND TOTAL     13,626,000 VND (~$757)

N a m   P h u o n g   C h u r c h   L i b r a r y
Hai San Commune, Hai Hau District   Nam Dinh, Vietnam      The Nam Phuong Church is located in a rural area of Nam Dinh City. The church actively participates in the development of the area, helping out local schools and the local residents. The church library provides books that are lacking in the area schools. We purchased five boxes of books, maps, sporting equipment, board games, and posters for a total of 5,466,500 VND or approximately 303 dollars. The church organized a performance and a talk to show their appreciation. The morning after the books and supplies arrived, many kids eagerly waited for the library to open.
E x p e n s e s 1. 5 BOXES OF BOOKS 4,518,000 VND 2. SOCCER BALLS, VOLLEYBALLS, TABLE TENNIS PADDLES AND BALLS 420,000 VND 3. MAPS, POSTERS, BOARD GAMES, MISC. 508,500 VND TOTAL     5,466,500 VND (~$303)

B i n h   M i n h   D i s a b l e d   S c h o o l
Dong Anh District   Hanoi, Vietnam      The Binh Minh Disabled School is well known in Vietnam for the excellent education it provides to primary through high school age children. The seventy students who attend are deaf, have down syndrome, or are otherwise disabled in some way. The school is well staffed and equipped and is supported by the government as well as by tuition fees. Some of the money we raised was used to buy the children there a soccer ball, piano keyboard and piano book. Up to now they had been using a volleyball to play soccer. It's a small thing, but the kids were
thrilled to be able to play soccer with a real soccer ball. They also were happy to have a keyboard and piano book with which they were actually able to play their own music. I spent most of my time volunteering here and enjoyed it very much.
E x p e n s e s 1. SOCCER BALL 100,000 VND 2. PIANO KEYBOARD 600,000 VND 3. INTRODUCTORY PIANO BOOK 26,000 VND TOTAL     726,000 VND (~$40)

N e i g h b o r h o o d   K i d s
Mr. Ngo Quang Hiep  Ve Village, Dong Anh District, Hanoi, Vietnam           The arrival of foreigners to the new volunteer house stirred up the interest of the neighborhood kids. They started coming by the house almost every evening to draw, learn English, and at the end of the night, take a test on what they learned. A lot of the supplies we used were given by Frank and Anna Shulman. To supplement, I bought some posters and books for the kids to use. Kelly Wood, a fellow international volunteer, also bought a lot of materials for the kids to use. Each night was a lot of fun and a little
headache. By the time I left, some of the kids were able to hold short conversations in English with us.
E x p e n s e s 1. 6 POSTERS 42,000 VND 2. 2 BOOKS 23,500 VND 3. PAPER, PENS, MISC. donated by Frank and Anna Shulman TOTAL     65,500 VND (~$4)

N a m   D i n h   S p o n s o r s h i p s

A portion of the fund was used to sponsor four disadvantaged students in Nam Dinh City. Each of these students struggle to pay for school fees and to support their families. The sponsorships are for the next five months or one school term. The total cost of the sponsorships was 6,000,000 VND or approximately 373 dollars. Kelly Wood shared half the cost so the total cost to the fund was 3,000,000 VND or approximately 167 dollars. The profile descriptions below were contributed by Mr. Truong Pham.

Tran Van Thang   Birthdate: 1991   Location: Tran Quang Khai District, Nam Dinh, Vietnam   School: Nam Dinh Construction College           Thang lost his parents when he was 8 years old. He lives with his uncle who has no job and no labor ability. All of his supports come from charity sources. When he studied in high school, he had to earn money for himself, his uncle and his disabled sister. Although Thang went to work every night, he was still able to get good study results and pass the college entrance. When he entered college, all of the charities stopped providing for him because now he was eighteen. At present, he is studying at Construction College in Nam Dinh City. He doesn’t know in near future how he can get the money for tuition and other support for his daily life when he has no support from charity funds. He dreams that he will have a stable job that can earn enough money to support his uncle and sister. amount: 2,000,000 VND (~$111) time period: January-May 2010 Hoang Thu Trang   Birthdate: 1992   Location: Trung Village, Mai Xa Hamlet, My Xa Commune, Nam Dinh, Vietnam   School: Nam Dinh Industrial Vocational School           Trang was born in a family with four children. Only her mother who worked as a farmer brought them up and two old disabled grandmothers. The main income of the family is from the mother’s work. Therefore, Trang had to end her studies to stay at home and take care her grandmothers and help her mother bring up her younger sister and brother. In 2009, thanks to the authority of the commune, Trang entered in the Nam Dinh Industrial Vocational School where she can finish her high school degree and have job training to become a tailor. She wishes that after graduation, she can get a stable job and earn money to support her younger sister and brother to go to school and help her mother take care of two grandmothers. amount: 1,500,000 VND (~$83) time period: January-May 2010 Le Thi Thu Hien   Birthdate: 1991   Location: Nguyen Du District, Nam Dinh, Vietnam   School: Nam Dinh Nurse University           Hien was born in a family with two children. Only her mother works as a knitting wool worker to earn money to support their daily life and studies. Her father went far away and never came back to take care of them when Hien was three. At present, Hien studies at the Nam Dinh Nurse University and her younger sister studies at a specialized high school with French as her talent. Her family is living in a very poor, small, and dangerous house with three floors made of wood. Despite the difficult situation, Hien and her younger sister still try their best to study to get a better life in thefuture. She wishes to become a nurse to get stable life and help her family escape their poor situation. amount: 1,500,000 VND (~$83) time period: January-May 2010 Nguyen Thi Phuc   Birthdate: 1992   Location: Ba Trieu District, Nam Dinh, Vietnam   School: Nguyen Khuyen High School of Nam Dinh           Phuc was born in a family with three children. Her father can’t work because of a wound in the army. Her mother worked as a waste collector. The family was mainly supported by her mother’s income until an unexpected accident happened with her mother when she was working on the street. One motorbike hit her, breaking her leg and hand. At present, Phuc’s mother has no working ability. Every day, after school time, Phuc has a part time job on the street selling sugarcane to earn money support for the life of her family and get money for her studies. In the future, she wishes to become a businesswoman to help improve her family life and bring a brighter future to her younger brother. amount: 1,000,000 VND (~$56) time period: January-May 2010

S u m m a r y 1. TRAN VAN THANG 2,000,000 VND 2. HOANG THU TRANG 1,500,000 VND 3. LE THI THU HIEN 1,500,000 VND 4. NGUYEN THI PHUC 1,000,000 VND TOTAL     6,000,000 VND (~$333) - 3,000,000 VND (~$167) paid by Kelly Wood NEW TOTAL     3,000,000 VND (~$167)

S u m m a r y
1. NGUYEN VIET XUAN ORPHANAGE	13,626,000 VND
2. NAM PHUONG CHURCH LIBRARY	5,466,500 VND
3. BINH MINH DISABLED SCHOOL	726,000 VND
4. NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS	65,500 VND
5. NAM DINH SPONSORSHIPS	3,000,000 VND
TOTAL	22,884,000 VND (~$1271)