Location: Xa Iahlop, Huyen Chuse, Tinh Gia Lai, Kom Tum, Vietnam.
Number of orphans: 45 children Jarai minority including 16 orphans, 12 in school and 4 younger children.
Contact person at orphanage: Dinh Minh Nhat

Contact through
Nguyen thi Ngoc Qui
93/6/8 Xo viet Nghe Tinh, Phuong 17, Quan Binh Thanh. TP HCM
Phone: 0903312367 , 0838400206

With the fund received from Hong Gam 83’s alumni in 2013, we reached out to this orphanage through a former teacher at Hong Gam, Soeur Hong Quy.

Giuse orphanage was established in 2009 and under a supervision of Mr. Da Minh Nhat. Its mission is to provide food, shelter, and educational support to underprivileged children in the Kontum vincinity. As up until 2013, it has been receiving funding but limited from the local Catholics parish to support 45 children Jarai minority, in which 12 of the 16 orphans are within the school-age.

With VNHelp’s long-term financial support, Mai Am Guise is able to ensure the stability of its operation as well as provide assistance and care for more children of the low-income families or orphans as needed.

Location: 20/1 Ap 3, Xa Tan Quy Tay, Binh Chanh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Number of orphans: 15 children.
Contact person at orphanage: Thich Nu Nhu Tung

Location:3921 Kinh Duong Vuong, Phuong An Lac, Quan Binh Tan, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
Number of orphans:95
Contact person at orphanage: Thich Nu Nhu Dieu at 8-3877-6178

This orphanage belongs to Tu Hanh Buddhist Temple, officially recognized by Buddhist Authority in Ho Chi Minh City on 2008. The orphanage has 90 kids and some elders. Most of the children are young, all under 16 year-old. The director is Thich Nu Nhu Dieu. The orphanage runs a school with 108 classes. The orphanage also makes blankets for flood victims.

Location: Nha Tinh Thuong Dieu Giac, 177 Tran Nao St, Binh An, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Number of orphans: 95.

Contact person at orphanage: Ms. Huyen at dieugiacorphanage@gmail.com, or call 9-0863-6466

Location: 138 Thien Binh Area, Tam Phuoc Village, Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam.
Number of orphans: Over 100, some of them have physical and mental illnesses.
Contact person at orphanage: Nun Nhàn at csbtxhconhithienbinh@gmail.com

This orphanage belongs to the Thien Binh Parish Catholic Church, established in 1968. It received official paper on April 2009. The orphanage has 130 orphans and some elders. Some of the children are handicap and/or mental illness (including agent orange). The director is father Nguyen Van Uy, day-to-day operation is run by a group of dedicated nuns led by Sister Nhàn. Sister Sumalee is from Thailand and has lived in Vietnam for over 25 years. The orphanage has many programs to support the kids:

• Nursery with imported fruit trees and vines from Thailand
• Raise pigs and chickens
• Plant vegetable
• Run a school.

We visited Thien Binh orphanage in the past 3 years:

• We donated money and gifts on annual trip since 2008
• Signed agreement in July 2009 to sponsor the orphanage with quarterly monetary support.
• Purchased 5 PC’s for Thien Binh orphanage and recruited students from Vietnam National University to each computer to the children.
• The proceed from fundraising event in Austin is used to purchase additional 10 PC’s, slide projector, scan/cop/printer for Thien Binh
• Purchased a washing machine from a generous donor.

Wish List:

• Provide 1 year of English teaching for the high school students, estimate cost is $1000.
• Provide 1 year of computer programming language teaching for the high school students, estimate cost is $2000.