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Thăm điểm trường Sơn La

In February 2023, Mr. PVT from California visited three schools built by VNHelp a couple years ago in Tu Nang commune, Yen Chau district, Son La province. He wrote in his letter to VNHelp:
“The most memorable thing about this trip was that we were able to meet with the teachers and the local people. Everyone repeatedly told me that the students love their new school so much that they look forward to going to school everyday and they even want to have classes on Sundays. They are very proud that their schools are, in every respect, better and more beautiful than other schools built by the government. Not only that, the schools keep students cool in the summer and warm in the winter.”
Sức khỏe, Tin tức khác, Trẻ mồ côi & đường phố
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Áo ấm cho trẻ em có hoàn cảnh khó khăn

Trời rất lạnh ở miền Trung Việt Nam. Học sinh ở các vùng nghèo không có đủ quần áo ấm để bảo vệ khỏi cái lạnh. Vào tháng 12 năm 2022, VNHelp đã trao tặng 495 chiếc áo len/áo khoác cho các em học sinh trường mầm non Avao ở huyện Đakrông, Quảng Trị cũng như các em học sinh trường mầm non Điền Hòa ở huyện Phong Điền, Thừa Thiên Huế.
Chân thành cảm ơn các nhà hảo tâm đã hưởng ứng lời kêu gọi của chị Yên Thảo và quyên góp quần áo ấm cho trẻ em có hoàn cảnh khó khăn. Sự hỗ trợ rất cần thiết này đã mang lại niềm vui và sự ấm áp cho trẻ em ở những vùng này.
Nước sạch, Phát triển cộng đồng, Nguồn nước
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Dự án nước sạch của Định Hải

Dinh Hai commune is a poor commune in Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province, away from the city. 35km from Thanh Hoa. Democrats mainly live by farming and small trade. The living water sources currently being used by the locals are digging wells, drilling wells, contaminated with clay, algae, limestone and high iron content that can cause disease and affect health.
VNHelp collaborates with Thanh Hoa Water Supply Company to implement the project “Expand the live water pipeline system for 1,000 residents of Dinh Hai commune. The project is sponsored by three talents: VNHelp, Thanh Hoa Water Supply Company, local residents. Estimated implementation period from 1/4/2020 to 1/11/2020.
Dinh Hai is a poor commune in Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province, about 35 km from Thanh Hoa City. People live by farming and small trading. The source of water for daily use is water wells which are polluted by clay, alum, limestone and high iron that are harmful to people’s health.
VNHelp partners with Thanh Hoa Water Supply Joint Stock Company to implement a water project which extends the pipeline system to bring safe water to 1,000 households in Dinh Hai commune. The project is funded by three parties: VNHelp, the water company, and the beneficiary households. The implementation period is from April 1, 2022 to November 1, 2022.
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Một câu chuyện nông dân

Minh Son is an exclusively agricultural commune in Trieu Son district, 25 km West of Thanh Hoa city, in North Vietnam. Every grain, every cup of harvested rice exacts a heavy toll of sweat and tears from its farmers. Today, rural areas face a labor shortage problem. Young people no longer care about agriculture because the work is too hard and the income barely affords them the rice to eat for the day; they have moved to urban areas to obtain manual labor jobs for a living. The village is now a shadow of its former self, with just a few old farmers still enthusiastic about the fields, together with women and children. They still use traditional methods of farming with manual labors. The farmers’ most fervent wish is to possess a motorized tiller, planter and reaper to reduce their hardships, and to attract a younger workforce to return to their hometown to start a sustainable career.

Having become aware of that wish, and with an eye toward community building and the modernization of its agriculture, on April 15, 2022, VNHelp delivered a Kubota Combine Harvester (DC70 Plus) to farmers in Minh Son commune. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Chanh & Ling Ling Cao Minh for sponsoring this machine.

From the next crop season, farmers will no longer have to stoop to cut each bunch of rice with a sickle. They will no longer be drenched in sweat and tears for bending their backs from early morning to late evening at each harvest. “The next bowl of rice we eat will definitely taste better, because it contains a lot of sincerity and sharing”, exclaimed Uncle Thong – a farmer of many years in Minh Son commune – with heartfelt passion and a bright smile!
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Chromebooks for orphans

Thanks to ongoing technology advances, the internet has rapidly changed our lives, bringing the world closer together; all available knowledge in any field can now be retrieved from anywhere with just one click. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced many of us to access the internet more often, and the need for internet-connected devices is greater than ever.

VNHelp successfully lobbied benefactors Tuan Khanh & Yen to donate 30 Chromebooks to children at two orphanages with a total value of more than 5,500 USD. In Saigon, on April 3, 2022, the Hoa Hong Shelter took delivery of 5 Chromebooks and on April 6, 2022 Tu Hanh Orphanage received 25 Chromebooks. Learning conditions at these orphanages will certainly be improved. On behalf of the children, VNHelp would like to convey our thanks to Tuan Khanh & Yen.

[Read Vietnamese text here]

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Na Pan School

At the same time the construction of Na Pản school began, in March 2022, VNHelp also started the construction of Chan III Kindergarten, located about 25 km from the residential town, distant by high mountain roads and steep passes. The school is in Cay village, Ngoi Cay commune, Muong Ang district; it is at the border of Son La and Dien Bien provinces. There are 55 preschool-age children of the H’mong ethnic group. The current school site is roofed with temporary corrugated iron. The classrooms are very hot in the summer. In the rainy and stormy season, rain on the roof is very noisy, and the roof is often punctured and blown off.
VNHelp has cooperated with Truc Lam Company (Vietnam) and A Child Unchained Corp (USA), who jointly fund the construction of a new school with 02 classrooms, 01 teacher room and other facilities. The teacher’s room is where the teachers will stay at school during the week because they cannot go home every day (it’s just too far!). This school is expected to be ready for use in August 2022.
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Small Business

One might consider the Covid-19 crisis in Vietnam is over, but infected cases continue to rise though the number of life loss has been reduced. VNHelp continues to help people affected by the pandemic. In partnership with Missionaries of Faith Vietnam, we provide funds to help people get back on their feet after they have been unemployed for many months and have had no income during the Covid-19 crisis in 2021.
In Febuary (2/2022), thirteen families were selected to receive a fund to restore their business. Each family received an amount between $200 and $500 to seed their business. Among the successful stories are Mr. & Mrs Thai Phuong & Kim Loan in Thu Duc with their online grocery store and Mr. & Mrs. Van Phuong & Ngoc Bich in Bac Lieu with their online plants & succulents store. They report a daily income of $25-$35. Other beneficiaries reopened a machine shop, resumed a food delivery service, and reopened a food stand, etc. After their business is picked up, they will return the fund for us to assist other families. A modest amount in USA goes a long way to help a small vendor in Vietnam.