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Volunteers for Peace Vietnam (VPV) VPV South WORKCAMP PROGRAM 2014 – 2015

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Volunteers for Peace Vietnam (VPV)

VPV South

WORKCAMP PROGRAM 2014 – 2015

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INTRODUCTION Volunteers For Peace Vietnam (VPV) is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded in 2005 with the aim to promote voluntary service as a mean of cultural and educational exchange among people, for peace and friendship, and as an approach to address social problems. VPV hosts international volunteers from different countries and places them in suitable projects depending on the interest of the volunteers and the needs of local communities. VPV also brings the opportunities for Vietnamese to join voluntary projects around the world. By joining our programs, volunteers will experience inter-cultural living and working environment and have a chance to help those in needs. Over the past 8 years VPV has welcomed over 4,500 international volunteers from over 30 different countries. VPV is working in various locations in Vietnam, including Hanoi Capital and Ho Chi Minh City. VPV offers programs for individual volunteers and group volunteers, for duration from 1 week to 1 year. Our projects cover areas of education, social welfare, environment and community development, public health and medical support, cultural heritage preservation and youth action.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1. Insurance VPV does not provide any kind of insurance. It is volunteers’ responsibility to buy insurance that covers the whole period of his/her stay in Vietnam. 2. Personal Transportation/Excursion Each volunteer is responsible for arranging their transportation to/from the meeting point of the camp at their expenses. VPV does not cover transport, leisure activities or food outside of the project. 3. Application Requirements VEF and copy of passport

4. Leader VPV always has its own coordinator who acts as workcamp leader in each camp. Besides that we also have 3-5 local volunteers who receive a half day orientation so that they understand the role and responsibilities for the project. All work alongside with international volunteers to make sure the group has good atmosphere and dynamic.

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Volunteers for Peace, Vietnam (VPV)

VPV South

LIST OF PROJECTS (April, 2014 – March, 2015)

Camp Code Placement Duration Theme Age No of vol

VPVS6-14 Environment Protection 31/03 - 12/04 ENV/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS7-14 Rice Painting 14/04 - 26/04 KIDS/MAN/EDU/SOCI 18+ 15

VPVS8-14 Leaf Pagoda 05/05 - 17/05 KIDS/MAN/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS9-14 English creative camp for children

19/05 - 31/05 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS10-14 Environment Protection 02/06 - 14/06 ENV/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS11-14 Rice Painting 16/06 - 28/06 KIDS/MAN/EDU/SOCI 18+ 15

VPVS12-14 Vinh Son 30/06 – 12/07 KIDS/MAN/EDU/SOCI 18+ 15

VPVS13-14 Ly Thuong Kiet 14/07 - 26/07 KIDS/MAN 18+ 15

VPVS14-14 Peaceful World 28/07 - 09/08 KIDS/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS15-14 Ky Quang Orphanage 11/08 - 23/08 KIDS/MAN/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS16-14 Class of Love 25/08 - 06/09 KIDS/MAN/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS17-14 Rice Painting 15/09 - 27/09 KIDS/MAN/EDU/SOCI

18+ 15

VPVS18-14 Environment Protection 06/10 - 18/10 ENV/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS19-14 Vinh Son 20/10 - 01/11 KIDS/MAN/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS20-14 Rice Painting 03/11 - 15/11 KIDS/MAN/EDU/SOCI 18+ 15

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VPVS21-14 Peaceful World 17/11 - 29/11 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS22-14 Environment Protection 01/12 - 13/12 ENV/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS23-14 Warm X-mas & new year for orphan children

15/12 - 27/12 KIDS/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS1-15 Ky Quang Orphanage 05/01 -

17/01/2015 KIDS/MAN/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS2-15 Vinh Son school 19/01 -

31/01/2015 KIDS/MAN/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS3-15 Traditional Lunar New Year(TET) for disadvantaged children

02/02 - 13/02/2015

KIDS/MAN/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS4-15 Ky Quang Orphanage 23/02 -

07/03/2015 KIDS/MAN/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS5-15 English creative camp for children

09/03-21/03/2015 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 18+ 15

VPVS6-15 Class of Love 16/03-28/03/2015 18+ 15

KIDS/SOCI/EDU/MAN

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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

The earth is getting warmer and warmer, climate has been changing rapidly, our eco-system has

been destroyed severely, and garbage has been overfilled, etc these real risky situations come to

our mind everyday but the question is what we should do to save ourselves and our planet.

The facts show that Viet Nam, a small country with a big population, along with some countries

in Asia will be affected most severely. Streets are full with transports and rubbish, people going

out with masks due to air pollution; beaches are nice but people may be afraid of swimming with

garbage and plastic bottles; parks are green with many trees but walking in the parks also means

you should have been an expert in walking along with junk and sewage. Being aware of the

effects of climate change, we- volunteers should raise our voices and give our hands to make a

better environment.

What can we do?

W: First and most important thing that volunteers should do is to organize several workshops to

raise people’s awareness in protecting our environment. Volunteers can connect local volunteers

and local people to hold “Environment Week”, “Green Day”, collecting and recycling garbage,

planting trees, etc should be main tasks.

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S: Viet Nam

A: VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at bund-bed. Showers and toilets are

available. WIFI free at volunteer house.

Meals will be prepared by volunteers.

L: No. 63, Street 23, Tan Quy Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh city

T: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), 45 minutes by taxi to volunteer house

Q: interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro to be paid in local currency)

RICE PAINTING

Life is better for the 26 million Vietnamese children today than it was just two decades ago. But

it cannot deny the fact that the disparities and widening between the rich and the poor, between

the normal children and the disadvantaged ones, etc. Child poverty in Vietnam today is more

prevalent than traditional poverty statistics reveal. They cannot tell us whether children’s basic

needs are being satisfied, as distinct from those of the adults they may live with. With support

from UNICEF, Viet Nam recently developed its own child-specific approach to poverty, based

on basic needs like education, health, shelter, social inclusion and protection. Yet we could not

do all that we do in Vietnam without the help of you- volunteers, who are a vital and integral

part of our Big Family. Want to use your skills, drive and passion to help make life better for

Vietnam’s children?

As a social organization, SDRC has been in operation since 2010, with the aim to provide a new

project and a new chance for disadvantaged people by employing these people and providing

them a job in making art handicraft – rice painting. This job gives the young people with

disabilities some professional skills and a purpose in life.

The project was founded during a two year community project in the same city and build on the

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results and knowledge that this project generated. We have a clear social goal – Training and

employing disabled people to improve their quality of life. With a job these young people get

independent lives and a possibility to support their family. Furthermore they achieve an

unknown self-confidence and learn social skills

W: These disabled people now stand before the problem of selling the art products. We

therefore seek new ways of promoting and selling the products. Volunteers are welcomed to

organize workshops to

call for supports from

organizations and

individuals; volunteers

are also trained how to

make these products and

help the disadvantaged

people promote and sell them. Project location is too far from the city centre, not many people

know their products, so volunteers are also welcomed to write proposals and help these people

find some places that they can introduce their rice paintings to more people.

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S: Disadvantaged children in VietNam

A: Volunteers will spend 1 week at project site, your accommodation will be arranged by VPV

and the rest of your time will be at VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at

bund-bed. Showers and toilets are available. WIFI free at volunteer house.

Meals will be prepared by volunteers.

L: Street no.13, Ho Nai, Bien Hoa city

T: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), 45 minutes by taxi to volunteer house

Q: interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro to be paid in local currency)

LEAF PAGODA

In 1996 Head Monk, Thich Truyen Tu, returned to the countryside and sold his parent’s land, in

order to purchase 2 hectares of muddy land to build a pagoda in Nha Be town. At first the

pagoda was named Huyen Trang, but due to the roofs linking together with coconut leaves, it

got the name Chua La, meaning Leaf Pagoda. Today, in this peaceful and quiet space in the

outskirts of HCM city, the Leaf Pagoda brings up orphan children, helps old people in need &

Orange Agent victims. There are 40 children from 20 months old to 18 years old living here.

Some of them were abandoned by their family, who was too poor to take care of the children. In

very few occasions, their parents come back and visit them. However, according to the head

monk, some parents have such bad awareness that they sent their children to the pagoda to be

free from education & upbringing cost. When their children grow up to be a skilled labor, they

come and take them back to earn money to support the family. There are some disabled live

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here as well.

In the daytime, they can go to school thanks to the financial support from the pagoda. In the

night time, they can attend extra tutorials, mainly English subject, organized by the pagoda with

free of charge. When they finish high school, they can choose to stay in the pagoda to be a

monk, find a job to manage their lives themselves or study further in universities, of which the

cost is supported by monks. Surprisingly, this is the place to have nurtured 2 Doctorates. As the

children live in pagoda and learn about Buddhism, they are Buddhist monks. Besides, learning

daily about Buddhism, they also do some other work such as: Preparing meals, cleaning up

areas around the pagoda, going to school outside of the pagoda at weekends, or studying foreign

languages.

In addition, there are 20 old people in the pagoda, most of them come from the surrounding

countryside in the South and have had a hard life. They are currently taken good care by the

monks & neighbours who live around. As many of them don’t have any relatives, they feel

really happy to have old friends here.

W: Here are some activates that volunteers can participate and carry out:

Educational Session: volunteers are divided to discuss in groups then organize activities

about: health, sport, and environment. Moreover, being aware of the necessity of learning

English, so volunteers can help the children practise some English.

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Manual Work: There are two kinds of farming that can be carried out here: organic

vegetables & herbals. There is still so much of land that can be used for farming now in

the pagoda.

Caring: There are currently about 10 kids who are not old enough to go to primary

school, live in the pagoda. They are all well educated in behaviours, so volunteers are

welcomed to spend time playing with the kids ( making handmade products from

recycled stuff or games

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S: Disadvantaged children in VietNam

A: VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at bund-bed. Showers and

toilets are available. WIFI free at volunteer house.

Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers.

Lunch is provided by the project.

L: 456/35 Huynh Tan Phat, Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh city

T: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), 45 minutes by taxi to volunteer house

Q: interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excurtions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro to be paid in local currency)

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English Creative Camp for street children

‘District 8 Shelter’ was founded on 16.10.1993 with the support of the ‘Terre des

Homes Foundation’ - Lausanne (Switzerland) and is managed by the Department of Labour, War

Invalids and Social Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City. District 8 Shelter is a boys’ orphanage in one of

the poorest districts in Ho Chi Minh City. Originally, they all lived on the streets before being

collected randomly all over the country. There are many reasons their family cannot look after

them. The most common reasons are that their parents have passed away or got divorced, none of

their relatives can take care of them, they get abandoned and have to live on the streets. The

shelter takes care of them, provides them with shelter, food and education in local schools. They

have a few staff members who take turns staying at night to look after the children there. This is a

project devoted to care, education, protection and support for homeless boys. The people carrying

out the project have been trying to build a healthy life and safe environment for children,

to create an open and friendly atmosphere, like a family. Every day the children receive love and

respect while building trust in people and life. As a result, children have the opportunity to

easily integrate with their families and communities and hopefully feel more comfortable for

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later independent life. While providing a stable environment for children, one main aim of the

shelter is to try and reunite children with their family if possible. The children living here also go

to school or follow certain vocational trainings. Besides that, there are many other fun activities

for the boys to take part in such as swimming, playing football, camping, hip-hop dancing,

drawing, singing which are organized and supported by donors. There are 25 boys living at the

shelter while the staff in charge consists of 1 project leader, 2 educators and 1 cook.

W: Volunteers will help teach English, and

organize a meaningful and cheerful

Children’s Day for them by preparing

presents, doing some fun activities.

S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam

A: Peace House-VPV’s Dormitory in

Saigon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at

bunk-bed. Showers and toilets available.

WI-FI free at volunteer house. Breakfast

and dinner will be prepared by volunteers.

Lunch is provided by project.

L: Peace House, District 7, HCMC

T: Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN)

Q: Interest and motivation working with

children in difficult situation

LA: International Children’s Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (170 EURO)

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Vinh Sơn school

Vinh Son institution was first established on March 3rd, 1991 from a “piggery” in Binh Thanh

District with an aim to take good care of 10 ten local children in the district. In 1998 this center

was expanded thanks to fund donated from Daughter of Humanity of St. Vincent and some

individual donors. Together with the expansion, it also expanded its mission to take care of

disadvantaged destinies in Ho Chi Minh City.

This institution is a free-of-charge primary school for children who cannot attend public schools

for many reasons. At the time of writing (2012), there are more than 120 children aged from 6

to 16 joining 6 classes. Actually they live with their families who are too poor to send them to

public schools as normal children. Most of them usually do not receive good care due to

poverty or parental divorce. Some of them even have their parents passed away.

This school provides children not only with primary education with the focus on literacy and

numeracy but also with meals at lunch. After classes, many children have to help their parents

earn money by selling lottery tickets, collecting scrap (plastic bags, glass…) or babysitting.

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W: Volunteers are divided into smaller groups to discuss and then organize fun activities about

health, sport, environment, education, etc. This is to create an active environment for the

children to practice English. Although they study English at school, their English skills are very

basic and can hardly communicate with foreigners. Moreover, because of limited facilities and

skilled staff, they have little access to recreational activities. In the afternoon, volunteers can

help renovate the classrooms or repaint the fences and walls.

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S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam

A: Peace House-VPV’s Dormitory in Saigon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at bunk-bed. Showers

and toilets available. WI-FI free at volunteer house. Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by

volunteers. Lunch is provided by project.

L: Peace House, District 7, HCMC

T: Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN)

Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (170 EURO)

HO CHI MINH center for disabled children

Although the official name is Centre of Orthopedic & Rehabilitation for Disabled Children

(CORDC), the center is more commonly known as Lý Thường Kiệt Hospital or A1 Hospital

which offers treatment to both adults and children. The center was started as a physio project

which was a joint humane project between ‘Terre des Hommes’ (Germany) and the Ministry of

Labour, Invalids & Social Affairs of Vietnam, with the aim of providing rehabilitation for all

paralysed children in South Vietnam. The centre was then established in 1983, and in conjunction

with many humane societies across the world has provided free health care to thousands of

Vietnamese children. It provides rehabilitation treatment to adults & children who are usually

referred here by their doctor or other hospitals.

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The hospital mainly focuses on orthopedics, with various rooms for different treatments

including a daycare room for disabled children where they can receive physiotherapy,

occupational therapy and speech therapy.

W: Volunteers will spend most of their time in the day-care room working with disabled

children. After around 2.30 p.m. when the parents come to pick them up, volunteers can then

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start cleaning and painting the walls.

S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam

A: Peace House-VPV’s Dormitory in Saigon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at bunk-bed. Showers

and toilets available. WI-FI free at volunteer house. Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by

volunteers. Lunch is provided by project.

L: Peace House, District 7, HCMC

T: Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN)

Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (170 EURO)

Peaceful World

Tan Binh Shelter is an orphanage for boys providing care & education for around 30 young

boys. The shelter was established in 1994 by the Women's Charity Association of HCMC

(WOCA) with the support of Jean Houlmann, a Swiss man who visited Vietnam in the early 90s

and decided he wanted to try and make a difference to disadvantaged families affected by the

war, in particular, the children. Mr Houlmann contacted WOCA, who at this time were already

planning to open an orphanage in the Tan Binh area and together they opened a shelter for poor

and under-privileged boys. While living at the shelter they are also placed into a local school, a

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chance to develop themselves and have a better chance for the future through education. There

are currently 26 boys living in the Tan Binh shelter, though not all of them study English. The

age range is from 7 to 20 years old and the boys who grew up there stay on to work at the

shelter or visit very often.

‘District 8 Shelter’ was founded on 16.10.1993

with the support of the ‘Terre des

Homes Foundation’ - Lausanne (Switzerland) and is managed by the Department of Labour, War

Invalids and Social Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City. District 8 Shelter is a boys’ orphanage in one of

the poorest districts in Ho Chi Minh City. Originally, they all lived on the streets before being

collected randomly all over the country. There are many reasons their family cannot look after

them. The most common reasons are that their parents have passed away or got divorced, none of

their relatives can take care of them, they get abandoned and have to live on the streets. The

shelter takes care of them, provides them with shelter, food and education in local schools. They

have a few staff members who take turns staying at night to look after the children there. This is a

project devoted to care, education, protection and support for homeless boys. The people carrying

out the project have been trying to build a healthy life and safe environment for children,

to create an open and friendly atmosphere, like a family. Every day the children receive love and

respect while building trust in people and life. As a result, children have the opportunity to

easily integrate with their families and communities and hopefully feel more comfortable for

later independent life. While providing a stable environment for children, one main aim of the

shelter is to try and reunite children with their family if possible. The children living here also go

to school or follow certain vocational trainings. Besides that, there are many other fun activities

for the boys to take part in such as swimming, playing football, camping, hip-hop dancing,

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drawing, singing which are organized and supported by donors. There are 25 boys living at the

shelter while the staff in charge consists of 1 project leader, 2 educators and 1 cook.

W: Volunteers will spend their mornings working with children at Tan Binh Shelter and Shelter

8 by teaching English and organizing fun activities. In the afternoons, volunteers will prepare

their lesson plans and 04 peace workshops for children (2 workshops a week). It is believed that

peace and self-esteem comes from within each person. Every human being plays a crucial role

in creating a peaceful world starting with himself or herself. Volunteers will help raise their

awareness of their own character, and a peaceful community by meaningful games, interactive

conversations, and storytelling. The workshops are to promote peace and harmony in our daily

life and relationships.

S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam

A: Peace House-VPV’s Dormitory in Saigon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at bunk-bed. Showers

and toilets available. WI-FI free at volunteer house. Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by

volunteers. Lunch is provided by project.

L: Peace House, District 7, HCMC

T: Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN)

Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (170 EURO)

Ky Quang Orphanage

Ky Quang Orphanage Pagoda was built in the

early part of the 20th Century in 1924 and is

quite famous in Ho Chi Minh City. The pagoda

is now a place of charity for unlucky children

and also helps treat diseases. Now, the pagoda

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is taking care and bringing up more than 200 children in the South of Vietnam.The children here

have unfortunate backgrounds as many have been abandoned by their parents and

relatives.Every few months, the monks find a new baby left in front of the pagoda gate. The

head monk sometimes receives phone calls from hospitals requesting him to take in abandoned

babies. At the moment, about 200 children are living in the Pagoda, their ages ranging from 5

days old to 40 years old. 90 of these are orphans that are suffering from cerebral-palsy,

blindness or Down's syndrome.At present, about 30-40 local children have a chance to study for

free at Ky Quang as some local teachers teach Vietnamese for them in the morning.

W: volunteers will spend time with the children and help to improve their English, organize

games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also do some manual work such as doing

book blinding for blind people. Volunteers will get closer to the children’s life and try to build

up a wider horizon for the children and encourage them to learn better for the brighter future.

S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam

A: VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared rooms.

Sleeping at bund-bed. Showers and toilets are

available. WIFI free at volunteer house. Breakfast

and dinner will be prepared by volunteers. Lunch

is provided by the project.

L: Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh city ( or Sai

Gon- Southern part of Vietnam).

T: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), 45 minutes by

taxi to volunteer house

Q: interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro to be paid in local currency)

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Class of Love

The Class of Love LASAN based

in Tan Hung ward, District 7, was

established in May 2000. With a

strong desire of offering free

education for disadvantaged

children, the class was set up with

the hope of providing a bright

future for them. All of the students

are immigrated from other

provinces throughout Vietnam. Their parents have unstable incomes, frequently move

between different job and often move house amongst other reasons. This instability means

the children are unable to attend public school due to fees and commitments required.

There are currently 6 classes at the school from Grade 1 – 5. Each class has around 20

students, with around 120 attending the school in total. Students study for 10 months per

year and examinations are held with support from local schools. At the end of the year,

each child receives and evaluation of their studies. Through the class, children understand

that education is a good way to develop themselves and have a better life in the future.

After leaving school, they are encouraged to continue their study at a higher level at other

normal public schools. There’s 10 to 15 children studying from 6th to 12th grade at public

secondary schools, and about 10 of them can attend College. After 10 years, the

management board happily realized some achievements in that children should feel the

care and love from the teachers, which leads them to more positive thinking. Also, thanks

to the school, students’ parents know how to care more for their children and they don’t

feel inferior to other families who have better living-conditions.

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W: volunteers will help to teach English and

organize educational activities for the children

in the school. Moreover, the volunteers also do

some manual works such as painting the walls,

building a new bookshelf. Some books are

donated and supported by some sponsors or

individuals but there is no bookshelf in the

school at the moment.

S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam

A: VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at bund-bed. Showers and toilers are

available. WIFI free at volunteer house.

Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers.

Lunch is provided by the project.

L: Tan Quy Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh city

T: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), 45 minutes by taxi to volunteer house

Q: interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro to be paid in local currency)

Warm X-mas for orphan children

District 8 Shelter was founded on16.10.1993

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with the support of the‘Terredes HomesFoundation’-Lausanne(Switzerland) andis managed by

the Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City. District 8

Shelter is a boy’s orphanage in one of the poorest districts in Ho Chi Minh City. Originally, they

all lived on the streets before being collected randomly all over the country. There are many

reasons, complicated and varied for the final result that their family can’t look after them.

Among those, the more common reasons being that their parents may have passed away and

none of their relatives can take care of them or their parents divorced and left them on the

streets. The shelter takes care of them, provides them with shelter, food and education in local

schools. They have a few staff who take turns to stay at night and look after the children

there. This is a project devotedto care, education, protection and support for homeless boys. The

people carrying out the project have been trying to build a healthy life and safe environment for

children, to create an open and friendly atmosphere, like a family. While providing a stable

environment for children, one main aim of the shelter is to try and reunite children with their

family if possible. Living at the shelter, children must agree to go to school or follow certain

vocational trainings. The shelter also organizes many activities 'in-house' for the boys to take

part in such as swimming trips, playing football matches, special guests, picnics, student

exchange with other schools and some courses to develop their extra-skills such as hip-hop

dancing, drawing, singing which are given free by donors. There are 21 boys living at the

shelter while the staff in charge consists of 1 project leader, 2 educators and 1 cook.

Tan Binh Shelter is an orphanage for boys

providing care & education for around 30 young

boys. The shelter was established in 1994 by the

Women's Charity Association of HCMC

(WOCA) with the support of Jean Houlmann, a

Swiss man who visited Vietnam in the early 90s

and decided he wanted to try and make a

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difference to disadvantaged families affected by the war, in particular, the children. Mr

Houlmann contacted WOCA, who at this time

were already planning to open an orphanage in

the Tan Binh area and together they opened a

shelter for poor and underprivelidged boys.

Usually, the boys come to the shelter when their

family is too poor to look after them or there

may be no one to look after them at all, their

parents may have passed away or can sometimes be in prison amongst other reasons. While

living at the shelter they are also placed into a local school, a chance to develop themselves and

have a better chance for the future through education. The shelter also organizes many activities

'in-house' for the boys to take part in such as swimming trips, special guests, picnics, student

exchange with other schools and of course the English classes we provide as well as other

activities. There are currently 26 boys living in the Tan Binh shelter, though not all of them

study English. The age range is from 7 to 20 years old and often boys who grew up there stay

on to work at the shelter or visit very often

W: volunteers will help to teach English and organize fun activities for the children at Shelter 8

and Tan Binh Boy Shelter. Moreover, the volunteers will prepare and wrap up presents for the

children to have a warm and meaningful Christmas.

S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam

A: VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared rooms. Sleeping at bund-bed. Showers and toilers are

available. WIFI free at volunteer house. Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers.

Lunch is provided by the project.

L: District 8 and Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh city

T: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), 45 minutes by taxi to volunteer house

Q: interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

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LA: Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excurtions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro to be paid in local currency)

Traditional New Year ( TET) for Ho Chi Minh orphan children

Tet festival is Vietnamese traditional New Year

holiday (following lunar calendar) which usually falls

to mid January-mid February. This is the time for

family reunion and visit to friends and relatives. Like

the Christmas and New Year in Western countries,

people here prepare a lot for this holiday, from

renovating their houses, making cakes and a lot of food and drink. However, in the orphanages

children do not have enough to prepare for their holiday. Most of them stay on the orphanage or

the centers over the Tet, only some of them go back to their home villages. Thus, there is a need

to prepare something for those children so they still have good time and enjoy such big

holidays.

In Ho Chi Minh City area, an international workcamp will be set up to prepare Tet holidays in

Ky Quang Orphange or Chua La Orphanage.

W: volunteers will help to renovating the

houses, cleaning the site and making

Chung cake ( traditional cake for

children in Tet).

S: Disadvantaged children in VietNam

A: VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared

rooms. Sleeping at bund-bed. Showers

and toilets are available. WIFI free at

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volunteer house. Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers. Lunch is provided by the

project.

L: Peace House, District 7, HCMC.

T: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), 45 minutes by taxi to volunteer house

Q: interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation

LA: Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excursions, etc.

PF: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro to be paid in local currency)