tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923832506924926882024-03-13T20:15:00.264-07:00Children's Education Foundation - VietnamChildren's Education Foundation - Vietnam is a small grassroots non-profit organization working to give girls in Vietnam a full education enabling them to have a life with more choice and less vulnerability.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.comBlogger402125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-46287474206774840282022-07-07T22:07:00.038-07:002022-07-08T22:23:35.166-07:00National High School Graduation Exams ~ By CEF staff Dung<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Today has been a big day for many students throughout the country and CEF's Dung explains why (with the English explanation following the Vietnamese). The photos are of some of our students and what they hope their results will enable them to study.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdszpG0SwZC7XjKA97d_ebFL2hNjROz5IcLRo-PieeIbNoqwXJJilCFEWLuJsMAC51IiJ7nPOF0ekz9liN7rTTV78p62oBKutuwlrxTkE0I-Kg4xrjSAb3Z0K7FMDUyxSMbAiGFzqpAybN2Ww4dLlW7nGFjn_mCVCD2B-wIzo00_Oau4_G2Xd7r3OaA/s4608/Nguyen%20Phuong%20My%20Linh-%20Feb%2022%202022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdszpG0SwZC7XjKA97d_ebFL2hNjROz5IcLRo-PieeIbNoqwXJJilCFEWLuJsMAC51IiJ7nPOF0ekz9liN7rTTV78p62oBKutuwlrxTkE0I-Kg4xrjSAb3Z0K7FMDUyxSMbAiGFzqpAybN2Ww4dLlW7nGFjn_mCVCD2B-wIzo00_Oau4_G2Xd7r3OaA/w150-h200/Nguyen%20Phuong%20My%20Linh-%20Feb%2022%202022.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Goal ~ General Medicine</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZHalwVbZ61F-dWMlbr5hqJMAJHnIRBgdI3I7_dlUWNisOUovtqCvqaFJEPLepqWIuNYJ2p6Fqky3BwBLPP71PvsjaCYnL-Fx7FZkXBNCH_yfAyz3ofI-pNOrzRnZj4FjRMJPFJXXj4PgKokd2246Mrux_sk21tQm5IBsBh09B08XBB6YzJb42VZMIQ/s908/Nguyen%20Thi%20Truc-%20April%204%202021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZHalwVbZ61F-dWMlbr5hqJMAJHnIRBgdI3I7_dlUWNisOUovtqCvqaFJEPLepqWIuNYJ2p6Fqky3BwBLPP71PvsjaCYnL-Fx7FZkXBNCH_yfAyz3ofI-pNOrzRnZj4FjRMJPFJXXj4PgKokd2246Mrux_sk21tQm5IBsBh09B08XBB6YzJb42VZMIQ/w169-h200/Nguyen%20Thi%20Truc-%20April%204%202021.JPG" width="169" /></a></div><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Goal ~ Economic Law</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpt5kGeffa5qmxxqm7Ikxyh_lg4feTHaDVo6omE6zniFyWA1oCTkGe8Z9G8t1HCq0FVgBSdOSqxcQp-Nj9tIEPrSSDooulSKXaiQprvduJf3r0ZWnLE9x4RBUgA1HHKj9OAU7Jode_SPljRM3eqmm4ZOqUFm_PZ2IBqcE1wOtAvxuRwWXXIfWZai2qYg/s1024/Pham%20Thi%20Nhi%20Kieu-%20April%2018%202021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpt5kGeffa5qmxxqm7Ikxyh_lg4feTHaDVo6omE6zniFyWA1oCTkGe8Z9G8t1HCq0FVgBSdOSqxcQp-Nj9tIEPrSSDooulSKXaiQprvduJf3r0ZWnLE9x4RBUgA1HHKj9OAU7Jode_SPljRM3eqmm4ZOqUFm_PZ2IBqcE1wOtAvxuRwWXXIfWZai2qYg/w150-h200/Pham%20Thi%20Nhi%20Kieu-%20April%2018%202021.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Goal ~ Chinese</span></span><span><br /></span><br /></p><p>Các em học sinh lớp 12 đã bắt đầu kì thi tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông từ hôm quado Bộ Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo tổ chức. Các em phải hoàn thành tất cả năm môn thi, trong đó có ba môn bắt buộc là Toán, Ngữ Văn và ngoại ngữ. Hai môn còn lại học sinh sẽ tự chọn theo nguyện vọng khối xét tuyển vào đại học mong muốn, ví dụ: khối khoa học tự nhiên, các em sẽ thi lý, hóa và sinh học hoặc nếu khối khoa học xã hội, các em sẽ thi ba môn là sử, địa và giáo dục công dân. Riêng về ngoại ngữ, các em có thể chọn một trong những ngôn ngữ như Anh, Pháp, Đức, Trung Quốc, Nhật, Nga hay Hàn. Kết quả kỳ thi trung học phổ thông sẽ được dùng để xét điểm tuyển đầu vào của các trường đại học. Kỳ thi này rất khó khăn và đòi hỏi sự chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng trong một khoảng thời gian dài rất quan trọng cho sự nghiệp tương lai của các em.</p><p>Chương trình học bổng dài hạn ở khu vực Đại Lộc mà tôi chịu trách nhiệm cũng có 3 học sinh tham gia kỳ thi này. Tất cả đều có kết quả tốt trong học kỳ hai và học rất chăm chỉ trong những tháng này cũng như không có đủ thời gian để làm bất cứ điều gì khác như năm ngoái. Họ phải học từ năm đến sáu giờ ở trường và tham gia một số lớp học thêm để mở rộng kiến thức. Tôi vẫn nhớ một sinh viên của tôi nói rằng họ cảm thấy rất căng thẳng và áp lực nhưng khi nghĩ về trường đại học mơ ước của mình, họ có thêm động lực để học tập.</p><p>Chúng tôi hy vọng rằng các em học sinh lớp 12 của CEF và tất cả học sinh lớp 12 tại Việt Nam sẽ đạt được kết quả tốt để có cơ hội lựa chọn một trường đại học mà mình mong muốn để sau này tốt nghiệp các em sẽ có công việc tốt và phù hợp với bản thân.</p><p>All grade 12 students take the high school graduation exams today which are administered by the Ministry of Education and Training. They have to do a total of five subjects which include three main subjects (mathematics, a foreign language, and literature) and the other two subjects, the students can choose which ones depending on what they need for their university entrance. For example, if they choose the natural science group, they have to take three subjects - physics, chemistry and biology, or in the social science group, they have to take three subjects - history, geography and civics. A foreign language exam can be one of the following, such as English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian or Korean. The exam results of the high school graduates will be used for their university entrance exams. These exams which are very challenging and significant for their future, requires careful preparation for a long period. </p><p>I am responsible for the sponsorships in the Dai Loc area where there are 3 students taking this examination now. They all had good results in term two and studied super hard during these months and did not have enough time to do anything else. They must study five to six hours in school and attend extra tuition classes to broaden their knowledge. I still remember one of my students said that they felt very stressed and pressured but when they thought about the university of their dreams, they had more motivation to study. </p><p>We hope that CEF’s grade 12 students and all grade 12 students in Vietnam will receive good results so they can have a chance to choose a suitable university that they want to study at to get a better job after graduating. </p><p>Names have been changed</p></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-40958810253158716972022-07-03T22:18:00.018-07:002022-07-08T22:24:11.219-07:00A Talented Student ~ By CEF staff Kim Chi<p>Kim Chi and I visited one of our newer CEF sponsorship students who is talented, a sweetheart and has a delightful family. Kim Chi shares more here. The English follows the Vietnamese.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZTRke_Zl0i_Y3PyMY-8tf4nRnfRLWCOT8oDDQFDdMqQbjKlc5XqPHrPeDuMJ6qNTnNL3vSAUOMzjVfgQ1jNXd4XbB7_4Xec3KpZHlL8lxUuT6jYfgVW1qtjANq48xQFcQwhWWNdtNUydZSgI1LAVRc1YprQSGUPjoCBvqyJpu1502ov_Ehzlqx-MAw/s1280/IMG_6230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1135" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZTRke_Zl0i_Y3PyMY-8tf4nRnfRLWCOT8oDDQFDdMqQbjKlc5XqPHrPeDuMJ6qNTnNL3vSAUOMzjVfgQ1jNXd4XbB7_4Xec3KpZHlL8lxUuT6jYfgVW1qtjANq48xQFcQwhWWNdtNUydZSgI1LAVRc1YprQSGUPjoCBvqyJpu1502ov_Ehzlqx-MAw/w178-h200/IMG_6230.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yvqkVuuVJSKX9mnW2Cq3_IGSnNz9jWgrRw1zTffaYFihl_aBj-Qlob6icm_-ujSMDvanOnI-SypHvwfYSPPyLM10uCROTeRLqnRzisq7bfdyt-GnbDhLddTarWokH7LZGP2EPFa7UEc85GnfxDueCtpGt5r8mLRSIUhIQjhJSkxOH9-vLqZtdqhbag/s1560/IMG_6239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="973" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yvqkVuuVJSKX9mnW2Cq3_IGSnNz9jWgrRw1zTffaYFihl_aBj-Qlob6icm_-ujSMDvanOnI-SypHvwfYSPPyLM10uCROTeRLqnRzisq7bfdyt-GnbDhLddTarWokH7LZGP2EPFa7UEc85GnfxDueCtpGt5r8mLRSIUhIQjhJSkxOH9-vLqZtdqhbag/w125-h200/IMG_6239.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1JZQ02wI_BkzEFwTlknl8ZjUz_LY4j6FYBF4_R-vgonLqtzS4nml2P91m2KGnUgb5VP6S5tAx0WQezpl35T5eFcFdp3oT1q60ByHDRcIPEMRzUtyinFhv5B-5xGh-gNYpCkgv6tYcTG3y_mJrTsUv4FFf6fBtTBxIxLbh-_Q0RtQTo37M18m0mm-dw/s1674/IMG_6242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="1223" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1JZQ02wI_BkzEFwTlknl8ZjUz_LY4j6FYBF4_R-vgonLqtzS4nml2P91m2KGnUgb5VP6S5tAx0WQezpl35T5eFcFdp3oT1q60ByHDRcIPEMRzUtyinFhv5B-5xGh-gNYpCkgv6tYcTG3y_mJrTsUv4FFf6fBtTBxIxLbh-_Q0RtQTo37M18m0mm-dw/w146-h200/IMG_6242.jpg" width="146" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgib-s8XWNXo8cF32fxj2fisiBaumK1kQ3IPm2EJ37NS8ESJBhOgMOzrjxhz9T60e1CrLN7wBe8hUxkOvdcU9NUgD7NWw1VPhEozhAKBynmBg9gDZEhgYzmmYfiANIHe764eCnBSx8BBg1oSwEt7ySvZmAmNyuzwdEG7ndod9Rrunh9NV-KPyMvwn4A/s4780/PN-Y%20and%20her%20family-%20June%2012%202022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3606" data-original-width="4780" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgib-s8XWNXo8cF32fxj2fisiBaumK1kQ3IPm2EJ37NS8ESJBhOgMOzrjxhz9T60e1CrLN7wBe8hUxkOvdcU9NUgD7NWw1VPhEozhAKBynmBg9gDZEhgYzmmYfiANIHe764eCnBSx8BBg1oSwEt7ySvZmAmNyuzwdEG7ndod9Rrunh9NV-KPyMvwn4A/w200-h151/PN-Y%20and%20her%20family-%20June%2012%202022.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>Yen là một cô gái thông minh sống ở một vùng miền núi của tỉnh Quảng Nam cùng với mẹ và anh em trai. Em hoàn thành chương trình lớp 10 với điểm số cao và tập trung vào khối toán, lý, hóa để nộp đơn vào đại học. Cô gái nhỏ gây ấn tượng với chúng tôi bằng khả năng tiếng anh mạch lạc dễ hiểu mà em tự học qua mạng bằng cách xem các video trên Youtube và nghe nhạc tiếng anh. Yen cũng có tài năng bẩm sinh như một họa sĩ và mong muốn theo đuổi ngành thiết kế đồ họa khi vào đại học. Em quyết tâm học tiếng anh tốt hơn và đỗ đại học để thay đổi cuộc sống. </p><p>Thật đáng thương cho mẹ của em khi ba em qua đời vì bị sét đánh trong lúc đang làm việc ngoài đồng. Nhưng tôi tin chắc rằng mẹ của em đã rất tự hào vì có những đứa con ngoan và học giỏi.</p><p>Yen is an intelligent girl who lives in a mountainous area of Quang Nam province with her mother and two brothers. She has finished grade 10 with good scores and focuses on maths, physics and chemistry for her university application. She impressed us with her good coherent English, which she learned on her own by watching YouTube videos and listening to English music. Yen also has loads of natural talent as an artist and wants to pursue university to study graphic design. She looked determined to get better English and to get into university to change her life.</p><p>It would have been awful for her mother when her husband died from lightening when working on their farm. But I am sure she is pretty proud of her children because they are such sweet children, and are doing well at school. </p><p>(Name changed)</p><div><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-11734558561521748272022-06-14T22:25:00.089-07:002022-07-09T00:28:41.575-07:00A few photos from our interview trip in Phuoc Son district<p> A few photos of homes, students and their families from our interview trip in the mountains of Phuoc Son this week. </p><p>All have challenging situations, some have one parent, or no parents, an ill parent or two, and all families are without enough of an income to make ends meet, as well as keep the girls in school. </p><p>We are in the process of discussing each girl and her situation, and how much help she will need. </p><p>We have funding for some girls but not all. If interested in a scholarship please get in touch. They are US$300 a year, which covers all education and education related costs, that are not covered by the government, plus enough for uniforms and for monthly necessities.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lmukvAmZ9f1CWVXxjFbygaizHoPZh23hxNQINeXqCCT9I56EBigyUziIIfrtfEpYPjbCSZVWMfDyTcNLt3GNkyrqT0mRiWqzZqb_V9YV4CjleRz3I3axzyXB1C7yCWkt767BiDNO2wlTzj_-imZG3glOJHut4dOsr-yJdw5mX9J1ZnQQ_BLB2YJ6DA/s1276/Phuoc%20Son_Ho%20Thi%20Hien-%20June%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="956" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lmukvAmZ9f1CWVXxjFbygaizHoPZh23hxNQINeXqCCT9I56EBigyUziIIfrtfEpYPjbCSZVWMfDyTcNLt3GNkyrqT0mRiWqzZqb_V9YV4CjleRz3I3axzyXB1C7yCWkt767BiDNO2wlTzj_-imZG3glOJHut4dOsr-yJdw5mX9J1ZnQQ_BLB2YJ6DA/w150-h200/Phuoc%20Son_Ho%20Thi%20Hien-%20June%202022.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Hien is supported by Hanh now</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo44AZ1wxed3lRMVG81-rQpbEEeozBMLPe6g-vRgH_L-76A9KZcTHLzmomcsWhgFe6P8s3RrgaFV434107KNe0f-j7NEo_JMLXgjlgn0A8E8ns1ubRL1iqtJAk2K1LaB-1FIj_MsAfpcryjBOv4mWiaq-5eviL11ycM5rzXf6NJZhjsn_5Tz95nVofYQ/s1276/Phuoc%20Son_Ho%20Thi%20Hien%20with%20her%20parents-%20June%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1276" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo44AZ1wxed3lRMVG81-rQpbEEeozBMLPe6g-vRgH_L-76A9KZcTHLzmomcsWhgFe6P8s3RrgaFV434107KNe0f-j7NEo_JMLXgjlgn0A8E8ns1ubRL1iqtJAk2K1LaB-1FIj_MsAfpcryjBOv4mWiaq-5eviL11ycM5rzXf6NJZhjsn_5Tz95nVofYQ/w200-h150/Phuoc%20Son_Ho%20Thi%20Hien%20with%20her%20parents-%20June%202022.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Hien with her parents</span><br /><div><br /><div><span>Her parents are alcoholics, they don't care for her or support her in any way, leaving her to support herself. Now she has education support this will be a huge relief for her as she had to work hard whenever possible to earn the money needed to keep herself in school. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rC4yjFoGAeXeErmJBrnePZse5hRCNLZaVPWDv1gKN35rU7gubpeOSaro69VwlHE50J8hR-5pc_ujTfDrn5rm-eidgFdcIeKisC0KN6xWr3s9_kw6ikNAYKxDO5bsocLWf0oNjk3nnPwurEHmhKWRc_neb0nTiRL0qRakZ1ANJgcGj9PkOv58OU-_FA/s4896/DSC04268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rC4yjFoGAeXeErmJBrnePZse5hRCNLZaVPWDv1gKN35rU7gubpeOSaro69VwlHE50J8hR-5pc_ujTfDrn5rm-eidgFdcIeKisC0KN6xWr3s9_kw6ikNAYKxDO5bsocLWf0oNjk3nnPwurEHmhKWRc_neb0nTiRL0qRakZ1ANJgcGj9PkOv58OU-_FA/w200-h150/DSC04268.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linh's small wooden home</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdVIYshNsrfOTepuXFXH8Y2ORrprHnJW83lNcJV6zVX2Ao4CXc_v0kAee1MjGAxMr5f6QdyUHnunIj-D6nrWvbWSM5ktj0JWmdnkMNxtgbsRrAFpvk6BRAcBh1QccPr4IOeEIWoOwuWnj7mDiTiBjkJuc7u_QP3rL6vl9LluoT7T-KwJvxQTgwsiCJw/s4896/DSC04269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdVIYshNsrfOTepuXFXH8Y2ORrprHnJW83lNcJV6zVX2Ao4CXc_v0kAee1MjGAxMr5f6QdyUHnunIj-D6nrWvbWSM5ktj0JWmdnkMNxtgbsRrAFpvk6BRAcBh1QccPr4IOeEIWoOwuWnj7mDiTiBjkJuc7u_QP3rL6vl9LluoT7T-KwJvxQTgwsiCJw/w150-h200/DSC04269.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Linh, her mother and two sisters</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div>She hasn't had any extra tuition although it is needed at this stage in her education, and it's because she has had to work all year round when not in class. </div><div>We've promised Linh a scholarship and this will enable her to work less and study more. </div><div>Although mum never attended school and dad just a year, due to their poverty, they want Linh to be well educated.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKJEOFpEyS9iiaO_Xf83xBvH3CHS-ATU_fnrCyAZ9avgVBKIS7qi6lzTbxnJfWQ7SFN96OV9My_oACCDBzJe0zDmB267RkqxChqoOfGzBujU3aIoJyzsR9osW1QnTS7IPlD0SLD0RkUlJAXns-T6xExTiLy-xktiBPLgUiT_j_hNXd1sV3xrupslCCQ/s4896/DSC04315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKJEOFpEyS9iiaO_Xf83xBvH3CHS-ATU_fnrCyAZ9avgVBKIS7qi6lzTbxnJfWQ7SFN96OV9My_oACCDBzJe0zDmB267RkqxChqoOfGzBujU3aIoJyzsR9osW1QnTS7IPlD0SLD0RkUlJAXns-T6xExTiLy-xktiBPLgUiT_j_hNXd1sV3xrupslCCQ/w150-h200/DSC04315.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nien</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDJN6C2OLQnaZNj93whZUYGtA4qT33htFeq3P-P8W7QNQwRc1v10AwT80S5v8h2-6bCx3gg5BW6HC4ZfjhmnnhH50tlNipuXXUt1ye0fynK5yg6kIdpbJIv5bs4c4a22UkM8B2ZHzmSakPBNCzjl4gdtd944y08KOEcyQl1mzxglS5knVmpyjLvT97A/s4896/DSC04318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDJN6C2OLQnaZNj93whZUYGtA4qT33htFeq3P-P8W7QNQwRc1v10AwT80S5v8h2-6bCx3gg5BW6HC4ZfjhmnnhH50tlNipuXXUt1ye0fynK5yg6kIdpbJIv5bs4c4a22UkM8B2ZHzmSakPBNCzjl4gdtd944y08KOEcyQl1mzxglS5knVmpyjLvT97A/w150-h200/DSC04318.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Nien, aunt and cousin</span><br /></p><p>Nien has a scholarship thanks to Richard. She's an orphan and her aunt, and uncle who's had a stroke, took on the role of bringing her up and in return she helps them with housework, farming work and baby and child sitting. Although a little unrealistic, we were happy to hear she did have dreams of being a professional volley ball player, although she is very short, as it showed she dreams of a future and that she has a passion. She is realistic enough to know: "I can have a much better job if I finish high school".</p></div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-19539684075708382132022-05-31T00:30:00.062-07:002022-07-09T00:49:27.355-07:00ARTEA event<p>Our ARTEA event, auctioning off tea-oriented art work is over, but still there is artwork for sale. Do get in touch if interested as we still are raising funds for education scholarships for ethnic girls from Dong Giang, and all funds donated will be matched! Fundraising ends 30th July 2022.</p><p>Here are some photos of a most enjoyable and interesting evening at The Hill Station Hoi An. Thank you to all who made this late afternoon - early evening event a success!</p><p>This is the fundraising site where all funds raised are matched: https://doterrahealinghands.org/.../educating-ethnic-girls</p><p>If interested in any of the unsold work mentioned here do get in touch, and there is a bit more too: cef.vn.usa@gmail.com</p><p>(A few photos Graeme took early on)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4lOxdr1AccLMhNUUlEDqLrnbXdKlYPaff45waz_vj_fV_tVmd4V6Qah7wWvzMEQdDaE1UBRcIQRhLtyjA8Kqn9TzN7xL5LhqpoFJl_xvexZPQsHcBGHjD79tx3MnL7JoVlnz0qEzIbISUeLGTWn4NdTLjFcHxNKLVMeh-OBILaupp88QidWMXWs8BA/s1280/1FE6ABE2-3240-400B-A784-76BAAFAC0743%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1280" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4lOxdr1AccLMhNUUlEDqLrnbXdKlYPaff45waz_vj_fV_tVmd4V6Qah7wWvzMEQdDaE1UBRcIQRhLtyjA8Kqn9TzN7xL5LhqpoFJl_xvexZPQsHcBGHjD79tx3MnL7JoVlnz0qEzIbISUeLGTWn4NdTLjFcHxNKLVMeh-OBILaupp88QidWMXWs8BA/w200-h135/1FE6ABE2-3240-400B-A784-76BAAFAC0743%20(3).JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early at the exhibition</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7PkNcDdopA81xuSQHKINece-zslXe1sHixudsDmX-vlmjCp7xrfpp6Vvp80y9Ec9Ih0cxrvvy_PyNAErpVIB2XRdtjLFTIApWp_FK71DRM7D9zymGHJeY3bq920H_iaw_gAZk0Tq58kqoK6WGeRhBGkiJjIQpi5e6zTULy3iunNtmhieBDOoogFhLQ/s1280/IMG_5921%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7PkNcDdopA81xuSQHKINece-zslXe1sHixudsDmX-vlmjCp7xrfpp6Vvp80y9Ec9Ih0cxrvvy_PyNAErpVIB2XRdtjLFTIApWp_FK71DRM7D9zymGHJeY3bq920H_iaw_gAZk0Tq58kqoK6WGeRhBGkiJjIQpi5e6zTULy3iunNtmhieBDOoogFhLQ/w200-h150/IMG_5921%20(1).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art work by a CEF student that was sold</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStiFS5h2cJqIg4TUzVyJu2RiE7lPRdQK9PZEeMlZUGIhrjJ4mHEK_SOHJcvu7_uweqL_U9pPtMIgy097ZqKP1BquDRCfcVL9jCsovB0fgqS7Ixh2Nv5KZqKwUxas7hcvO1xeYhGuZWJJTHa6pjaLNl6Syhke_LPbD6E6HOKd65b9mFU3xWAvtAfFyWQ/s1097/IMG_5924%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1097" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStiFS5h2cJqIg4TUzVyJu2RiE7lPRdQK9PZEeMlZUGIhrjJ4mHEK_SOHJcvu7_uweqL_U9pPtMIgy097ZqKP1BquDRCfcVL9jCsovB0fgqS7Ixh2Nv5KZqKwUxas7hcvO1xeYhGuZWJJTHa6pjaLNl6Syhke_LPbD6E6HOKd65b9mFU3xWAvtAfFyWQ/w200-h141/IMG_5924%20(2).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art work by a CEF student that was sold</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-53151144507968126462022-04-29T03:26:00.003-07:002022-04-29T03:26:33.467-07:00Supporting more girls from ethnic communities<p> Only yesterday CEF decided to help more ethnic girls receive scholarships at one of the schools we visited recently in Dong Giang, in the mountains of Quang Nam, a district with a large Co Tu ethnic community.</p><p>We are all thrilled that we can help more girls from the surrounding poor communities continue their high school education and hopefully go onto university.</p><p>When they are from families who are struggling to make ends meet, they are under a lot of pressure to drop out of school, whether that pressure is from parents or siblings, or self-induced.</p><p>We look forward to working with this high school and their Co Tu students.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Due to Covid I had not been to the homes of these sponsorship students for two years, so it was a treat to see them!</p><p>This period of Covid and social restrictions has been a strange time for us at CEF, as normally we see our students four times a year and sometimes more. 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My mother is a single mum. She is also the main provider, so she works hard every day, rain or shine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADfNMW4I6rqwXJ4AlxCoYPdfrs7zhRWwEiVXcDmyN2vtfR7ymEAvIJZBIQbU6sIKIUND0zCTmX9ohhs5BvENtD5nrNqtaYbVHx_6wsXV2O-U69-b17otluwNDO_g1FSDpc5eMdq0NOhFhuxsKw8Th6rvkyCSg8-lHLl5llZCUk6IFkBzYe4o0n6pbgQ/s3393/Hoa's%20granny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3393" data-original-width="2752" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADfNMW4I6rqwXJ4AlxCoYPdfrs7zhRWwEiVXcDmyN2vtfR7ymEAvIJZBIQbU6sIKIUND0zCTmX9ohhs5BvENtD5nrNqtaYbVHx_6wsXV2O-U69-b17otluwNDO_g1FSDpc5eMdq0NOhFhuxsKw8Th6rvkyCSg8-lHLl5llZCUk6IFkBzYe4o0n6pbgQ/w163-h200/Hoa's%20granny.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCZzk3DBk0nxP5BCV5Dlyv5Hz_3KaPaXgJV46qB27ZZ41tVi5Gi3h07-cMU-z7qyEHwqIhY5jdmPYrY8SLt9ZuS7czjQwIzbzURSEHtKolbYlEUo2_D4_BRU4SZIcpSuo3Ll28ntnANzqHWnRBetCNjrLGwkk6Vx1r0eyvppcvZ2q19N1OCYD04gp0g/s3252/Hoa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3252" data-original-width="2601" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCZzk3DBk0nxP5BCV5Dlyv5Hz_3KaPaXgJV46qB27ZZ41tVi5Gi3h07-cMU-z7qyEHwqIhY5jdmPYrY8SLt9ZuS7czjQwIzbzURSEHtKolbYlEUo2_D4_BRU4SZIcpSuo3Ll28ntnANzqHWnRBetCNjrLGwkk6Vx1r0eyvppcvZ2q19N1OCYD04gp0g/w160-h200/Hoa.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><p>Since my birth my granny is the one who has spent most of her time taking care of me and talking to me. I'm lucky that I have her as she has always been by my side. She is the one who educated me to be who I am today. </p><p>I grew up with my granny's love, songs, stories, and her food. I learned from observing her attitude, gestures and kindness when she related with other people. Granny always listens and is gentle with people. I learned by heart all of her stories and they helped enrich my knowledge of history, culture, and especially Vietnamese customs and traditions. Also she taught me to be polite and kind to others and reminded me many times about being grateful for other people’s help and appreciate the fruits of my and other’s hard work and efforts. </p><p>Time has flown by and now my granny is so old and I’m in grade 11. I am so proud of my family and even though we are poor, my granny is always ready to help others when she can. I hope my granny will remain healthy and conscious until I can work and have the money to take good care of her.</p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-66201716042979162732022-01-30T01:40:00.029-08:002022-04-29T03:10:28.718-07:00Some of the Scholarship students<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB665RqUftrJ6bnBtieJMHAOHT_IMRbUfenv1Da4IK_8uyMX0l2W7qpPxdd8cxZ0D-O7_PJG5cVkFphVawNZgrHmo4p5spHJOPJ4luti--fOBFhhSiIWlO3IitxpXO5nq4XdXhUKXQWz5a-71Bb-bd66bCNp6Po_wT1ap-rVjxoeEbg3Ow7PYaVffbw/s3523/Phuoc%20Son__Ho%20Thi%20Hue_Feb%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3523" data-original-width="3052" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB665RqUftrJ6bnBtieJMHAOHT_IMRbUfenv1Da4IK_8uyMX0l2W7qpPxdd8cxZ0D-O7_PJG5cVkFphVawNZgrHmo4p5spHJOPJ4luti--fOBFhhSiIWlO3IitxpXO5nq4XdXhUKXQWz5a-71Bb-bd66bCNp6Po_wT1ap-rVjxoeEbg3Ow7PYaVffbw/w173-h200/Phuoc%20Son__Ho%20Thi%20Hue_Feb%202022.jpg" width="173" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22DOJgeVRUMbDym1v8MMICVrEftBLW6ysXalKjAfGVj_bILOpqqtYhiE39jof3tH8EtCwg_MOjrxkP3oyNqLgBhU-YmT1ZByiDp6F49hCjTJEHQbKQLPZnUe236s3anoyTwa6-axLIPr5qWabReXYrkVT_H1cXYVZMDJO4v8ovgMcXSuAmTSfl2Ao7w/w150-h200/Phuoc%20Son_Ho%20Thi%20Ni_Feb%202022.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /> A CEF scholarship helps a girl from an ethnic community in Phuoc Son district, near the Vietnam-Laos border remain in high school.<p></p><p>We want to help more girls this term to help them avoid premature marriage and childbearing ( early marriage is a tradition in their communities), and reduce their risks of being trafficked by supporting them to remain in high school.e<span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A CEF scholarship helps a girl from an ethnic community in Phuoc Son district, near the Vietnam-Laos border remain in high school.</span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">We want to help more girls this term to help them avoid premature marriage and childbearing ( early marriage is a tradition in their communities), and reduce their risks of being trafficked by supporting them to remain in high school.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Contact:</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Linda Burn</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">c.e.f.vietnam@gmail.com</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><br /></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Photos are of some of the girls from ethnic communities in the scholarship program at present, some who have help and some who need help still)</span></div></div><p><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-49930918457272429972021-11-24T19:01:00.042-08:002021-11-26T19:39:59.505-08:00Where has the year gone?<p> Thanksgivng always reminds me that it's nearly the end of the year. It also is a reminder to stop and think about the year, and although there might have been challenges, to think about all the good, all the kindness and generosity CEF has received, but also the sweet appreciation expressed by the students and their families.</p><p>This year CEF was affected by Covid in many ways, but close to everyone worldwide has been affected in some way. We received amazing support from both donors and sponsors for our families who are without incomes or on such small ones that they couldn't manage to pay the bills or eat enough. Many were eating two meals a day of just a little rice and vegetables topped with fish sauce. Here a little money goes a long way and the support over the year has been greatly appreciated by them. </p><p><i>To CEF for her sponsor: Ngoc’s father wants to say thank you so much to her sponsor for his help over this difficult time. Her sponsor not only cares and helps Ngoc with her education fees but also supports the family. He is willing to help when Ngoc’s family is in need. At the moment, dad is looking for a building job, but according to him, due to the effect of the Covid lockdown, it is very difficult to find one. It is also the rainy season now, and people don’t want to repair or build new houses. He told me that there has been a ‘Covid season’ and a ‘wet season’ this year, which he has meant he couldn’t make ends meet at all. Therefore, he expressed his deep gratitude to the sponsor and CEF for being very helpful, and thanks to that, his children have enough food every day.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3gAYXVgZLSI/YaGm-M8LfwI/AAAAAAAAFtQ/CRqTiAhvNFQ1HtEY0fcMKgDB4ePpNq--wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Ngoc-%2Bcovid%2Bsupport%2Bin%2BOctober%2B2021%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1520" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3gAYXVgZLSI/YaGm-M8LfwI/AAAAAAAAFtQ/CRqTiAhvNFQ1HtEY0fcMKgDB4ePpNq--wCLcBGAsYHQ/w149-h200/Ngoc-%2Bcovid%2Bsupport%2Bin%2BOctober%2B2021%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mu1qzZobRbA/YaGlz4G_mSI/AAAAAAAAFtI/OJqdtufAP3Ev4XvDMMepcAQ6eA9kEEUsACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Nong%2BSon-%2BNguyen%2BThu%2BLien%2Bwith%2Bmum%2Breceiving%2Bfood%2Bsupport%2Bin%2BJuly%2B2021%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mu1qzZobRbA/YaGlz4G_mSI/AAAAAAAAFtI/OJqdtufAP3Ev4XvDMMepcAQ6eA9kEEUsACLcBGAsYHQ/w150-h200/Nong%2BSon-%2BNguyen%2BThu%2BLien%2Bwith%2Bmum%2Breceiving%2Bfood%2Bsupport%2Bin%2BJuly%2B2021%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kK-b9Dygh8s/YaGkn8eP93I/AAAAAAAAFtA/CSOQtH7H8bQ_somMw2zQbtPayPBYwnYHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/Thang%2BBinh-%2BMy%2BTam-%2BCovid%2Bsupport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1088" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kK-b9Dygh8s/YaGkn8eP93I/AAAAAAAAFtA/CSOQtH7H8bQ_somMw2zQbtPayPBYwnYHQCLcBGAsYHQ/w170-h200/Thang%2BBinh-%2BMy%2BTam-%2BCovid%2Bsupport.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m7B3hL_OIIM/YaGiVUFlzrI/AAAAAAAAFso/yfsSt1D3d0saFhr2lUQPu70TNS3cIHDvACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Duy%2BXuyen%2B-%2BNguyen%2BThi%2BThuong%2B-%2BReceived%2Bcovid19%2Bsupport%2Bin%2BOctober%2B2021.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1517" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m7B3hL_OIIM/YaGiVUFlzrI/AAAAAAAAFso/yfsSt1D3d0saFhr2lUQPu70TNS3cIHDvACLcBGAsYHQ/w148-h200/Duy%2BXuyen%2B-%2BNguyen%2BThi%2BThuong%2B-%2BReceived%2Bcovid19%2Bsupport%2Bin%2BOctober%2B2021.jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then there were all the funds for good second hand laptops, or laptops themselves, for our students in university and for some who had to study at home and had no internet cafes nearby. </span></div><p><i>Back in the day when I got the letter of admission to be accepted into Da Nang University of Foreign Languages and Studies, my mum was thrilled, but also apprehensive about my university costs and that I had to live far from home. I did research and found myself stressed when I saw it was essential to have a laptop to study, do assignments, and prepare for presentations.</i></p><p><i>For the first few months at university, I was upset because most of my classmates bought new laptops to help them with their studies. Sometimes, I had to go to the internet shop or borrow a computer from my friend to complete my assignments. I did not find it easy because most students were busy with their research, so it was difficult for them to lend me their computers, and I completely understood that.</i></p><p><i>At this time, my mum was struggling to feed the whole family three meals a day, so how could I dare ask her for a laptop. However, I was surprised and happy to receive a used one from CEF when I was doing my military training course in November 2019. I still remember that moment and could not believe how I got a big gift like that. When I returned home to where the laptop was, it was so funny, as when I opened the laptop and looked at it, I laughed with happiness for almost a day.</i></p><p><i>Thanks to CEF, my studies became much easier and more interesting, especially for the last two years when we had to take online lectures due to COVID 19. Having a laptop, I have been able to attend all online classes and finish my tasks successfully. Learning the Japanese language is also a challenge because I lacked opportunities to practice or find sources of materials on the internet. Nonetheless, after receiving the computer, I could download many videos and practice my listening and speaking skills via online groups. As a result, I have progressed with my studies and results over the last three semesters.</i></p><p><i>I promise to keep this present carefully and use it more effectively for my studies. Again, thank you so much!</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mpQDOmlJcvM/YaGnTydNBMI/AAAAAAAAFtY/abubyrkHV9wl1VoWfg8gk4DWfi8ZD8SkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Nong%2BSon-%2BDang%2BHong%2BAn-%2Brecieving%2Bused%2Blatop-%2BOct%2B2021%2B%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mpQDOmlJcvM/YaGnTydNBMI/AAAAAAAAFtY/abubyrkHV9wl1VoWfg8gk4DWfi8ZD8SkwCLcBGAsYHQ/w150-h200/Nong%2BSon-%2BDang%2BHong%2BAn-%2Brecieving%2Bused%2Blatop-%2BOct%2B2021%2B%25281%2529.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3HAwrct3QVY/YaGgvc51TXI/AAAAAAAAFsQ/Qmr5jrJwLScOBcgqPZaBFm3I8Ribp2ajwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Phuoc%2BSon-%2BTrinh%2BThi%2BKim%2BNgoc-%2Breceiving%2Bsecondhand%2Blaptop-%2BSept%2B2021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3HAwrct3QVY/YaGgvc51TXI/AAAAAAAAFsQ/Qmr5jrJwLScOBcgqPZaBFm3I8Ribp2ajwCLcBGAsYHQ/w150-h200/Phuoc%2BSon-%2BTrinh%2BThi%2BKim%2BNgoc-%2Breceiving%2Bsecondhand%2Blaptop-%2BSept%2B2021.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vrejOiOxoAA/YaGgxzc6yfI/AAAAAAAAFsU/3h7kAPAAeCMJdDYGGX_DkoEtrpBV0BFMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1743/Dai%2BLoc-%2BNguyen%2BThi%2BThu%2BSuong-%2Breceiving%2Bused%2Blapton%2Bin%2BNov%2B2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1743" height="170" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vrejOiOxoAA/YaGgxzc6yfI/AAAAAAAAFsU/3h7kAPAAeCMJdDYGGX_DkoEtrpBV0BFMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h170/Dai%2BLoc-%2BNguyen%2BThi%2BThu%2BSuong-%2Breceiving%2Bused%2Blapton%2Bin%2BNov%2B2019.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CPO_Nddcj2M/YaGg2dXEkqI/AAAAAAAAFsY/mSDqNSZEJxkL8RowqGFqoNlkArs2ekK3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1558/DX-Ngoc%2BAnh%2Bwith%2Bsecondhand%2Blaptop%2Band%2Bphone%2B-%2BSeptember%2B28%2B2021%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1217" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CPO_Nddcj2M/YaGg2dXEkqI/AAAAAAAAFsY/mSDqNSZEJxkL8RowqGFqoNlkArs2ekK3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w156-h200/DX-Ngoc%2BAnh%2Bwith%2Bsecondhand%2Blaptop%2Band%2Bphone%2B-%2BSeptember%2B28%2B2021%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><br /><p>We truly have been blessed and are very grateful for all the care and support we have received. Whenever we need help you have been there for us. Thank you! </p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-1255543702125742162021-11-11T18:17:00.000-08:002021-11-26T19:40:31.964-08:00Bikes are a treasured gift<p>The gift of a bike changes the lives of our CEF students for the better, whether to get them to school, or for collecting water, getting to extra tuition classes or doing the shopping for mum.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-srL-bkUJweg/YaGVfPDTgaI/AAAAAAAAFrE/jPlYtiUA858SDh8EfOm3DJlMHtQl44i3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Dai%2BLoc-%2BTran%2BThi%2BKiem%2B-%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bbike%2B-%2BNov%2B23%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1374" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-srL-bkUJweg/YaGVfPDTgaI/AAAAAAAAFrE/jPlYtiUA858SDh8EfOm3DJlMHtQl44i3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w134-h200/Dai%2BLoc-%2BTran%2BThi%2BKiem%2B-%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bbike%2B-%2BNov%2B23%2B2021.jpg" width="134" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><i>'Like the air we breathe, water is essential to our lives, but clean
water is still out of reach to most in my area of Quang Nam province. Every day
my mum and I took turns to walk very far from home to collect and carry two
storage containers of clean water back to our home for cooking and bathing. As
we did not have transport to bring more clean water home, and we couldn’t carry
back enough when we walked, so we had no choice but to use dirty yellow water
for our daily routine, which caused me to have skin problems. Since we got this
bike, which was given to me by CEF three years ago, we have shortened our the time
needed for water collecting and can carry more water containers home. It has
also helped reduce spots in my face a lot because we have enough clean water to
use now.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>I cannot express how much I
appreciate your gift. Your help has made our lives much better than before.
Thank you so much!'</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pbvjxINKC7E/YaGYvM3TalI/AAAAAAAAFro/IT8khdNyd7UfF6Y0s8wD0Trna-F9wfugACLcBGAsYHQ/s767/Dai%2BLoc-%2BThanh%2BVy%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bbike%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bpresent-%2BNov%2B5%2B2021%2B%25284%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="582" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pbvjxINKC7E/YaGYvM3TalI/AAAAAAAAFro/IT8khdNyd7UfF6Y0s8wD0Trna-F9wfugACLcBGAsYHQ/w152-h200/Dai%2BLoc-%2BThanh%2BVy%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bbike%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bpresent-%2BNov%2B5%2B2021%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="152" /></i></a></div><i><br /></i><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>‘You proberly remember the bike you gave me when I was in grade 8, when my dad was still alive, and we were living in the old house. One day when I was doing my homework, my father suddenly returned home with a new bike. I was thrilled and overwhelmed and asked him where he got it from. He joked saying that he just bought it for me, but I knew that we couldn’t afford a new bike on his small budget, which was not even enough to feed the whole family three meals a day. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>When I found out that it was CEF who gave me this bike to get to school, I was super happy. Thanks to your gift of the bike, I was no longer late for school like the past, when I had my old broken bike. For the last four years, it has been my best companion, going to school, or to the market, whether it is a sunny or rainy day. I still look after it carefully, and it will continue be my best friend over the next four years of university too. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Thank you so much for giving me such a priceless gift. It has great memories for me of my father and myself.’</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UUIYo0VQrrg/YaGZrwV9etI/AAAAAAAAFrw/HAJKPNdATuY7TdNSjdU2hM1WeVvnfm5vACLcBGAsYHQ/s1168/Hoa%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bbike%2B%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1168" height="193" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UUIYo0VQrrg/YaGZrwV9etI/AAAAAAAAFrw/HAJKPNdATuY7TdNSjdU2hM1WeVvnfm5vACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h193/Hoa%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bbike%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="200" /></i></a></div><i><br /></i><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>‘I grew up in a poor family of three including my granny, my mother and me. My mother makes her living by farming to support our family. We live in a simple house located at the end of a long narrow path. My childhood memories include of being so close to my mother as she carried me on her back whenever I went to or from school, even walking through the muddy water during the raining season. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>As I got a little bit older, even though I could walk to school on my own, it was too far as I became so tired. In addition, my friends spread a rumor that at twilight ghosts appear anywhere dark and quiet, like the pathway to my home, so no one dared to come to my house at night. It made me scared to walk home in the dark, so I had to run fast or wait for my mother to pick me up.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>When I was in grade five. I was so happy to know that CEF could give me a bike. Seven years ago, it was the most valuable thing I owned. I and my family have been protecting it well. Over the past seven years I have ridden it to school, and to the teacher's house for my extra tuition classes. It helps me to shorten the time to every place I want to go. Since then it became my best friend, accompaning me all the time.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Thank you so much for giving me such a meaningful gift. My family and I appreciate this so much. I will protect it well and keep it as a meaningful memory of my life.’</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FR7yyfWcJjc/YaGZ_Y80HDI/AAAAAAAAFr4/zyoY2YQ6l2kco6O6AeMRyQhbg4XpmxCPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1702/Thang%2BBinh-%2BPhan%2BThi%2BNhu%2BQuynh%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bbike%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="1445" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FR7yyfWcJjc/YaGZ_Y80HDI/AAAAAAAAFr4/zyoY2YQ6l2kco6O6AeMRyQhbg4XpmxCPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w170-h200/Thang%2BBinh-%2BPhan%2BThi%2BNhu%2BQuynh%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bbike%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="170" /></i></a></div><i><br /></i><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>‘I grew up in a family of three including my parents and myself. Sadly, my parents divorced when I was in grade four and right after that my mother had cancer and passed away after a year of treatment. My father remarried and had to take care of his new family. He paid no attention to me, so my grandparents took me home to live with them.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>With my grandparents' low income from growing rice and raising livestock, they struggled to support me and my uncles of school age. In addition, they had to pay off a huge debt which they borrowed for my mother's treatment. I knew how hard it is for them. Living there, I lacked everything, except lots of their love. They always cared for me and encouraged me to study well to have a brighter future. Each year I had to attend school with used books, clothes, and even a bike that my uncles used before. It wasn’t the right size for me, but it was better to use it instead of walking along a muddy road in winter. It was broken sometimes which left me feeling very tired by the time I arrived late for classes.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>When I was in grade seven, I was so happy to know that CEF could give me a new bike. It was a treat to have such a luxurious bike, and was a color I loved. I proudly rode it to school, to my teacher's home for extra tuition classes, and I was always ready to give my friends a lift if they needed one. I have been using it for almost two years now. It is still so new and in good condition as I care for it. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Recently I entered high school, so I have to go far to get to school. Luckily my uncle gave me his used E-bike, but I still use my bike when I go somewhere near home such as to the market and to my friend's homes for group study sessions. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Thank you so much for giving me such a good bike. It was my daily companion and I will continue to protect it, use it and keep it as a special memory of my childhood.’</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-woShZd4Or78/YaGaUWvFa9I/AAAAAAAAFsA/GlI4u1-c424zqGyo41p-RCoIqgIKEVhUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/Nguyen%2BThi%2BHoai%2BNhi%2Band%2Bher%2Bbike%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-woShZd4Or78/YaGaUWvFa9I/AAAAAAAAFsA/GlI4u1-c424zqGyo41p-RCoIqgIKEVhUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w125-h200/Nguyen%2BThi%2BHoai%2BNhi%2Band%2Bher%2Bbike%2B1.jpg" width="125" /></i></a></div><i><br /></i><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>‘Two years ago, I was lucky and happy to receive a nice bike from CEF. It's pink and as this is my favourite colour, I like it very much. Since receiving this bike, I can get to have to school and many other places so easily. Walking to school from home used to take me about 30 minutes, but now it only takes me 10 minutes by bike. I also can attend extra tuition classes which are very far from my school. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>My granny, who has a small grocery shop, now can sell many different products, because I can ride to bigger stores to buy them and carry the products home for her to sell. Without a bike, I couldn’t do these things easily. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Thank you very much for giving me this bike. I will always do my best at school to get good results, to make it worth your help.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwN4_nMsbrY/YaGakZfUngI/AAAAAAAAFsI/7IL3eWs6k2U1SIE9w8vaMhngfNBTDNLLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Tang%2BThi%2BKieu%2BTrinh%2Band%2Bher%2Bbike.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwN4_nMsbrY/YaGakZfUngI/AAAAAAAAFsI/7IL3eWs6k2U1SIE9w8vaMhngfNBTDNLLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w150-h200/Tang%2BThi%2BKieu%2BTrinh%2Band%2Bher%2Bbike.jpg" width="150" /></i></a></div><i><br /></i><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>‘I want to say thank you very much to CEF for giving me a bike when I was in grade 5. It has helped me a lot over these years, I am able to go to school by myself without bothering my parents or my older sister. There’s no need to worry about whether I will be late for school, like when my mother was taking me to my school. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>The bike has become my friend, carrying me to school, to my extra tuition classes, to my friends’ homes, as well as to the market, when my mother needs help with shopping. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>My father and I always take care of it. Although it is not as new as before, I still like it a lot.’</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The precious gift of a bike for a CEF child is always appreciated. If you would like to give a bike please do contact us: cef.vn.usa@gmail.com </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><p></p></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-50157316054704855192021-01-24T00:09:00.165-08:002021-01-26T00:49:41.961-08:00A big concern ~ the effect of Covid - 19 on education<p>Education is a right every person should have no matter what gender, age, nationality, race, ethnic origin, skin color and financial situation. Unfortunately that is not the reality still in these so called modern times. </p><p>On International Education Day 2021 it is a big concern that further complications now exist for those who want an education but now can't receive one due to Covid-19 with it's resulting lockdowns with schools shutting down. Some schools have been shut for nearly a year despite overwhelming evidence of the impact on children. At the peak 90% of the worlds' students were affected with a third with no access to remote education. It's a serious situation. </p><p>An estimate of 24 million more children could to be out of school this year! This is depressing as so many countries and organizationns have fought to keep children in school and get children into school. </p><p>Already education standards have dropped, including children's ability to do basic mathematics, reading and writing. Not just their education is suffering, but their wellbeing is also at risk with the poorest and most vulnerable at greatest risk. School gives emotional stability with the care and attention given, mental stimulation, the social interation, physical activities and in many cases also food that they don't get if they are at home. If at home all the time some are more vulnerable to physical, mental and sexual abuse. In some countries they are greatly at risk of being forced into a child marriage or into child labor as they are often an unwanted burden on the family. </p><p>Hopefully many countries will be able to do what Vietnam has been doing since schools opened and that is providing classes to fill in the gaps they were missing from being out of school or if they were unable to do online lessons. It has meant many weekends in school, but they do have the chance to catch up at least, although it has been tiring for the school and university students. </p><p>It is thought that if children are faced with another year of school closure the effect may even be felt for generations! Closures should be a last resort as some research has shown that schools are not a place of concern when looking at the spread of the virus. Essential procedures at schools should be put in place so children do not suffer, remain safe, nourished and educated! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-59261752890882944322021-01-01T18:46:00.001-08:002021-01-05T19:42:20.791-08:00Wishing everyone a fullfilling and healthy 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GeIbysWUbeU/X_UksTSRm5I/AAAAAAAAFdg/W4v-1Q3SJJ0CeYgmrazjmZ9xiRzCWbuEACLcBGAsYHQ/s2013/Lotus%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bgarden%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="2013" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GeIbysWUbeU/X_UksTSRm5I/AAAAAAAAFdg/W4v-1Q3SJJ0CeYgmrazjmZ9xiRzCWbuEACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Lotus%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bgarden%2B1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />2020 has been a challenging year for many worldwide and all we can hope for is that 2021 will not see so many suffering. <p></p><p>Here in Vietnam many suffered due to Covid19, not because they got ill and died, as deaths were very few and only from the second bout, but due to the results of our very strict social distancing rules and the gradual stopping of international flights, reducing tourism to just some local domestic tourism. It has meant large scale unemployment with many reinventing themselves, to find a way to bring in an income to support their families. The employment situation now is a little better with some having low incomes and domestic tourism has increased and consequently more restaurants, cafes, homestays and hotels have reopened. Sadly too late for many which shut down permantently and have been on the market for six months or more.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWh85zBXJ7cj_uLXBILzOSCm6sYenAap6nTWqSKOSMlMKKqRdi_t4XBzAFulDYoKbaygDckw59qVvsP3KC68basc0p0vx8uDgNbi70vpy5TTu6M8gYuGKKauLUHbeF0tj4OJ38NjpNp0/s960/Destruction+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWh85zBXJ7cj_uLXBILzOSCm6sYenAap6nTWqSKOSMlMKKqRdi_t4XBzAFulDYoKbaygDckw59qVvsP3KC68basc0p0vx8uDgNbi70vpy5TTu6M8gYuGKKauLUHbeF0tj4OJ38NjpNp0/w200-h150/Destruction+4.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tropical storms brought flooding and landslides with many in low lying lands and in the mountains losing their homes and all worldly possessions. They now are trying to start life from scratch, which is hardest on the middle aged and elderly. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY5vxLEcfHOuj1DKTwn2Vs-6QOgO4p-zH7bwGyipJ1jnUiyI1fzA3-v34WIiGvLL5BacXtRqnDSLiUdcubMHQUgZHOvgsMxhp1ulnBnXd4-BtIJMsCeXaDPrkxGZfhy8qNAcTfHV4cyE/s960/The+flood+waters+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY5vxLEcfHOuj1DKTwn2Vs-6QOgO4p-zH7bwGyipJ1jnUiyI1fzA3-v34WIiGvLL5BacXtRqnDSLiUdcubMHQUgZHOvgsMxhp1ulnBnXd4-BtIJMsCeXaDPrkxGZfhy8qNAcTfHV4cyE/s320/The+flood+waters+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We at CEF are incredibly grateful for the wonderful support we have received to help bring relief to those suffering. We received funds to give families who needed support during a time of no income due to Covid19 and Covid lockdowns. We received flood and disaster relief funds for those in the mountains and low lying plains to help with damage to their homes or to help give temporary shelter </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">and later to give towards their new permanent homes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw_VKQ3hPh9l66-ZZtX8dBEKZA6ajQGwdnts1qDGpkW-8vZ5VmRR9XDJIaN5QKyeWHEfako8B8jBAs1GHreQCbjh91B890yFOHCCQ5GO5Mg4Za9N0j-_JAKaaTy0CgJN6mfasPkstNqs/s4073/DSC05682+%25282%2529+maybe+this+one.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="4073" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw_VKQ3hPh9l66-ZZtX8dBEKZA6ajQGwdnts1qDGpkW-8vZ5VmRR9XDJIaN5QKyeWHEfako8B8jBAs1GHreQCbjh91B890yFOHCCQ5GO5Mg4Za9N0j-_JAKaaTy0CgJN6mfasPkstNqs/w320-h150/DSC05682+%25282%2529+maybe+this+one.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />We are most grateful for all the care we received to help others less fortunate, when things have not been easy for many of you too. Thank you so much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJHqBg_cFJcNn3CARizfIFtAQkK6ccBXmW1e-MTxuilI_V4TUon1Aefy7vYwHNJxqYigYq3xNASjm32aszPyGWjCEMXDpCqeQ6K_4xYReqzVSBqAGkS5See9pcTfOEgze7kCncBSjUxE/s960/Giving+disaster+relief+to+Phuoc+Thanh+families.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJHqBg_cFJcNn3CARizfIFtAQkK6ccBXmW1e-MTxuilI_V4TUon1Aefy7vYwHNJxqYigYq3xNASjm32aszPyGWjCEMXDpCqeQ6K_4xYReqzVSBqAGkS5See9pcTfOEgze7kCncBSjUxE/w200-h150/Giving+disaster+relief+to+Phuoc+Thanh+families.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The support of partner organizations, sponsors and donors has been wonderful and without your help very little would have been possible over this year. Girls stayed in school, and we had none drop out even though things were tough for their families. Being sponsored and having Covid support during the toughest months made a world of difference. </div><p>Thank you to all who have helped in various ways over this last year which includes my board, advisors and volunteers as well. Together we can make a big difference. Thank you. </p><p>We all wish you a healthy, fulfilling and good 2021,</p><p>Linda</p><p><br /></p><p>Linda Hutchinson-Burn, the CEF staff and CEF management</p><p>Children's Education Foundation - Vietnam </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZyr72qOV97zz6D1oU0qJypsCojOagw8J3CTZeZN_4zwCpmY1mfsQ9NVqUZNzGoHSAhsSHCAZOHTByNw-59zz1Jo5NksphunFaO39Ge_jlu1z2izFE7qVDwVeAY-YQ_2FmsbQPx65qA0/s3023/Staff+and+Linda+1+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="3023" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZyr72qOV97zz6D1oU0qJypsCojOagw8J3CTZeZN_4zwCpmY1mfsQ9NVqUZNzGoHSAhsSHCAZOHTByNw-59zz1Jo5NksphunFaO39Ge_jlu1z2izFE7qVDwVeAY-YQ_2FmsbQPx65qA0/s320/Staff+and+Linda+1+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-89021278320690863432020-10-05T19:40:00.000-07:002020-10-05T19:40:20.621-07:00Photos giving a feeling of a CEF home visit day ~ By photographer Manus Campbell<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Just a few examples of their challenges are that there is serious mental illness in three of the families, one mother has brain cancer, one girl has two parents who are blind, ten of the 19 only have one uneducated parent with a very limited earning capacity. They are not letting their circumstances hold them back and are doing their best at school!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Each year the numbers are less as they are all growing up, graduating from high school, going off to work or attending vocational training before a job. Some are continuing their education and receiving a university education. The family gets smaller, but the results bigger!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Go Philanthropic has been incredibly supportive and each year has helped to support our education programs as well such as Water Safety Day, Human Trafficking Workshops and Girls to Women (Female Health and Hygiene) Workshops. These workshops are meaningful and the students really appreciate learning subjects they need to know about for their safety and health. </span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Go Philanthropic has been helping us to enable these students to mature with support, be educated and have the opportunity to break the poverty cycle. 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text-align: center;">2007</div><p>My name is Thuong and I come from a poor northern village in Vietnam. I graduated from college in 2014, majoring in Hotel and Tourism Management. It has been a long time since the last time I contacted CEF. By accident, I saw photos on social media including me, when I was a little girl which Ms Linda had taken when I was sponsored by CEF to go to school, then onto college.</p><p>I still remember the time when I first met Ms Linda and Ms Thao – CEF’s volunteer and coordinator. I was in secondary school at that time, was skinny and shy. My face became beet red really easily whenever I looked at someone's face. I was so quiet and shy at that time. Fortunately, CEF and Ms Linda cared for me and gave me an opportunity to receive sponsorship to continue my education.</p><p>I lived with my maternal grandparents when I was little until I finished high school because my parents worked in the South. They just visited my grandparents and me on Tet holidays and in summer vacations. I was so delighted when they returned home, bringing home nice clothes and candies. When living with my grandparents, I saw them working really hard on farms to make ends meet and keep me in school. Therefore, it was a huge financial gift for me and my family when CEF helped me to pay my school fees during my secondary schooling, my high school years and then helped me to complete a college course. It was the first time I had heard of this NGO and Ms Linda, who was willing to help me and support me whenever I faced any difficulties in life although she was not one of my family members.</p><p>How time flies! The little shy girl now has become a young woman who is nearly 28. It has been about 10 years since I first knew about studying Hospitality Management at college and then having it as a career. I was very curious and interested in this career when my uncle talked to me about tourism and his hotel. I was so curious when I saw many beautiful photos of hotels, food and drink on TV advertisements. That attracted me and made me dream of studying and working in this career although I knew this job would have a lot of difficulties and I had to put lots of effort into gaining experience to work in big hotels, even just for part-time work. </p><p>I was so lucky that I had a caring sponsor – Mr Stephen, and I still remember the second time I met him in Hanoi. I was in my last year at college and he did encourage me by telling me an inspiring story. He told me a story of his friend who also worked in tourism. He started at the lowest position in a hotel and did try his best to become a manager. That motivated me a lot and made me more determined to be successful in the subject I had chosen to study. My sponsor also remembered the first time he met me when I was just a little shy girl. I also remember French fries when I had dinner with Ms Linda and my sponsor. All of the care from my sponsor and CEF besides sponsorship made me feel I was a lucky girl. I will never forget and will always be very grateful for the great support you gave me and my family. </p><p>It has been six years already since the day I graduated from college. Although I don’t work directly in hotels or restaurants, I am working for a tour agency in Hanoi which is related to my field of studies. Hotels and restaurants are our partners. Finally, I attained my goals, working in tourism and I travel to many beautiful places. The important things I have learnt during my work time is confidence and financial independence. I am more confident in communication and also can help my parents now as well as support my bother with his studies in Hanoi.</p><p>As I am working in tourism, my work was affected by COVID19. I was off work for a few months and this was the first time I understood about unemployment since I graduated from college. I was confused about my future and what I should do during this difficult time. So, I applied to work in a different area. I was an officer for a college in Hanoi, working in the department of International Communication. My work was taking the students to other universities and vocational training centers so that they had a better understanding of the subjects they wanted to learn. The work required travelling by car a lot and carsickness is my biggest challenge. I worked there for a month and then stopped because I couldn’t stand being carsick so often. Although it was a short term job, it was worth trying something different. I found out that I love my job and feel I am only suitable for working in tourism. I went back to work for a tour agency after the first wave of COVID19 and feel so excited every day when I work, although I know that it is a very difficult time for tourism now due to COVID19.</p><div>(Name changed)</div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-8052930006858514472020-08-05T19:35:00.000-07:002020-08-05T19:35:03.592-07:00CEF graduate Chuyen's story ~ Written by Chuyen and translated by CEF's Kim Chi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GB0rNXXLjs0/XytsG9fNE5I/AAAAAAAAFT0/ur4-JUJ1HIkj4O-U_7rown_oWlPOPZAXACLcBGAsYHQ/s655/Chuyen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="435" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GB0rNXXLjs0/XytsG9fNE5I/AAAAAAAAFT0/ur4-JUJ1HIkj4O-U_7rown_oWlPOPZAXACLcBGAsYHQ/w213-h320/Chuyen.png" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I came from a poor farming family and I am the youngest child in a family with four children. My parents worked really hard to bring us up and tried to keep us all in school. My father used to work on building sites and my mother worked on farms to make ends meets. The physically demanding work made my parents’ health deteriorate. My father has spinal degeneration and my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Due to poverty and the difficult financial position of my family, when I was 15 years old, one of my sisters had to stop her schooling prematurely. She married after one year of working. When I saw how she struggled to afford the costs of raising children, I told myself that I had to go to university to have a better life for myself and to be in a position to bring up my children in way that wasn’t deprived. </div><div><br /></div><div>When I was 15 years old, my mother was recovering from her breast cancer surgery. I love her so much, so I thought that if I went to university, I would have a better life and earn plenty of money then I could help my mother to have a better life too. Her health has suffered a lot since the surgery, so I felt she should have a comfortable life when I complete university, as when I am working I would be able to support her.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2014, I passed the university entrance exam but my parents didn’t want me to go to university. At that time, my mother was sick and my brother was in university so they couldn’t afford to help me at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>I still have never forgotten the day in September 2014, when my father took me to the bus station to go to Ha Noi although he said he wanted me to stop my eduction. We kept silence during the whole journey to the bus station. When we got there, I told my father “Take me back home, I won’t go to university”. He threw my luggage into the bus and say ‘Go and complete your university course’. We burst into tears and I cried during the long trip to Ha Noi. His action was such a positive motivation for me to go to university and complete my course. </div><div><br /></div><div>I took a university course for four and a half years, majoring in IT. During my university course, I worked part time to earn enough to cover my university expenses besides receiving sponsorship from CEF. At that time, my brother was studying at university as well and my mother was sick. My father was the only person working and providing finance for the family. </div><div><br /></div><div>With sponsorship from CEF, there was less financial worry for me when I went to university because it cost a lot for my university expenses. </div><div><br /></div><div>I got my university graduation certificate last year 2019, qualified in IT and now am working in my favourite job as a software tester. Every day at work I never get bored. With my university certificate, I now have a good, well-paid job so that I’m now able to give financial support to my parents monthly besides affording to support myself independently. For me, being at university for four and a half years was very important and also a key factor to my good future. My parents are well and they don’t need to work much now because no one in my family is being educated. We can work and support them monthly, so they only farm a little to provide enough for their daily needs. </div><div><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-49132171027164435052020-07-30T20:05:00.000-07:002020-07-30T20:05:02.063-07:00World Day Against Trafficking in Persons reminded me of a past trafficking situation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Human Trafficking is such a huge money making business, that the techniques to get the needed girls for the business of prostitution and to be wives in China is constanctly changing as each of their ruthless games is found out. This is a story from 15 years ago about how they nearly successfully obtained some ethnic girls for their use and abuse.<br />
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They were angry with me as they believed I had removed the possibility of their daughters earning a good salary and supporting them. I was surprised and sad when I was told this when I returned to the village a few weeks later. I had saved their daughters lives and yet they couldn’t see that at all and consequently were angry with me due to no imagined forthcoming wealth.<br />
When I was there the prior time I had found out that some of the young teenage girls from the village were planning on going off together to excellent well paid jobs in Ho Chi Minh City. I knew immediately that the tricksters had been to the village. Well-dressed women adorned with gold jewelry went to ethnic villages and promised work to the young women who were unemployed and a financial burden to their families. The wealth the women displayed of course gave weight to their request.<br />
The girls were due to leave the following day, so there was excitement in the village when I arrived. My friend was thrilled to tell me of the good fortune of these families. When I strongly made my stance and insisted my friend went and visited each of the families to let them know about the tricksters and what their goals could be, and to beg them not to let their daughters go to HCM City, she felt bad as she knew no one would want to hear this bad news.<br />
She was successful in persuading them, but they now all felt anger, which was aimed at me. Although upset that they couldn’t see that their daughters were more precious and important than the money, I felt relieved that my friend had been successful in persuading the families to not send their daughters away to an unknown and potential frighteningly and degrading future that could end in death.</div>
Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-27699038615569069492020-07-30T00:28:00.000-07:002020-07-30T00:28:21.871-07:00Covid-19 and the effect on Human Trafficking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. As is the way, I sometimes do posts related to these important international days that have some connection to the work that CEF does. But what can I write about related to Human Trafficking as it all has been said, about how serious it is, how there are many organizations working hard to combat it and now also some governments around the world are fully behind prevention, rescuing and carrying out appropriate punishments. But I can write a little about Covid-19 and how it is affecting Human Trafficking.<br />
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Covid is already and further will change the world dramatically. It has been a huge blow to progress in reducing trafficking and poverty according to Matt Friedman of the Mekong Club, who talked at the Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Conference recently. He said that we have lost ground in reducing modern slavery and that the 15 year advancement we had made, has gone! There are now 42 million people in slavery and 62% of them are in Asia!<br />
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Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a Hanoi based NGO concentrates on prevention and rescues. According to them due to Covid-19 some trafficking rescues in Vietnam were delayed over the last six months, some were still possible thankfully, but the victims had to go into quarantine for two weeks. Not ideal at all considering the victims already are traumatized and need emotional and psychological help.<br />
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Matt shared a sad fact that families who are really poor are surrendering their children, including very young girls, more than ever before and are selling them off to brothels and traffickers, as they can’t afford to feed them. A positive is that some brothels are sending girls home as they don’t have enough customers and have growing debt.<br />
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Matt said that all communities will be affected, prices of most things will go up along with spending going down. There is a lot of uncertainly for factories, factory owners and employees. Manufacturing is no longer a smooth process as some parts aren’t being made and delivery of parts are delayed. Orders are slow in coming in, some have none and orders are often cancelled even when the manufacturing is in process. Some factories found the only way to survive and for people not to get ill was to ask the staff to live at the factory , but they had to make a rule that if they left they could not return and often demanded that they carry out unpaid overtime. It’s another new form of slavery. <br />
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Many factories are shutting down or have, most have a reduced work force, with some on reduced salaries and others not paid. As people are desperate for work, they consider working in worse conditions now. Many won’t have enough to keep a roof over their heads and feed their family. With 60-70% of the world’s factory workers being in Asia, this is a serious situation. Very sadly it is forecast that half a billion are slipping into poverty, 2.5 million people will suffer from starvation with around a million will die from Covid. This Covid-19 period in our history is a sad time for all on this planet as it is bringing about more poverty and consequently an increase in trafficking.<br />
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(The infographic from Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation shows how Covid-19 is impacting Human Trafficking.www.bluedragon.org)<br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-50870494015479719882020-07-04T22:52:00.000-07:002020-07-04T22:52:04.990-07:00The latest conversation with CEF university student Chi ~ Guest post by CEF's Thuy Tran<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Every month, our university students communicate with us about their life and their studies, so that we can know how they are and give help if they need it. Here is a story of a third-year university student majoring in law, who shared with us about how she is this month.<br />
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‘Since the end of June, my study schedule is less busy than before because I completed my lessons in some subjects. Others will be finished in the third week of this month, but my term 2 examinations will be in the middle of July. At the end of last month, my friend introduced to me a good part-time job in a keychain workshop. I said that it is a good part-time job because I feel happy to work there and it is flexible work. I can come in my free time. And of course, my income is depending on how many key-chains I can make. My job is to make key-chains. There, I have a chance to learn how to design key-chains and how to use the laser cutting machine. It is not a hard job and the staff can eat free ice-cream and drink free coffee in the break-time.<br />
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Covid-19 has affected not only my term two studies but also my coming internship. Normally, students can do it in the summer holiday of the third year, but now it will be delayed to term 2 of the final year. My university board also encourages students to go back to their hometown to do their internship. So, I plan to do the internship at the District Court or at the People’s Procuracy of the district. Next year, I have to choose a specific aspect of law to learn. After asking my older sisters and students who are older, I decided to choose ‘administrative law’.<br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02568277282599679827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292383250692492688.post-54177807486148361942019-09-30T22:14:00.000-07:002019-10-13T22:35:16.178-07:00Time with some of our CEF university students from the north<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently we caught up to do updates and to run a small workshop for them. </div>
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Hue is studying to be an International Tour Guide</div>
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Our students are thrilled when summer arrives and they can have some time to relax after very full days of studies at school, of both their daily classes and compulsory extra tuition sessions. On top of that they have private extra tuition after school hours. <br />
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The summer break most have is very short before they start taking summer classes. If they don't take these they will be behind the other students when the school year starts, so the system demands that they take these sessions.<br />
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On this day we gather the older (grade 5 and over) CEF children from all over Quang Nam province to take part in this important life-saving day. We start with Water Safety Theory, then they play games in the water and on the beach. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Then they learn floating and swimming. If they have </span>learned<span style="text-align: left;"> to float for a good period of time at a prior Water Safety Day, then they move onto swimming lessons.</span><br />
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At the end of the day we take them to the cinema to have the treat of a movie, usually both an educational and humorous one. </div>
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This is a very special day, especially for the new students who have never been to the beach, or some of older ones whose parents have not permitted them to come along so far. And from our perspective a very important one as it has the potential to save lives.</div>
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This important day would not have been possible without the support of many, our staff, volunteers, life savers and swimming teachers, and Le Belhamys' generous reductions making the day possible, and use of their beautiful space and beach. Funding of this day was from Go Philanthropic and we are most grateful for this very important support. </div>
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In June each year we do a research trip in Phuoc Son District to interview new ethnic students at their homes, if possible, but some live in much more isolated mountainous communities that we can't easily visit, in which case we interview them at their high school. </div>
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As all the students are poor, we never know if their situations are worse than they make out. They all are so accepting of their poverty and their humble abodes. We often discover that their situations are much worse than we have been told, and that we discover when we visit their homes. </div>
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We help students from this area to keep them in school, so they are educated and can earn a decent living. But also being in school reduce their risks of being trafficked and abused and will delay their marriage. In many of these communities marriage takes place before the legal age in Vietnam and as this is what they parents and grandparents did, it is not questioned. </div>
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It's always a very humbling trip.</div>
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Bev Short is a UK-born New Zealand citizen who has been working and travelling in Cambodia and Vietnam since February 2019. </div>
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Bev is an award winning art photographer who has exhibited nationally and internationally, culminating in her solo exhibition "All Woman - A Modern Portrait of New Zealand Women" which exhibited at the NZ Portrait Gallery in 2012 for 3 months and went on to tour the country for the next 2 years. </div>
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Bev's life has always been a mission to improve the lives of women so, when she left photography behind, she turned to the world of health and coached many midlife women back to well-being and happiness. </div>
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Divorced with 2 adult daughters, she will return to NZ in July 2019.</div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">With her cropped hair and unique style,
Ngoc Huynh isn’t your average young Vietnamese woman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24 years old and originally from Saigon, Ngoc
has been a volunteer with CEF Vietnam in Hoi An for over 7 months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is an English Language graduate and has
always aspired to a career combining education with social work. At some point
down the track she intends to continue her studies with Education Management. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">Although she comes from a comfortable
background, since an early age she has recognised the connection between
education and breaking the poverty cycle, which has spurred her to seek
voluntary work within an NGO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whilst
most Vietnamese leave Hoi An to seek work in Saigon, Ngoc has done the opposite
– drawn by the tranquillity of the town and the fact that she can cycle
everywhere.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">Like others who are drawn to NGO work, Ngoc
has experienced much personal satisfaction and happiness from the volunteer
work she has done in the past, and continues to do, knowing that she is making
a difference in other people’s lives. In particular, she takes pleasure in
teaching the girls basic hygiene, and skills in how to protect themselves,
through her mentoring and the CEF workshops. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">She explained to me that to break the
vicious poverty cycle it was necessary for children to complete their
education. Parents will ask their children to begin work straight from High
School, or to not even finish High School, in order to bring money into the
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That the parents only think
short term: bring in money, and not long term: education, which ultimately
leads to improved prospects and a better income.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">Ngoc supports 40 girls through CEF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her strong family background has shown her
the importance of love and support through the family but she realises that not
all people have been as lucky as she has.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She visits the sponsored girls twice per year to see firsthand how
things are for her students in remote areas where the standard of work is lower
than in the city due not to a lack of hard work, but to a shortage of technological
resources, finances, and local government or family support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many students in the city are able to afford
extra curricular tuition to raise their grades which, unfortunately, in remote
areas is an inaccessible luxury.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">Ngoc offers her own support every week by
phone and email but also encourages the girls to group together and support
each other with study groups, to ask their older siblings for assistance, and
to make a request to CEF for the supplies they may need to raise their grades.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">In Ngoc’s own words: “I want to continue in
this work because I want women to be able to live independently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In remote areas they always depend on their
husbands. They don’t have enough education so they only do housework or manual
work with a very low income. Because they depend on their husbands they don’t
have a voice in the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to
change this little by little.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Women have
such a great responsibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They take
care of their children, they do housework, they work, they do almost everything
but they cannot decide anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
have no voice.”</span><br />
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