'Partnership' is very supportive

The importance of partnership and how supportive it is for NGO's hits us more strongly at certain times. One of the times that CEF particularly appreciates  this blessing is when our students graduate from high school, college or university. It is such a gift to have the financial support from a partner organization or from the sponsors they find for CEF students.

We are thrilled that one of our CEF students, Hang, had her graduation ceremony recently and received her degree in 'Office Management'. But it is sad to say her parents couldn't be there for this special event as they died when she was quite young.

Once they died, her family was in financial chaos and no one could afford to keep her in school beyond her secondary education, but because of  a 'Go Philanthropic' sponsor she was able to receive tertiary education and now she has a qualification making it easy for her to move forward through life with strong foundations, more knowledge and confidence. She has many more choices in life because of the educational support she received. What a blessing her sponsors have been; a big thank you to them from us all at CEF!

CEF is proud of Hang who just graduated in 'Office Management' - Blog by Kim Chi

      Thuy Hang has just graduated from the Quang Nam branch of Ha Noi University of Home Affairs. She majored in ‘Office Management’. She was delighted when she got her results and received the classification of ‘moderately good’, allowing her to apply for a job as a clerical worker at the school in her village.  This will be a steady job and convenient for her because it is near her hometown. In addition, if she is accepted to work there, she may have a chance to continue to do further studies at university.

In the meantime, Hang is doing many small jobs to cover her costs such as a working in a shoe factory, and as a waitress in a restaurant. She said “temporary jobs not only help me afford all my costs, but also give me some skills and life experience.”

Hang has faced and overcome many challenges since her parents passed away when she was quite young. Life was very hard for her for some years, but she adapted to life without having her parent’s financial support and loving care. She has matured so much and we are thrilled Hang has gone from being painfully shy to becoming an outgoing and confident young woman.

CEF is also content with Hang’s education efforts and success.  In other words, now there are many choices for Hang; she has the foundations to build a new and bright future on. Her efforts have been worthwhile; she has the results she deserves as she has been a hard-working and optimistic student.

Children's Education Foundation is very proud of our students and their achievements; each success of theirs feels like we are receiving a present!

Blog by: Kim Chi

Now two of the new CEF girls have committed education sponsors

Two of the new CEF girls now have committed education sponsors. We are thrilled as this will make life much less stressful for their families and guarantee the girls receive an education.

She needs a sponsor to help her stay in school

'VT' needs a sponsor to keep her in school as her single mum is struggling to make ends meet. She used to collect garbage, but since grandmother had a stroke she needs to stay at home all the time to look after her. As she is responsible for her daughter, and for the care of her grandmother, it makes it hard to earn money. She opened up a little store at the front of her house so she could have some income, but now she has a debt of $1,500 she had to take out to stock it.

'VT' will be in grade 2 this year; she loves art and singing. Because she is still very young we can't really say how clever she is, but she loves school which is important.

Please contact us if you can commit to seeing her through school and wish to sponsor her: cef.vn.usa@gmail.com

She is an orphan and needs a sponsor for her education

'TT' is an orphan, but is lucky enough to have grandparents who can care for her and her two siblings, but they can't afford their education.

She is a bright girl and needs a committed sponsor. Her education sponsorship for this year, for grade 4 is $200.

If you wish to see her through school, please contact us: cef.vn.usa@gmail.com

Can you help educate a girl?

'TH' needs an educational sponsor to keep her in school. She lives in the mountains in central Vietnam. Her mother is the healthier of the parents, so she lives away from home and works as a 'housekeeper' for a family and has a low income. Dad has poor health, so dad stays home and looks after her and her siblings. He also does the farming during the farming season.

'TH' needs a committed sponsor to see her through her education. She is a bright girl and loves all subjects at school. She is going into grade 7 if she has support for her education. Her educational sponsorship is $250 for the year.

If you have friends or family who would like to sponsor please let us know as at present we have 10 girls who need a sponsor to keep them in school. One more girl in school makes a difference! cef.vn.usa@gmail.com

Educate a girl from Vietnam who needs a sponsor

We will call her 'H'; she lives in a mountainous area of Quang Nam in central Vietnam. She has no permanent home, no land, no farmland, and her single mother has a very low income.

She needs a long term committed sponsor for her education. She is a bright girl and even though she is a long way from graduating, she wishes to be a doctor. This year she goes into grade 6 and her sponsorship is $250 for this year. Please consider helping her and contact us: cef.vn.usa@gmail.com

The support of a new donor has allowed CEF to committ to the long term education of these girls

When CEF has donors who give regularly, it allows us to make a long term commitment to new unsponsored children. These three children now have CEF's long term commitment due to our new donor. What a gift their support is!

If you would like to be a regular donor, donations can be made using PayPal on the relevant website:
USA / Canada:
Website: www.cef-vietnam-usa.org
Email: info@cef-vietnam-usa.org cef.vn.usa@gmail.com

Australia / New Zealand:
Website:www.ChildrensEducationFoundation.org.au
Email: c.e.f.vietnam@gmail.com

For more information or to answer your questions please do get in touch.
Linda

CEF needs 4 long term sponsors to help these girls stay in school

We need you to take on a long term sponsorship to help a girl stay in school. These are 4 of the girls we need sponsors for. These 4 are from poor families in a mountainous area of Quang Nam province.

If you would like to take on a long term educational sponsorship of one of these girls please contact us:
Linda Burn
cef.vn.usa@gmail.com

1. Her sponsorship is $250 for this academic year (below)

2. Her sponsorship is $250 for this academic year (below)

3. Her sponsorship is $200 for this academic year (below)

4. Her sponsorship is also $200 for this academic year (below)