Children of Vietnam
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Children of Vietnam - humanitarian organization helping poor and homeless children of Da Nang
area in Vietnam
. Established in 1998 and based in the United States
.
The Organization is sponsored by private citizens, corporations, churches and governmental bodies and promotes such programs, as Education Initiative (vocational training, scholarship
s, rural kindergarten construction, after school tutoring for street children and orphan
s), Nutrition Initiative (supplementing milk and food allotments to orphans and street children, agricultural support), Health
& Well-being Initiative (introducing modern medical care, including a parasite remediation program, surgeries
for children with orthopedic and heart
complications, birth defects, and war-material injuries, sponsorship of prosthetic devices and wheelchair
s, medical training and equipment supply, expertise to rural hospital
s and clinic
s), Housing Initiative (building homes for destitute children).
In 2005, "Children of Vietnam" Foundation financed the disadvantaged children assistance program in Hai Chau District of Da Nang
city, ensured scholarship
s to pupils of Tuong Lai special primary school, invested in health
equipment for Hai Chau District Health Center.
By its own report, in 2006 the institution served 49,790 children.
This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.
Da Nang
Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of...
area in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. Established in 1998 and based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The Organization is sponsored by private citizens, corporations, churches and governmental bodies and promotes such programs, as Education Initiative (vocational training, scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
s, rural kindergarten construction, after school tutoring for street children and orphan
Orphan
An orphan is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents is called an orphan...
s), Nutrition Initiative (supplementing milk and food allotments to orphans and street children, agricultural support), Health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
& Well-being Initiative (introducing modern medical care, including a parasite remediation program, surgeries
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
for children with orthopedic and heart
Heart
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
complications, birth defects, and war-material injuries, sponsorship of prosthetic devices and wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
s, medical training and equipment supply, expertise to rural hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s and clinic
Clinic
A clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
s), Housing Initiative (building homes for destitute children).
In 2005, "Children of Vietnam" Foundation financed the disadvantaged children assistance program in Hai Chau District of Da Nang
Da Nang
Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of...
city, ensured scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
s to pupils of Tuong Lai special primary school, invested in health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
equipment for Hai Chau District Health Center.
By its own report, in 2006 the institution served 49,790 children.
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This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.