Humanitarian Services for Children of Vietnam
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Humanitarian Services for Children of Vietnam (HSCV) - non-profit charitable organization
helping orphan
s, homeless children and other needy children in Vietnam
. Established in 2001 by Chuck DeVet and his daughter Annetta in the United States
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Many of the HSCV charitable projects are implemented in Hanoi
or its suburbs, where it supplies food, shelter, clothing, health and education directly to the children or through local Vietnamese organizations. The institution cooperates with adopting agencies in related issues and involves volunteers.
Among the projects are:
In 2004 the organization spent USD 63,500 on its programs.
This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.
Charitable organization
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helping 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, homeless children and other needy children 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 2001 by Chuck DeVet and his daughter Annetta in the United States
United States
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Many of the HSCV charitable projects are implemented in Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
or its suburbs, where it supplies food, shelter, clothing, health and education directly to the children or through local Vietnamese organizations. The institution cooperates with adopting agencies in related issues and involves volunteers.
Among the projects are:
- Sister School Program, helps funding poor schoolSchoolA school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s by linking them with other schools and organizations around the world; - Rice Program, providing poor families with a month’s supply of riceRiceRice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
for an average cost of $205 a year; - Educational Scholarships, sponsoring children with a year of schooling for $50
- Bicycle Donations, donation of a bicycle for a child to use to travel to school $50
- Life changing surgery, includes burn scar or orthopedic surgery for $250
- Life saving surgery, open heart surgery at an average cost of $2500
- Wheelchair Distribution, the donation of wheelchairs to needy individuals.
In 2004 the organization spent USD 63,500 on its programs.
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This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.