Areas of Operation:
Right now our organization is active mostly in the island villages namely Con Bung, Con Rung, Con Cao, Con Lon, Con Mit, Con Diep, Con Tra, Con Huou, Con Dai, Con Loi, Con Dam. These island villages belong to Thanh Phong, Thanh Hai, Thanh Loi, Thanh Loc, Thanh Phuoc, Giao Thanh, An Nhon, and An Dien provinces in Thanh Phu region, Ben Tre county in South Vietnam. These island villages border the Pacific ocean; they are farthest away from the city and barely touched by civilization. Because of their distance and undeveloped roads, they have not been helped by any charity organizations. Most of the villagers work as wood choppers or fishermen.
The average salary is one to two dollars per day per household. This low income makes it a constant struggle to put food on the table on a daily basis as rice is at fifty cents per kilo. Thus, these families can’t afford to buy notebooks, pens, and pencils for their children to study. The only source of help they are getting is from the local government; however, its funding is very limited, and the number of people who need help is overwhelming.
In the future when resources are available, we will look into expanding to other regions.