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Child in Our Care Wins Bronze Medal at Citywide Athletic Competition
Kim Dung (17 years old, pronounced "Zoom") won a Bronze Medal at the yearly student athletic competition organized by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism in collaboration with the Hanoi Department of Education and Training. The event took place March...
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Progress Report: Oanh’s New House
BEFORE: The old house which was in danger of collapsing AFTER: The new house is bright and airy, a safe place for Oanh's family. In December 2018, we shared the urgent need of Oanh and her family to rebuild their crumbling home. (Read Can You Help Oanh's Family Build...
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Big Beautiful Apples Give Opportunity for A Better Life
Mr. Kien smiles as he shows off the big, beautiful apples developing on his trees. The harvest looks like it will be plentiful and right on time for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. Mr. Kien is excited that his hard work will pay of in profitable sales of fruit...
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Lunar New Year Celebrated in the Children’s Homes
The children living in YWAM Mercy's three community-based Children's Homes made traditional Chung Cakes and received gifts to welcome the Lunar New Year with their extended-families. These are a savory cake made of sticky rice, pork, and mung beans wrapped in banana...
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Local Leaders Bring Tet Greetings to New YWAM Mercy Office
YWAM Mercy celebrated our first Tet Holiday in our new offices this year. Local leaders from Hoai Duc, Ba Vi and Luc Nam visited us to celebrate and thank YWAM Mercy for our efforts and support during the year.During these happy meetings, we reviewed project...
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Annual HIWC Charity Bazaar Helps Us Communicate With Thousands
The annual Hanoi International Women's Club (HIWC) Charity Bazaar gave YWAM Mercy an opportunity to share with many of the 8,500 attendees about our work developing impoverished communities.The more than $112,000 raised raised by HIWC from the Bazaar will be used by...
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Training Teachers Changes Children’s Lives
The community of Tong Bat (Ba Vi District) has recently received substantial government support from the city of Hanoi to rebuild schools. However, local leaders understand that new equipment and modern facilities alone are not enough to bring changes to the...
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How We Prepare a Community-Presented Communication Night
Communication Nights are a great way to deliver information to the community in an entertaining way. These events attract a large percentage of the community so they are very effective at reaching them with important development messages. A Communication Night...
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Child-Friendly Library Concept Spreads
In the process of preparing for another Child-Friendly Library to be installed in 2019, YWAM Mercy visited three lower-secondary schools along with representatives of Luc Nam's Education Department to survey the needs of their libraries.During the visit, we were...
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