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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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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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Celebrating “Cold Foods” Festival in the Children’s Homes
Although originating from China, the Cold Food Festival in Vietnam has its own meaning and style. While the Chinese avoid the cooking fire and eat only cold food on March 3 by the lunar calendar, Vietnamese people cook as normal but have created TROI-CHAY cakes to...
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YWAM Mercy Helps Blind Child Receive Special Care
YWAM Mercy Vietnam has been helping Loi (center) since she was a toddler. Even though we have arranged for her to meet with specialists who have tried various treatments, Loi's eyesight has been getting progressively worse and she is now blind. She is the third...
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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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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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Family Business Training Helps Farmers Generate More Income
PHOTO ABOVE: Farmers learn to record daily income and expenses in a log. Most have not been in the habit of writing this information down, instead keeping a general idea of their cash flow in their head. Most farmers in rural communities do not think about their...
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Regular Training Supports Cowbank Success
In one area of Luc Nam, twenty-five (25) families have received cows from the cowbank in their community set up by YWAM Mercy Vietnam and local leaders. The majority of people living in this area are from ethnic minorities who do not speak Vietnamese as their...
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Introducing SBS-Smart Business Solutions Joint Stock Company
Since 2009, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development project organized by YWAM Mercy Vietnam has had significant success helping thousands of enterprises in Hoai Duc improve their work environment. In 2018, the project will continue to expand its non-profit...
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Hoai Duc Business Associations Host Entrepreneurs Day Celebration
On 13 October 2017, we were honored to be invited to share in the Entrepreneurs Day celebration of several Hoai Duc Business Associations. The event attracted over 230 attendees including representatives of the Hanoi Business Association, district and commune leaders...
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HanoiSME Honors YWAM Mercy Vietnam
Last month, Mr. Mario Bruehlmann, the Founder of Swiss Consulting Group and the CEO of Swiss Create, YWAM Mercy Vietnam's partner in our Small and Medium Enterprises Development Project, and Ms. Roslyn Jackson, the Director of YWAM Mercy Vietnam, received awards and...
read moreCURRENT NEWS – ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION
Hydroponics: A Solution for Suburban Farmers
Vietnam needs to replace unsafe and unproductive farming practices which pollute the environment and damage people’s health. Hydroponics may be part of the solution.Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in a nutrient-rich water-based environment. It has many...
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Evaluation Shows Biogas Effort Hampered by Pork Price Crisis
Besides monitoring the impact of our work while it is going on, we also do a thorough evaluation at the end of every phase to see what went right, what could be improved, and how to move forward. Recently, we evaluated our biogas work from February 2014 to February...
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Pig Raising Households Face Severe Losses
Market price instability is one of the biggest challenges with the animal husbandry industry in Vietnam. Whether raising animals as a household or as part of a larger farming model, most animal raising households understand that price fluctuations are an...
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Celebrating “Cold Foods” Festival in the Children’s Homes
Although originating from China, the Cold Food Festival in Vietnam has its own meaning and style. While the Chinese avoid the cooking fire and eat only cold food on March 3 by the lunar calendar, Vietnamese people cook as normal but have created TROI-CHAY cakes to...
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YWAM Mercy Helps Blind Child Receive Special Care
YWAM Mercy Vietnam has been helping Loi (center) since she was a toddler. Even though we have arranged for her to meet with specialists who have tried various treatments, Loi's eyesight has been getting progressively worse and she is now blind. She is the third...
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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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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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Hydroponics: A Solution for Suburban Farmers
Vietnam needs to replace unsafe and unproductive farming practices which pollute the environment and damage people’s health. Hydroponics may be part of the solution.Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in a nutrient-rich water-based environment. It has many...
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Inspiring English Learning for Secondary School Students
In today’s global world of hi-tech communication, learning English is a must. Knowing English can provide a chance to work for companies with an international reach which brings broader job opportunities and a higher salary. With this in mind, one Hoai Duc secondary...
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