NEWS ARCHIVE – FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Education Assistance Impact: Your Support Gives Hao Hope
Hao (8) and his mother live with his grandparents. In addition to farming a small plot of land in Luc Nam, Hao's mother also works at a wood factory in their village. She has a goiter. Her health is not good, and she is often sick, yet she's the only one in the family...
Education Assistance Impact: A Heart to Help Mom, Now and in the Future
Photos: An preparing dinner and waiting for her Mom to return home from work. NOTE: She broke her arm when she slipped on a wet mossy area in the schoolyard. It's healing well. An (7) lives with her mother in a small house in Luc Nam. Her father died from liver...
Education Assistance Impact: Student’s Wish for New Textbooks & Schoolbag
Quynh Hoa (7) lives with her father and grandparents in a small house her grandparent's own in Luc Nam. In the cramped, dark house there are no valuable items. They also own a small rice field near the house, but her grandparents are elderly and can no longer work....
Fun and Festive Atmosphere at Children’s Homes Making Traditional Troi Cakes
Celebrating holidays makes for special childhood memories. In April, the children in our three community-based Children's Homes made TROI cakes as part of the "Cold Food Festival", one of the traditional holidays celebrated not only in Vietnam but also in many other...
Reading Campaign: Libraries Provide Activities In Addition to Books
YWAM Mercy Vietnam aims to help children establish strong reading habits. Our child-friendly libraries provide both engaging books and many activities to encourage reading. Teachers are trained on how to incorporate reading lessons into the school day. They are also...
Children’s Home Garden Teaches Valuable Life Skills
Children in the countryside usually learn to garden alongside their parents. These skills are essential to life in rural Vietnam, so, in each of our Children’s Homes, we provide land for a garden. Because of the Tet Holiday and a second COVID-19 outbreak, one Home's...
COVID Can’t Stop Christmas In the Children’s Homes
Christmas came to YWAM Mercy's community-based Children’s Homes with fun and celebration despite the challenges COVID brought in 2020. HIF's Hanoi City Partners helped us coordinate collection of 50 shoebox gifts, one for each child in our three Homes. Although...
Child-friendly Library Delights and Educates Student
Luong in her school's new library with a new favorite book, Tips For You To Enjoy ReadingSetting up the child-friendly library is one of the greatest improvement steps at our school. I really like our library!Until recently, Luong's school did not have a library. All...
“Celebrating Family” Training Changes Family Atmosphere
When I received the invitation from my wife to attend the training course "Celebrating Family", I thought: "Oh, good! Family! A family full of good things. There is nothing like a community of residents, where all households are civilized and good. How good family...