NEWS ARCHIVE – FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
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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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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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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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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Christmas Party Brings Joy and Personalized “Shoebox” Gifts
Our annual Christmas celebration for the 60 children in YWAM Mercy Vietnam's three community-based Children's Homes was organized on December 16, 2018 at Tien Sa Lake in the Ba Vi District of Hanoi. We wanted to spread the hope and love of Christmas through the...
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New Child-Friendly Library Opens with Support from HIWC
The children at Kham Lang Lower Secondary School now have a special place to read thanks to the partnership between YWAM Mercy and the Hanoi International Women’s Club (HIWC) which funded a new child-friendly library we developed at the school. A child-friendly...
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Sponsors Day 2018: Children Enjoy Time With Caring Supporters
More than 105 people met together for the YWAM Mercy Vietnam Children's Homes Sponsor’s Day event held at the Phu Chau Children’s Home on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Sponsors who were able to attend came excited to meet their sponsored child(ren). Likewise, the...
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