For the first year HSCV is offering scholarships to a group of students to continue their education post high school. This is an important step in breaking the poverty cycle. Without the opportunity formal training it is likely these children would be fated to working the rice fields for the remainder of their lives.
HSCV Class of Success 01 will commence in September 2008. Students will have the option of choosing from a number of courses at local colleges and vocational training centers. In the summer of 2008 students interested in taking college courses will take entrance exams. Colleges are highly competitive and only the top students will be admitted. Those who do not qualify for the programs will be allowed to choose another program, such as another college or vocational training.

To learn how you can sponsor HSCV Class of Sucess 01 please click here!

In April 2007 the average cost per family was $8.31 or $99.75 a year. These costs do not include any administrative costs. Donors were asked to donate $100 usd for every family they wished to sponsor.

The current rise in the cost of rice combined with recent inflation in Vietnam has put a severe strain on this program. In just 12 months we have seen a 100% increase of the price of rice. The average monthly cost of per family is now $15.16 or $181.92 a year. We are currently using general funding to fill this gap, but this is an unsustainable situation for HSCV.

We are calling for your donation to help us with this problem. Without your support today, HSCV can not continue this program with its current funding level.

A Rice Distribution General Fund has been set up at this time. By donating to this general fund you will support the Rice Distribution Program as a whole. Please understand you will not be assigned a particular family, as with our Direct Sponsorship program.

Photo courtesy Justin Mott

The story is now available online, please click the photo above to link to Newsweek.com.

The newly built stands and two water tanks. Gravity is used to create water pressure so tanks are elevated. The water will be accessible from inside and outside of the building.

The 3rd tank can be seen on top of the tower in the middle. This tank will service the second section of the center.

In November of 2007 Newsweek posted a story on the lives of the children at the Ba Vi Center for the Handicapped. HSCV happily accepted the task facilitating the donations made for the these children. Please visit Newsweek to see this powerful story photographed by Justin Mott, http://www.newsweek.com/id/72882.

Thanks to donations made to HSCV the children of the Ba Vi Center for the Handicapped lives have been eased. HSCV Team Members worked closely with the Director of the center to decide how to spend the money. When asked what the number one need of the center was Mr. Pham quickly and simply explained their need for convenient access to clean water. He explained to us that the care givers had to walk a long distance each day to collect clean water since the old water system had deteriorated and was unusable. This added to the already overwhelming number difficulties faced when caring for these special children. With the simple donation of water tanks their jobs would become less arduous.

The donations allowed us to purchase and install 3 water tanks. The water tanks were delivered and installed on July 3rd, 2008. Two of the tanks required a new stand to be built, while the third replaced an old dilapidated tank. The tanks have been installed in the area where the children with the most difficult needs are located. There are two buildings that house these children. The total cost for 3 water tanks, new stand, and labor came to approximately $1,300.

On behalf of the children, who have been given very little in life, we thank you and are grateful for all donations made.

Any additional donations received will be used to sponsor children with needed surgeries.

Checks can be mailed to: HSCV; 2965 Spring Lake Road; Prior Lake, MN 55372 - USA. Please indicate your donation is for the Ba Vi Handicapped Center.

Credit card donations can be made using Paypal.

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