Viet Artisans is a social enterprise project in Vinh Long, Vietnam that provides jobs for disadvantaged women making handcrafted products. The project was started by Lily Phan and her aunt Lan to create stable jobs for rural women. It provides a safe work environment and support like scholarships. The women make products featuring Vietnamese culture and history that are sold in hotels and given as gifts. The project aims to expand to help more women and turn into its own brand while keeping the local crafts and cultures of each region.
What makes for successful community outreach at a busy public library? Figuring out how to say yes, deciding that the library can help solve real community problems, and believing in the library's mission. What do bank robbers, horse taming and a 275 year old man have to do with library outreach? Watch and find out!
Mpagi Edward Edmary was wrongly imprisoned in Uganda for nearly 20 years. Upon his release, he founded an orphanage and dreamed of building a school for the orphaned children. Through an American nonprofit called Dream One World, Edward connected with its founder Kathy Chism. Together they began fundraising and construction on the Dream One World Centre for Education in Uganda to provide education for 150 orphaned children. The project has made progress through volunteer efforts and donations, but more funds are still needed to complete construction and support the orphaned children.
The document summarizes a barefoot challenge being undertaken by two men in Indonesia to raise awareness and funds for homeless children. They plan to walk over 2,000 km barefoot across Indonesia and other countries to highlight the poverty and suffering of homeless children. Their goal is to raise $1 million for projects to help homeless children through education, healthcare, and other services. They encourage others to support their efforts through donations, fundraising events, and spreading awareness on social media.
Girls in developing countries often do not complete their secondary education. This leaves children vulnerable to poverty, hunger, and violence. The authors made flyers and went door-to-door in their neighborhood to fundraise for girls' education. They were able to raise $20.61 and some donations of noodles to support providing education to children in need.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School will host a donation drive called "Stuff The Truck" on April 18th in partnership with Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley. Four CJ seniors have organized the event as part of their Senior Capstone Project. Community members are encouraged to donate gently used clothing, household items, furniture, books, and more to help people with disabilities achieve independence. Donations will go to Goodwill stores in the Dayton area. The drive aims to collect a large donation for Goodwill while keeping landfills clean and benefiting citizens in need.
Jane Addams hosts Maria Montessori at Hull House in Chicago in 1915. They discuss Montessori's lectures on her educational methods and observations of children's innate abilities. Addams shares the excitement of prospective teachers attending the lecture to learn progressive pedagogy. Montessori emphasizes allowing children to explore freely and develop naturally. They agree traditional schools suppress children's development and creativity. Addams hopes to create equal educational opportunities for all. They also discuss women's suffrage movements and Addams' work for peace during World War I.
David volunteered at Mother Teresa's Hospice in Lusaka, Zambia and helped raise €1100 for the hospice through a fundraising event in Dublin. In his letter, he details how the €1100 was used to purchase much-needed supplies for the hospice. They bought toys, clothes, food, and medical supplies that benefited over 300 people at the hospice. The money went a long way, with over half of the funds still remaining to support a school in southern Zambia as well. David expressed his surprise at how much the nuns were able to acquire with the funds.
This document discusses homelessness from the perspective of children. It notes that homeless children often worry about changing schools, having friends over, getting medical care, and finding a place to call home. Statistics show over 1 million children in the US experience homelessness each year and that homeless children get sick twice as often. Causes of homelessness include lack of education, job skills, transportation, affordable housing and childcare, as well as domestic violence, poverty, sickness, death of family members, and substance abuse. The document promotes SOS Community Services, which provides emergency shelter, food, housing, childcare, summer programs, and other services to help homeless families and children.
What makes for successful community outreach at a busy public library? Figuring out how to say yes, deciding that the library can help solve real community problems, and believing in the library's mission. What do bank robbers, horse taming and a 275 year old man have to do with library outreach? Watch and find out!
Mpagi Edward Edmary was wrongly imprisoned in Uganda for nearly 20 years. Upon his release, he founded an orphanage and dreamed of building a school for the orphaned children. Through an American nonprofit called Dream One World, Edward connected with its founder Kathy Chism. Together they began fundraising and construction on the Dream One World Centre for Education in Uganda to provide education for 150 orphaned children. The project has made progress through volunteer efforts and donations, but more funds are still needed to complete construction and support the orphaned children.
The document summarizes a barefoot challenge being undertaken by two men in Indonesia to raise awareness and funds for homeless children. They plan to walk over 2,000 km barefoot across Indonesia and other countries to highlight the poverty and suffering of homeless children. Their goal is to raise $1 million for projects to help homeless children through education, healthcare, and other services. They encourage others to support their efforts through donations, fundraising events, and spreading awareness on social media.
Girls in developing countries often do not complete their secondary education. This leaves children vulnerable to poverty, hunger, and violence. The authors made flyers and went door-to-door in their neighborhood to fundraise for girls' education. They were able to raise $20.61 and some donations of noodles to support providing education to children in need.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School will host a donation drive called "Stuff The Truck" on April 18th in partnership with Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley. Four CJ seniors have organized the event as part of their Senior Capstone Project. Community members are encouraged to donate gently used clothing, household items, furniture, books, and more to help people with disabilities achieve independence. Donations will go to Goodwill stores in the Dayton area. The drive aims to collect a large donation for Goodwill while keeping landfills clean and benefiting citizens in need.
Jane Addams hosts Maria Montessori at Hull House in Chicago in 1915. They discuss Montessori's lectures on her educational methods and observations of children's innate abilities. Addams shares the excitement of prospective teachers attending the lecture to learn progressive pedagogy. Montessori emphasizes allowing children to explore freely and develop naturally. They agree traditional schools suppress children's development and creativity. Addams hopes to create equal educational opportunities for all. They also discuss women's suffrage movements and Addams' work for peace during World War I.
David volunteered at Mother Teresa's Hospice in Lusaka, Zambia and helped raise €1100 for the hospice through a fundraising event in Dublin. In his letter, he details how the €1100 was used to purchase much-needed supplies for the hospice. They bought toys, clothes, food, and medical supplies that benefited over 300 people at the hospice. The money went a long way, with over half of the funds still remaining to support a school in southern Zambia as well. David expressed his surprise at how much the nuns were able to acquire with the funds.
This document discusses homelessness from the perspective of children. It notes that homeless children often worry about changing schools, having friends over, getting medical care, and finding a place to call home. Statistics show over 1 million children in the US experience homelessness each year and that homeless children get sick twice as often. Causes of homelessness include lack of education, job skills, transportation, affordable housing and childcare, as well as domestic violence, poverty, sickness, death of family members, and substance abuse. The document promotes SOS Community Services, which provides emergency shelter, food, housing, childcare, summer programs, and other services to help homeless families and children.
This document summarizes a service learning project where students collected aluminum cans to raise money to send care packages to troops in Iraq. It discusses how the students initially felt overwhelmed but came up with a plan to help their community and troops. It provides demographics of the students involved and describes their engagement activities, which were mostly online meetings to discuss recycling cans and using the money to buy supplies. The document reflects on the positive impact the project had and thanks all who contributed cans or donations to support the troops.
The Giving Tree program organized by the Community Center Shanghai has been providing gift bags to migrant children since 2003. Each year around winter, bags filled with clothes, school supplies, and small toys are donated by individuals and organizations for over 80,000 children. The program aims to teach the children the importance of giving to others and help those in need. It benefits both the donors who help deliver the gifts and see the joy it brings the children, as well as the recipients who receive much needed supplies.
Click play to watch our SOLE MEN SlideshowMenno Siebinga
Two men, Robert Epstone and Beat Schmid de Gruneck, started walking barefoot in Indonesia in 2010 to raise awareness and money for poor and homeless children. They have continued annual barefoot walks within Indonesia and Australia to highlight the struggles of 250,000 street children in Indonesia who lack access to education, health care, and shelter. Their organization, SOLE MEN, aims to raise $1 million to fund projects assisting street children and to distribute health education materials.
The 12th annual URI Greek Life Philanthropy Week was held from November 16-23 and raised $15,984.59 and over 1,000 items for St. Mary's Home for Children through a series of events paired fraternities and sororities. Events included a Lego building competition, Family Feud game, dance competition, date auction, and dodgeball tournament. Money and items raised will help St. Mary's provide therapeutic services and classroom items for the children in their residential, educational, and outpatient programs in North Providence, Rhode Island. Student leaders expressed excitement for the impact of fundraising and bringing the Greek community together through Philanthropy Week.
The document appears to be notes from a student leadership group summarizing various volunteer activities they participated in during the 2009-2010 school year. It includes fundraising events like pizza and hot dog sales, as well as organizing orientations for new international students and activities like building straw towers. They hosted speakers from volunteer organizations, participated in a Lions dinner and helped serve food to teachers.
Community/Distribution Center in Javillar, Dominican RepublicLouise ZoBell
Dominican Starfish Foundation from Canada and Pal Humanitarian from USA are combining efforts to build a new distribution and community center in Javillar, Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.
Make a Difference Day has been celebrated so long with the aim to encourage people to start making a difference in the world. This activity shows how you make efforts and contributions to help each other. Here are some ideas which you can use with any age group.
Dominican Starfish Foundation January-March 2017 Humanitarian TripLouise ZoBell
This presentation describes and show pictures of some of our humanitarian activities in Puerto Plata Dominican Republic on our Jan-March 2017 trip. THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE IT AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS
REAL Solutions_MadCity Money Handout_ILCULrealsolutions
This document describes Mad City Money, a 2.5 hour budgeting simulation for teens. The simulation transports teens to the future where they must shop for housing, food, transportation, furniture and more using a simulated budget. Teens experience the responsibilities and challenges of budgeting for necessities while dealing with unexpected expenses. The program is designed to teach teens practical money management skills so they can avoid financial troubles in the future. Materials include a facilitator guide, participant handouts and marketing support to help credit unions educate local youth on budgeting.
Our Dominican humanitarian activities that led to Dominican Starfish FoundationLouise ZoBell
We started coming to the Dominican Republic in 2006. We originally earned a vacation from a company we worked for. We bought a vacation package and gradually became more and more involved in the community. In 2012 we registered Dominican Starfish Foundation.
The Wyland Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving the world's oceans, waterways, and marine life. They rely on volunteers to help educate the public and bring communities together through various outreach programs and events. This document provides information for potential volunteers, including details about different volunteer opportunities, event setup guidelines, and a volunteer interest form.
Dominican Starfish Foundation Home Make-Over Projects--LeonidaLouise ZoBell
The story of Leonida's new home in the Dominican Republic. Leonida is an 18 year old mother of 3 who was living in desperate situation. Two young girls Zoe (age 12) and Gemma (age 9) raised money to build her a new home. Thanks to many people who donated for this project.
Beatrice Fox Auerbach was a pioneering female business leader who served as president of G. Fox & Company from 1938 to 1965. During her tenure, she increased sales tenfold and made G. Fox the largest privately owned department store in the country. She was a pioneer in fair employment practices, such as the five-day work week. Auerbach also established many employee benefits well ahead of her time. Beyond business, she was deeply involved in her community through civic and philanthropic activities.
Students at a school in Lindsay, Ontario received cookies with kindness messages as part of the school board's annual Day of Kindness. The goal was to encourage students to perform acts of kindness by either eating the cookie or giving it away and paying kindness forward. The Day of Kindness aims to promote kindness throughout the school board and give students opportunities to show kindness through activities like poster contests and good deeds. The school board director said the Day of Kindness is important for nurturing character in students.
As an aspiring marketer reading books can take me up to a certain level; beyond that it is only observation of people, brands, culture and stories. Taking this aspect in my mind I have ventured into a weekly publishing of all my observations, stories and ideas.
This document summarizes a service learning project where students collected aluminum cans to recycle for money. The money was used to buy supplies that were shipped to troops in Iraq. The group collected $213 by recycling cans donated by family, friends, and the community. They reflect that the project helped them support troops overseas and see how small contributions can make a difference when a community works together.
“Wheel Tracks” is the official monthly publication for Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts (VAE) by the VAAS. Wheel Tracks is a monthly newsletter published in print and electronically for the public and it’s membership in ten states and two provinces. The newsletter began in May 1953.
antiques, automobile, automotive, autos, car, classic, collectibles, vermont, vt
This document recognizes Tiffany Wright for exemplary service to her community. It honors her notable achievements and good citizenship that have benefited others. While individual accomplishments often go unnoticed, Tiffany Wright's positive contributions deserve public recognition to serve as an example for others. The document presents an award to Tiffany Wright during an event to commemorate her exemplary community service.
The document discusses a proposed library project in the Dominican Republic spearheaded by Jose Luis Jaquez and his wife Amarilis Urena through the Dominican Starfish Foundation. It was the late dream of Jose Luis' uncle, a teacher in the community for 35 years, to have a library. The foundation is asking for $16,000 to fund building materials and will collect books and computers once the building is complete. Fundraising was conducted between February and May 2014 with a groundbreaking in June 2014. Construction began in February 2015.
The document is an annual report from Jubilee Park & Community Center, highlighting their accomplishments in 2017 and sharing stories of community members who have benefited from their programs. It discusses how Jubilee launched their first mental health program, won awards for their work, and celebrated their 20th anniversary with nearly 800 attendees. It also profiles several community members, like Natiki who was able to buy her first home in the neighborhood thanks to Jubilee's work, and teachers like Karla who now works at the local elementary school that Jubilee supports. The report emphasizes Jubilee's impact in strengthening the community through education, housing, and other programs over the past 20 years.
1. Aline Rebeaud, a Swiss art student, encountered struggling street children in Vietnam and decided to help them. She founded Maison Chance to care for orphaned and disabled children and adults.
2. Over 15 years, Maison Chance has grown to support over 300 people through education, job training, and community. Aline teaches people skills to be self-sufficient through workshops making paintings, stuffed animals, and other products.
3. Aline's latest project, Village Chance, will be the first village in Vietnam designed specifically for disabled people to live independently. However, Aline recently had an accident and the organization now faces funding challenges to continue its important work.
1. Aline Rebeaud, a Swiss art student, encountered struggling street children in Vietnam and decided to help them. She started an organization called Maison Chance to care for orphaned and disabled children and adults.
2. Over 15 years, Maison Chance has grown significantly and now supports over 300 people through various programs that provide education, vocational training, healthcare, and employment.
3. Aline's latest project, Village Chance, will be the first village in Vietnam designed specifically for disabled people to live independently. However, Aline recently had an accident and the organization now faces funding challenges to continue its operations.
This document summarizes a service learning project where students collected aluminum cans to raise money to send care packages to troops in Iraq. It discusses how the students initially felt overwhelmed but came up with a plan to help their community and troops. It provides demographics of the students involved and describes their engagement activities, which were mostly online meetings to discuss recycling cans and using the money to buy supplies. The document reflects on the positive impact the project had and thanks all who contributed cans or donations to support the troops.
The Giving Tree program organized by the Community Center Shanghai has been providing gift bags to migrant children since 2003. Each year around winter, bags filled with clothes, school supplies, and small toys are donated by individuals and organizations for over 80,000 children. The program aims to teach the children the importance of giving to others and help those in need. It benefits both the donors who help deliver the gifts and see the joy it brings the children, as well as the recipients who receive much needed supplies.
Click play to watch our SOLE MEN SlideshowMenno Siebinga
Two men, Robert Epstone and Beat Schmid de Gruneck, started walking barefoot in Indonesia in 2010 to raise awareness and money for poor and homeless children. They have continued annual barefoot walks within Indonesia and Australia to highlight the struggles of 250,000 street children in Indonesia who lack access to education, health care, and shelter. Their organization, SOLE MEN, aims to raise $1 million to fund projects assisting street children and to distribute health education materials.
The 12th annual URI Greek Life Philanthropy Week was held from November 16-23 and raised $15,984.59 and over 1,000 items for St. Mary's Home for Children through a series of events paired fraternities and sororities. Events included a Lego building competition, Family Feud game, dance competition, date auction, and dodgeball tournament. Money and items raised will help St. Mary's provide therapeutic services and classroom items for the children in their residential, educational, and outpatient programs in North Providence, Rhode Island. Student leaders expressed excitement for the impact of fundraising and bringing the Greek community together through Philanthropy Week.
The document appears to be notes from a student leadership group summarizing various volunteer activities they participated in during the 2009-2010 school year. It includes fundraising events like pizza and hot dog sales, as well as organizing orientations for new international students and activities like building straw towers. They hosted speakers from volunteer organizations, participated in a Lions dinner and helped serve food to teachers.
Community/Distribution Center in Javillar, Dominican RepublicLouise ZoBell
Dominican Starfish Foundation from Canada and Pal Humanitarian from USA are combining efforts to build a new distribution and community center in Javillar, Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.
Make a Difference Day has been celebrated so long with the aim to encourage people to start making a difference in the world. This activity shows how you make efforts and contributions to help each other. Here are some ideas which you can use with any age group.
Dominican Starfish Foundation January-March 2017 Humanitarian TripLouise ZoBell
This presentation describes and show pictures of some of our humanitarian activities in Puerto Plata Dominican Republic on our Jan-March 2017 trip. THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE IT AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS
REAL Solutions_MadCity Money Handout_ILCULrealsolutions
This document describes Mad City Money, a 2.5 hour budgeting simulation for teens. The simulation transports teens to the future where they must shop for housing, food, transportation, furniture and more using a simulated budget. Teens experience the responsibilities and challenges of budgeting for necessities while dealing with unexpected expenses. The program is designed to teach teens practical money management skills so they can avoid financial troubles in the future. Materials include a facilitator guide, participant handouts and marketing support to help credit unions educate local youth on budgeting.
Our Dominican humanitarian activities that led to Dominican Starfish FoundationLouise ZoBell
We started coming to the Dominican Republic in 2006. We originally earned a vacation from a company we worked for. We bought a vacation package and gradually became more and more involved in the community. In 2012 we registered Dominican Starfish Foundation.
The Wyland Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving the world's oceans, waterways, and marine life. They rely on volunteers to help educate the public and bring communities together through various outreach programs and events. This document provides information for potential volunteers, including details about different volunteer opportunities, event setup guidelines, and a volunteer interest form.
Dominican Starfish Foundation Home Make-Over Projects--LeonidaLouise ZoBell
The story of Leonida's new home in the Dominican Republic. Leonida is an 18 year old mother of 3 who was living in desperate situation. Two young girls Zoe (age 12) and Gemma (age 9) raised money to build her a new home. Thanks to many people who donated for this project.
Beatrice Fox Auerbach was a pioneering female business leader who served as president of G. Fox & Company from 1938 to 1965. During her tenure, she increased sales tenfold and made G. Fox the largest privately owned department store in the country. She was a pioneer in fair employment practices, such as the five-day work week. Auerbach also established many employee benefits well ahead of her time. Beyond business, she was deeply involved in her community through civic and philanthropic activities.
Students at a school in Lindsay, Ontario received cookies with kindness messages as part of the school board's annual Day of Kindness. The goal was to encourage students to perform acts of kindness by either eating the cookie or giving it away and paying kindness forward. The Day of Kindness aims to promote kindness throughout the school board and give students opportunities to show kindness through activities like poster contests and good deeds. The school board director said the Day of Kindness is important for nurturing character in students.
As an aspiring marketer reading books can take me up to a certain level; beyond that it is only observation of people, brands, culture and stories. Taking this aspect in my mind I have ventured into a weekly publishing of all my observations, stories and ideas.
This document summarizes a service learning project where students collected aluminum cans to recycle for money. The money was used to buy supplies that were shipped to troops in Iraq. The group collected $213 by recycling cans donated by family, friends, and the community. They reflect that the project helped them support troops overseas and see how small contributions can make a difference when a community works together.
“Wheel Tracks” is the official monthly publication for Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts (VAE) by the VAAS. Wheel Tracks is a monthly newsletter published in print and electronically for the public and it’s membership in ten states and two provinces. The newsletter began in May 1953.
antiques, automobile, automotive, autos, car, classic, collectibles, vermont, vt
This document recognizes Tiffany Wright for exemplary service to her community. It honors her notable achievements and good citizenship that have benefited others. While individual accomplishments often go unnoticed, Tiffany Wright's positive contributions deserve public recognition to serve as an example for others. The document presents an award to Tiffany Wright during an event to commemorate her exemplary community service.
The document discusses a proposed library project in the Dominican Republic spearheaded by Jose Luis Jaquez and his wife Amarilis Urena through the Dominican Starfish Foundation. It was the late dream of Jose Luis' uncle, a teacher in the community for 35 years, to have a library. The foundation is asking for $16,000 to fund building materials and will collect books and computers once the building is complete. Fundraising was conducted between February and May 2014 with a groundbreaking in June 2014. Construction began in February 2015.
The document is an annual report from Jubilee Park & Community Center, highlighting their accomplishments in 2017 and sharing stories of community members who have benefited from their programs. It discusses how Jubilee launched their first mental health program, won awards for their work, and celebrated their 20th anniversary with nearly 800 attendees. It also profiles several community members, like Natiki who was able to buy her first home in the neighborhood thanks to Jubilee's work, and teachers like Karla who now works at the local elementary school that Jubilee supports. The report emphasizes Jubilee's impact in strengthening the community through education, housing, and other programs over the past 20 years.
1. Aline Rebeaud, a Swiss art student, encountered struggling street children in Vietnam and decided to help them. She founded Maison Chance to care for orphaned and disabled children and adults.
2. Over 15 years, Maison Chance has grown to support over 300 people through education, job training, and community. Aline teaches people skills to be self-sufficient through workshops making paintings, stuffed animals, and other products.
3. Aline's latest project, Village Chance, will be the first village in Vietnam designed specifically for disabled people to live independently. However, Aline recently had an accident and the organization now faces funding challenges to continue its important work.
1. Aline Rebeaud, a Swiss art student, encountered struggling street children in Vietnam and decided to help them. She started an organization called Maison Chance to care for orphaned and disabled children and adults.
2. Over 15 years, Maison Chance has grown significantly and now supports over 300 people through various programs that provide education, vocational training, healthcare, and employment.
3. Aline's latest project, Village Chance, will be the first village in Vietnam designed specifically for disabled people to live independently. However, Aline recently had an accident and the organization now faces funding challenges to continue its operations.
This brief presentation on the Village of Arts & Humanities in Philadelphia and the village of Mata Ortiz in Mexico concludes with a slide summarizing the types of impacts the arts have on community development. By Tom Tresser, tom@tresser.com, for "The Art of Crossing the Street" at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Vietnam Club at the International School of Prague has the mission of raising awareness of Vietnamese culture and supporting victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Its objectives include organizing fundraising events and an annual trip to Vietnam to visit communities housing Agent Orange victims. The club began in 2010 as a student's CAS project and has grown significantly since, raising over 70,000 Czech crowns for charity through its largest event, the Vietnam Festival. The student-led club aims to continue aiding Vietnamese communities through financial support and voluntary work. Winning an award would boost the new student leadership's ability to further assist victims each year.
Mai Vietnamese Handicrafts is a social business founded in 1990 that employs over 1,100 artisans, 70% of whom are women, across 21 producer groups in Vietnam. The artisans produce handicrafts that MVH markets and exports, primarily to Europe and the US. MVH pays artisans fair wages, provides job training, and reinvests profits into local communities. Originally focused on disadvantaged youth, MVH now empowers women artisans by providing stable incomes through handicraft production done from home, allowing them to support their families and communities.
This personal accomplishment helped develop the author's understanding of the world. Living with artisan women in Guatemala, the author gained a new perspective on privilege and community. Witnessing the families' daily lives and challenges made the author appreciate their own opportunities. The experience also enhanced understanding of entrepreneurs' ambitions and difficulties in business. Culture shocks like political protests blocking roads for days broadened the author's worldview. It provided perspective on global issues like environmental concerns in developing countries. Interacting with the families reinforced gratitude for basic privileges like electricity.
This personal accomplishment helped develop the author's understanding of the world. Living with artisan women in Guatemala, the author gained a new perspective on privilege and community. Witnessing the families' daily lives and challenges made the author appreciate their own opportunities. The experience also enhanced understanding of entrepreneurs' ambitions and difficulties in business. Culture shocks like political protests blocking roads for days broadened the author's worldview. It provided perspective on global issues like environmental concerns in developing countries. Meeting children like Josefine reminded the author to be grateful for basic privileges like electricity.
The Influence Of Hiking On American CultureLindsey Jones
The document discusses the benefits of cultural plunges for students' education. Cultural plunges involve immersing students in unfamiliar cultures to gain understanding and appreciation of others. This helps students learn about how other people live and survive in different settings. Facing challenging ideas builds students' confidence while rewarding them with interests and understanding. Cultural plunges thus play a significant role in education by teaching students to value diversity.
1) The document describes an organization called "S for Life" in Vietnam that aims to help street children by building a bridge between them and society.
2) "S for Life" works to collect the stories, wishes, and ideas of street children and share them publicly through social media and an annual event to raise awareness and funds to help street children.
3) The organization seeks to give street children opportunities to speak publicly and share their lives in order to help society understand their situations better and to provide them support for a better future.
This slide will provide guidelines to make your own NGO, with respect to its vision, Missons and Objectives. This is also beneficial for the students who are studying civic education and human rights.
The Family Tree - Inspiring Stories from Destinations Wild Asia
The Family Tree is committed to Fair Trade, sourcing products from over 30 social and environmental initiatives, including crafts cooperatives, women’s groups, ethnic minorities and artisans with special needs.
Feature Story Sample.Scouting Trail.VitaleStacey Ehling
An Eagle Scout from New Jersey built an earthquake-proof schoolhouse in a rural village in Guatemala as his Eagle Scout project. Inspired by his grandmother who taught indigenous people in Guatemala, Joseph Vitale raised over $11,000 and worked with a nonprofit to construct the school. Over two years he planned fundraising efforts, communicated with architects, and traveled to Guatemala to help build the school. The 20x80 foot schoolhouse now provides education to children in kindergarten through 6th grade.
This document contains information about various community and cultural events happening in Winnipeg, including exhibits at the Manitoba Museum on treaties and Victoria Crosses, an Aboriginal arts and culture marketplace, and an exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery of works from the gallery's collection. It also provides details on a weekly First Fridays arts event in the Exchange District and an 8-week yoga program in the area. The text discusses cultural diversity and inclusion and provides advice for a culturally competent horoscope.
Vina Volunteer Service (VVS) is a non-profit organization in Vietnam that connects international volunteers with community development projects throughout the country. VVS began in 2001 and offers a variety of short and long-term volunteer placements focused on education, the environment, and community development. VVS works with local partners across Vietnam to provide volunteers opportunities to gain experience living and working alongside local communities.
Photo introduction to the work of MERCY Center - Pattaya. Working to bring HOPE to the poorest of the poor in Pattaya, Thailand, particularly to protect + provide for children at risk, "Bringing HOPE to those in need!"
Handmade Hope provides opportunities for artisans to create self-initiated products and achieve self-sustainability. Artists train individuals to make their products, who then train others, creating projects and economic independence for artisans. Handmade Hope acts as a connecting link between artisans and markets, helping increase their sales and sustainability without deriving monetary gains. Their products include Ecothene bags made from newspapers to replace plastic, envelopes and notebooks made from recycled paper, and cloth bags crafted by women to create employment while saving the planet.
The annual report summarizes the organization's activities in 2018. It operated 7 projects across 4 locations, helping 184 people through 44 types of services. It strengthened its team of 10 workers and operated 3 social houses, including a hostel, social space, and sewing workshop. The organization's goals are to help children and families in difficult life situations through services like housing, education, job opportunities, and community support. It aims to promote positive values and help those in need gain independence.
Vanina is a Lebanese jewelry brand founded by childhood friends Joanne Hayek and Tatiana Fayad. They transform discarded materials like coins, keys, plastic bags, and paper sheets into beautiful, modern jewelry pieces through creative design and innovative techniques. By producing locally in Lebanon and collaborating with artisans and NGOs, Vanina aims to promote sustainability, environmental protection, job creation, and cultural heritage preservation through their work. Their goal is to use fashion as a tool to raise awareness of important issues and effect positive change.
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A Meaningful Memento
Based in Vinh Long, Viet Artisans produce beautiful,
hand-crafted products that reflect the country’s heritage.
The project also provides work and support for women
from disadvantaged families. Words by Tess Somerville,
photos by Mads Monsen
“Viet Artisans provides
a living wage, a safe
and comfortable working
environment, scholarships
for their children to keep
them enrolled in school,
and most importantly, the
stability needed to plan
for the future”
INSIDER
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T
here’s certainly no shortage of
souvenirs to be bought in Ho Chi
Minh City. Stainless steel miniature
cyclos, plastic-wrapped non la and
paper fans all have an invasive presence
in the city centre. These knick-knacks
line sidewalks and fill local markets to
bursting — endless reproductions of
a crystallised image of what tourists
imagine Vietnam to be, a homage to a
country that is becoming more and more
difficult to grasp.
Viet Artisans offers an alternative for
those wishing to take something home
that is well-crafted, and in the gift-buying
process helps them to enrich their experience
of Vietnam. Even more importantly, the
social enterprise redirects all profits made
from their handmade crafts back to members
of Vietnamese society that are in great
need of aid — economically disadvantaged
women in rural Vietnam.
Teach a Man to Fish
The project was launched one year ago by
Lily Phan and her aunt Lan as a way to
create jobs for women in Vinh Long Province
in the Mekong Delta. A Vinh Long native
who grew up in the US, Lily wanted to put
the money she earned in the private sector
abroad towards job creation in rural areas in
her home country.
“My early childhood in the 1980s [before
Vietnam opened up] left a very deep
impression on me,” she says. “I was lucky
enough to grow up in the US. When I got
back I saw that people were very hard
working but didn’t have the opportunity to
break the poverty cycle.”
Lily’s aunt Lan was likewise eager to get
involved in job creation. Being disabled, Lan
is no stranger to struggle. “I already know
what it’s like to have it hard, but when I do
charity work I see that other people’s lives
are harder than mine,” she explains. “I see
women with no jobs, whose husbands have
no jobs, and I want to give them some sort of
help, to give them a skill that they can take
with them.”
With their ‘teach a man to fish’ initiative,
Lily and Lan began work building a
workshop on Lily’s grandmother’s land,
located on the beautiful little island of An
Binh. The open air structure, built largely by
volunteer labour, is beautiful and simple — a
tile floor, a thatched roof, bamboo screens to
protect from the rain, and rustic benches and
tables hand-carved from upcycled wood.
Unfortunately, it is vastly more comfortable
and secure than the homes many of the
workers live in.
The Workers
According to Lan, a few of the women live
in worn-down thatch-roofed huts in grave
need of repair — they also have to deal
with major flooding during rainy season.
Others, like expectant mother Ty, are forced
to squat in public buildings. Ty currently
resides at a local church with her husband
and 13-year-old son. Her dream is to one day
earn enough to buy her own land and build
a house for her family.
Before coming to Viet Artisans, these
women, aged 18 to 40, mainly did odd jobs
as fruit pickers, vendors, factory workers or
even construction workers. Their work was
physically taxing and financially unreliable.
While many still struggle to support their
families, Viet Artisans provides a living
wage, a safe and comfortable working
environment, scholarships for their children
to keep them enrolled in school, and most
importantly, the stability needed to plan for
the future.
It was difficult to generate interest in
the programme at first, even when Lan
and Lily went door to door reaching out to
those living in the worst conditions. A lack
of trust, as well as pressure from jealous or
possessive husbands, made many women
hesitant to join. Today, now the effectiveness
of the programme has been proven, and
many women are eager to participate.
Unfortunately, Viet Artisans now has more
applicants than it is able to support.
Beneficiaries are chosen based solely on
financial need. Because most of the women
come with no craft skills, and often with
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Information
You can find Viet Artisans’ products in
Ho Chi Minh City at L’usine Café (70B
Le Loi, Q1). They are also sold at Six
Senses Con Dao, Banyan Tree Lang Co,
La Residence and Fusion Maia.
To contact Viet Artisans to arrange for
a craft workshop, visit their website at
vietartisans.org
hands that are gnarled and swollen from
manual labour, production is not always
fast. However, each product is made with
care and attention, and is made to reflect the
workers’ heritage. The pieces often showcase
images representing an important aspect of
Vietnamese culture or history, for example a
bronze drum (an ancient part of Vietnamese
spiritual life, representing wealth and
power) or a lotus flower (the national flower
of Vietnam, signifying beauty, purity and
transcendence).
The Products
Each piece comes with a card explaining
its meaning, giving some background
information on the history of Vietnam, or
explaining the country’s current condition.
“We think there is a lot of richness
in Vietnamese culture,” Lily explains.
“However, Vietnamese society is globalising
too fast. Every year tourists come looking for
something a little more vintage, but instead
they see more and more of these concrete
jungles — they don’t get to let the culture
really sink in.” Accompanying a handbag
made from upcycled rice sacks, for example,
is a traditional Vietnamese poem about the
importance of rice — “When you hold a
bowl of rice / Every single white grain /
contains the farmer’s sweat.” A reusable tote
bag comes with a card explaining Vietnam’s
fragile ecological condition. A notebook
comes with the wish that the owner will
travel through the country, see all that
Vietnam has to offer, and document the
journey.
Viet Artisans relies not only on the time
and energy of its volunteers, but also on
their creativity. Many of the contributing
designers are volunteers in their early 20s.
Current resident designer Tony Dang is
a self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades — an
artisan, bike mechanic and tattoo artist,
among other things. The California native
will be staying in Vinh Long for the next
few months to contribute ideas and to help
the ladies hone their craft and develop
their aesthetics. Tony’s modern and edgy
sensibilities combine with Lan’s elegant
style, resulting in products that are multi-
functional, environmentally friendly, and
extremely attractive.
The Future
Lily hopes for Viet Artisans to one day
evolve into its own brand. She also hopes to
expand in order to have schools all around
the country, using materials indigenous to
each region and creating products that reflect
the unique culture of each locality. Schools
and workshops will not only provide a space
for beneficiaries to learn and create, but
will also serve as a fun getaway for visitors
and city dwellers who wish to relax as
well as learn about crafting and traditional
Vietnamese designs. During my visit I had a
chance to learn how to screen print a bronze
drum onto my own tote bag under Tony and
Lan’s guidance.
Right now a large part of their market
is hotels and corporate gifts in major cities
in Vietnam. “We sell [these products] to
people staying in five-star hotels,” Lily
explains. “In doing so, we are creating gifts
for some of the richest people in the world
that are made by some of the poorest people
in the world. We’re providing meaningful
crafts, something that people can bring
home to share their experiences with their
families, closing the gap between those two
groups.”
Since many of the workers have never had
the opportunity to leave Vinh Long Province,
it’s nice to think that some of their creations
may find homes all across the world.