WELCOME TO HEARTS FOR HUE’S FEBRUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER
Dear Donors, Colleagues, and Friends, First of all, Hearts For Hue would like to send our warmest greetings and best wishes to all of you and express our sincere thanks for your support of disadvantaged people in Vietnam. We would like to share with you an overview of what our organization was doing from January to February 2020 Please take a look at our project highlights below:
New PartnerSHIP Announcement
Hearts for Hue is very pleased to announce a new partnership with Semester at Sea (USA).
Every semester, one lucky group of US college students board the floating classroom of Semester at Sea to broaden their horizons. The academic content is underwritten by Colorado State University, and students combine classroom activities aboard MV World Odyssey with real world experience in cities across the globe. In November 2020 MV World Odyssey will dock in Ho Chi Minh City, and a group of 30 students will visit Hearts for Hue. See more
Going, Going, Gone! Group I Profit
Group I of Vinh Thai Chicken Raising Club Sells Produce with Profits
Group I of Vinh Thai Chicken Raising Club Sells Produce with ProfitsCurrently, prices for farm produce are fluctuating hugely. Exports to and from China have ground to a halt with fears of Corona virus swirling. This has meant giant losses for many farmers and windfall gains for some lucky others.
Fortunately, when Group I from our Chicken Raising Club in Vinh Thai met yesterday, Thursday the 20th February, to report on their chicken growing efforts, the news was overwhelmingly positive. Corona had not negatively affected the price they received, and by selling in the lead up to Lunar New Year, they earned very favourable prices for their produce. For each chicken sold, they were paid in the range of 100,000 to 140,000 VND, and most club members had sold 95 chickens, making a total, maximum income of up to 13 million VND or $550 USD. To put these numbers into perspective, Viet Nam’s per capita income is less than 2,000 USD while club members’ expenses were between 4 and 5 million VND. See more
We Are Bamboo in February
Since 2016, Hearts For Hue has worked with We Are bamboo Travel Company as a facilitator to organize Volunteer Programs for over 40 international volunteer groups with the aim of improving the living standards of people with disabilities and disadvantaged people in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. In February 2020, Hearts for Hue was pleased to organize the program in Ms Hoang Thi Dung’s family, who has a difficult situation. See more
Once again, Hearts For Hue would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the donors for their great concern for the less fortunate people of our community. We hope that the cooperation between the donors and Hearts for Hue will grow even closer and more sustainable in the future. We wish you and your family good health, happiness, and prosperity.
Hearts For Hue Team.
