Give an Alternative Gift

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Looking for a gift for a socially- conscious loved one?

Alternative Gifts International is a marketplace that allows you to choose your favorite humanitarian or environmental cause and make a charitable gift in someone's honor.

Children of Vietnam's initiative called Empowering Foundation for Women is proud to be featured on this site!< [...]

COV selected by UNAVSA

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100

This past weekend the Union of North American Vietnamese Associations selected Children of Vietnam and the Hope System of Care as the beneficiary of their year-long fundraising by its chapters on college campuses all across the United States and Canada.

The selection was made after a presentation by a COV representative done at the UNAVSA annual conference in Denver. The 300 students in attendance at the conference selected Children of Vietnam as the year-long beneficiary.

This is a grea [...]

COV volunteer chosen as Make Agent Orange History Champion

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Congratulations to recent high school graduate Kristy Nguyen for being recognized as a Make Agent Orange History champion for her dedication and hard work for impoverished children and families in Vietnam!

Kristy, who has organized multiple fundraisers for Children of Vietnam and recruited many other young, enthusiastic COV volunteers has been an invaluable member of the COV community since she started working with the organization over a year ago.

Children's Day Celebration

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

June 1st was a special holiday in Vietnam-- Children’s Day. Children's day is a special day dedicated to honoring kids' children in Vietnam receive special gifts from their parents or go out on family outings.

COV celebrated this day too by giving bicycles and treats to 50 poor children in the rural district of Hoa Vang.

To learn more about our Bicycle Program see: http://www.childrenofvietnam.org/en/education/113-bicycles-for-education.html

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<p>boycoc8@wfu.edu — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100</p>
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boycoc8@wfu.edu — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

from:

http://makeagentorangehistory.org/agent-orange-champions/

Agent Orange Champions

There are people around the world who have devoted their time and energy to understanding the legacy of Agent Orange and coming up with solutions to address this problem. These champions come from all different backgrounds and levels of expertise, but all are true humanitarians that are helping make Agent Orange history.

Hand in Hand Tour

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Spend your summer doing something worthwhile!

Volunteer at the Hoi Mai Orphanage outside of Da Nang, Vietnam through Children of Vientam's first ever Hand in Hand Service Delegation tour.

Help the kids with hands-on activities like mushroom farming, English tutoring and campus maintenance. Meet the volunteer team in Da Nang on the evening of June 19th for introductions and orientation to the service project, and then spend the next five days (June 20- 24) working directly with [...]

Celebrate Tet with COV

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

It's that time of year again! Tết, the most important Vietnamese holiday marks the arrival of spring in Vietnam based on the lunar calendar.

The holiday is marked by festivals, family time and food.

Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tết for reunions and ancestor worship .In the days leading up to the new year the Vietnamese are busy preparing their homes, wardrobe, menus and more for the upcoming festivities. People often try to pay off their de [...]

COV recieves international media coverage

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A photograph of a 9-year-old Children of Vietnam client was awarded the UNICEF photo of the year for 2010, giving international attention to the work of COV.

UNICEF presents this awards to photos and photo-reportages that document, in an outstanding manner, the personalities and living-circumstances of children around the world.

The picture was taken by renowned journalist Ed Kashi who photographed a few Children of Vietnam clients during his work this summer with the Vietna [...]

Victims of Agent Orange in Da Nang

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Click on the above video to see the story of two families affected by agent orange as narrated by journalist Katherine Karnow. The first family received comprehensive, wrap around support from Children of Vietnam to battle this serious disease.

COV Video

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Making film report of children affected by Agent Orange in Da Nang

boycoc8@wfu.edu — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

On the initiative and with financial support of Ford Foundation (USA), a group of two journalist and filmmaker visited Da Nang from July 5th to 17th July 2010. The visit was aimed to make a film report, in cooperation with Children of Vietnam (USA) through the project of “Hope System of Care,” about agent orange/dioxin impacts on children’s life in Da Nang city, one of the hotspots of agent orange/dioxin in Viet Nam.

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