Carrying the Weight, Choosing Her Future
For Nguyen Thi To Uyen, every step toward her future has been paved with her mother’s sacrifice. After her parents separated, Uyen’s mother became the sole provider for the family…
Threads of Strength: Quyen’s Story
Even in the 21st century, many societies still hold prejudices against single mothers. Too often they are seen as “incomplete families” or doubted in their ability to raise children alone.…
The Taste of Safety
Every morning, 10-year-old Cuong pedals his small bike down the village road, just five minutes from home to school. For him, each ride is filled with excitement—whether it’s solving math…
Rice, a Ball, and a Dream: Trung’s Little Story
At just six years old, little Van Trung already dreams of becoming a football player like his idol Ronaldo. Trung is a lively, bright-eyed boy studying at Dakrong Kindergarten No.…
The Nam Harrison Project
Nam Harrison is a senior high school student, DJ, music producer, and philanthropist who was adopted from Vietnam as a baby. What started as a simple wish to give thanks…
“Mom, I want to learn to be a hairdresser” – Giai Mat’s Persistent Dream
Recently, while sitting next to her mother as she was doing a customer's hair, Giai Mat gently said: "Mom, I want to learn to be a hairdresser." Ms. Ly paused,…
Her Dream of Being a Teacher Is Hanging by a Thread
For most children, a dream is a hopeful look toward the future. For 6th grader Phan Thi Le Na, her dream to become a teacher is a fragile lifeline, threatened…
The Silent Crisis Keeping Children Like Phong Out of School
For 12-year-old Phong, the simple act of going to school felt impossible. Living with autism and congenital hyperactivity disorder, Phong’s world was one of overwhelming frustration. Emotional outbursts, shouting, and…
The Choice No Child Should Have to Make: Survival or School?
In the bustling coastal city of Da Nang, 7th grader Hoang My faces a reality shared by nearly 1 in 5 lower to upper secondary school children in Vietnam: the…
Giang: Rising Through Study, Carried by Quiet Strength
At first glance, Thu Giang is a quiet, gentle ninth grader with a warm smile. But behind her calm presence is a story of extraordinary resolve—a young girl carrying more…