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Welcome to the Sahaya Vietnam program!
Update May 2017: 10 more houses have been built...which brings our total to more than 180...and more are being built right now
Deepest gratitude to the kind and compassionate friends and philanthropists who have care for these precious family. We would like to recognize the deep suffering of these family and to also recognize the deep compassion of the donors who loved these family. Here are the before and after picture of Sahaya Vietnam new model housing project. Each home only cost $2,200 to built.
May all be free from poverty and suffering
Update June 2015
A big THANK YOU to the the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation and to the Transparent Fish Fund for their continued generous support and friendship!
The Ping and Amy Chao Foundation awarded us a $15,000 grant. Of this award, $9,000 will be used to help 90 needy students who are part of our scholarship program. The remaining $6,000 will be used to construct 6 homes via our housing program. In addition, the Transparent Fish fund has given an extra $1585 for the housing program.
We are very grateful to both foundations for their continued support, which makes an incredible difference in our programs in Vietnam.
A few before and after pictures
A poem, written by Chung Truong, dedicated to Mrs. and Mr. Chao;
Gratitude
As I lay in my comfortable bed,
I remember the poor families suffering from insomnia,When it storms outside and I am sheltered by my beautiful home,
I remember the mother and child drenched by the harsh rain in the dark night,When I put on my clothes to head off to work,
I remember the father with torn clothes
struggling to provide for his sick child,When I drink my crystal clear water,
I remember the children drinking from the dirty river,When I save money for my child’s college,
I remember the 10 year old who never read a single word,When I put my baby to sleep in his new crib,
I remember the baby who sleeps on broken wooden slab,As I lay in my comfortable bed,
let me never forget the poor families living in extreme poverty.
May the same sun that shine on me,
One day shine on these precious poor family,May our contentment be a seed to mustard gratitude,
May our gratitude be a seed that mustards compassion,
May our compassion be a seed that turns into an act of kindness,
May our act of kindness be a refuge for those who are suffering in body and in mind,
May all living being be free from poverty.
April 2014:
Our deepest gratitude to the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation and to the Transparent Fish Fund for their support and friendship! In addition to the $10,000 awarded at the beginning of 2014 to build 7 homes and a bridge, the Transparent Fish Fund has granted another $10,000 to Sahaya Vietnam to provide 10 additional homes. The grant award will be presented at the Sahaya Vietnam Charity Art Show this Sunday April 27th, 2014 from 2-6 pm at the Evergreen Community Center in San Jose CA. Please come and join us!In 2014, Sahaya International's Vietnam program has been awarded a total of $20,000 in grant by the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation (www.chaofoundation.org) and Transparent Fish Fund (www.tfishfund.org/sahaya.html). The grants will provide much needed financial resource to continue our humanitarian mission of providing shelter to the impoverished families and rebuilding of a damage bridge in Kien Giang, Vietnam. On behalf of the precious children and families in rural Vietnam, we would like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to The Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation and The Transparent Fish Fund for their kindness and generosity. The Chao Foundation $17,000 grant will be used to provide homes for seventeen families and $3,000 was used to help rebuild a broken and dangerous bridge for a whole village. Seven homes and the bridge have already been completed. In the following months Sahaya and Tfish will continue to provide 10 more homes for 10 precious families. May Sahaya International, The Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation, and The Transparent Fish Fund continue their humanitarian friendship to help those in need. May all be free
from poverty.Inauguration of the bridge
Our deepest gratitude to the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation and to the Transparent Fish Fund for their support and friendship!
Sahaya International's Vietnam program has been awarded a $10,000 in grant by the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation (www.chaofoundation.org) and Transparent Fish Fund (www.tfishfund.org/sahaya.html) .The grants will provide much needed financial resource to continue our humanitarian mission of providing shelter to the impoverished families and rebuilding of a damage bridge in Kien Giang, Vietnam. On behalf of the precious children and families in rural Vietnam, we would like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to The Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation and The Transparent Fish Fund for their kindness and generosity. The Chao Foundation $7,000 grant will be used to provide homes for seven families and $3,000 to help rebuild a broken and dangerous bridge for a whole village. The Transparent Fish Fund will give Sahaya an opportunity to have their events matched. May Sahaya International, The Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation, and The Transparent Fish Fund continue their humanitarian friendship to help those in need.
We are a group of international volunteers, part of Sahaya International (USA), who give our free time to support 2 programs in Kien Giang that are run by the dedicated monks of the Buu Son Monastery,
Our current programs consist of:
Program 1: Housing Program (click here):
Construction of shelters & provision of basic supplies to needy families
Program 2: Scholarship program (click here):
Provision of scholarships and other support to needy children so they can continue their education.
By the end of July 2013, we have already built 33 homes, and 20 more homes are currently being constructed. We have also provided educational scholarships to 120 students!
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