Help Van Anh with the way to her success

For the first time in 2008, HSCV offered scholarships to a group of students so that they could continue their post-high school education. This is an important step in breaking the cycle of poverty. Without this opportunity for further education and formal training, it’s likely these children would be doomed to spend the rest of their lives just working in the rice fields.

This fall, (2009), HSCV welcomed students to our second Class of Success program. These students will now have the option of choosing from a number of courses at local colleges and vocational training centers.

Once accepted into our Class of Success program, HSCV will provide each student with a scholarship tailored to their needs. Each student will receive funding as needed for items such as: tuition, school supplies, housing, and for transportation costs.

Below is the story of one child from our recent Class of Success who will enter a College or Vocational school this fall:

Van Anh comes from a poor family in Quynh Do village, Vinh Quynh commune, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi. There are only two people in this single-parent family: a daughter, Van Anh and her mother. They live in a very small house which is in bad condition. It is a Compassion Home that the family received from the local People’s Committee in 2006.

However, in order to receive this house from the Government, the family themselves had to contribute a small percentage toward the cost of building the house – which left them in debt. Until this year, the mother was able to pay for this debt with the help of her relatives.

With only the mother working, she and her daughter have to face many difficulties. The mother’s income is mostly based on harvesting rice crops. In addition, this single mother is now suffering from heart disease and she’s slowly losing her ability to work day-by-day. So, it is becoming more difficult to make ends meet, especially when Van Anh enters school in the fall.

Despite these poor circumstances, Van Anh has studied well at school from grade 1 up to grade 12. She loves all the subjects but her two favorite subjects are Literature and History. She just finished high school this past May (2009), and recently took the college entrance exams. Van Anh submitted applications to enter two different schools: the Kindergarten Teachers Training Vocational School and the Central Kindergarten Training Teacher College. Her wish is to become a kindergarten teacher! HSCV hopes that we can find the financial help to make Van Anh's dream to become a reality by receiving support for our Post-High School program.

Any help you can provide would be treasure not only to Van Anh, but to all of the other students in the program. If you are interested in sponsoring Van Anh or another student in this program, please contact the HSCV office in Hanoi or in the USA for more information.

To learn more, please visit our website at:

http://www.hscv.org/scholarships_post_high_school.htm

Blogged by Do Thi Thuy Hong