A sweet poor girl from Soc Son district, Hanoi, Vietnam

Hang is a little girl, who was born in 2008in Soc Son district, about 60 kilometers from Hanoi. Unfortunately, when she was only 11 months old and just beginning to crawl on all fours, a thermos of scalding hot water spilled on her, resulting in 2^nd degree burns. Her family took her to the National Institute of Burns and the Saint Paul hospital in Hanoi, for treatment. The medical insurance for children under the age of 6 helped to pay for a large portion of the hospital bill and medical expenses. However, her parents had to pay for additional medical treatments and follow-up care for little Hang amounting to VND 20,000,000 (approximately $1,000 US) for the operation.

Hang is a very sweet little girl who is very nimble and smart for her age. She is just starting kindergarten and likes singing very much. Hang is just at a sensitive age whereher scars make her feel embarrassed and insecure. Whenever someone asks her to see the scars, she becomes sad and refuses.

 

The parents are a young and hardworking couple. Theyrenta small parcel ofland from the local authority and set up a small bazaar selling confections, fruits and so on. They started the business in 2009 at the time Hang had the burn. Up to now they still could not pay the rent for the land back to the local authority. To run a business means you need a lot of money to invest in the business.

Hang’s father, (as a first son in the family, following Vietnamese cultural tradition), has big responsibilities for his family’s business. He has to take care of a younger sister’s tuition and living expensesfor an older sister who is a handicapped victim of Agent Orange. In addition to these expenses, Hang’s parents also have to make ends meet raising their two children. The children often get sick leading to extra expense for medicine and the hospital. When the children get sick and have to be taken to the hospital means the parents cannot always open the shop during the day to do business.

Hang needs at least 5 more operations to remove the scars and heal the deep burn wounds so that she can have a normal childhood and grow to be a confident, self-assured young girl.

We higly appreciate the help form individuals and organizations for Hang. Please send your donation to:

HSCV
2965 Spring Lake Road
Prior Lake, MN 55372
USA

Or:

HSCV Vietnam
So 8, 145E Pho Yen Phu
Tay Ho – Hanoi.
Vietnam
Tel: 84 4 3 715 3673

Money can be transferred to HSCV:

In Vietnam:

ANZ Bank

Account Name: Humanitarian Services for Children of Vietnam

Account Number: 3450059

SWIFT: ANZBVNVX

In US:
US Bank

Account Name: HSCV

Account Number: 104756700993

Routing Number: 091000022

Thank you very much for your hearty care!

Hanoi, June 4^th 2012

Blogged by Tran Thi Minh Thu