A chance to stay in school

Happy Give to the Max Day! Over the last two days, we have introduced families that have been transformed in some way through the generosity of our donors. With your help, Tu and Nga Nguyen can consider a life where their son Vinh receives the basic medical attention needed to survive. Thanks to a rice sponsorship, Hai Nguyen can continue to keep her son Ninh in school, increasing his chances of finding a job that will sustain help him break the poverty cycle for his family. While these opportunities are made possible through HSCV general funds, our today’s family demonstrates why it is so important for us to raise funds for the Rice Sponsorship Program during Give to the Max Day.

The Ngo family exemplifies the Vietnamese spirit of family sacrifice. Bang Ngo is single mother suffering from intellectual difficulties. She takes advantage of whatever work is available to earn money for her children, Kanh, Duc and Hanh, but the jobs are not stable and the $1 per day wage is not nearly enough to support four people. The family’s dire situation has forced son Khanh out of school. He offers himself as a free laborer but with no schooling and no skills, work is hard to come by. Since his father died, Kanh will do whatever it takes to keep the family stay afloat and to keep the two youngest children in school. When HSCV first met the Ngo’s, they were living close to the village garbage dump with limited possessions and very limited prospects.   

Since meeting the family in 2007, HSCV has been able to supplement the family with a rice sponsorship from our general funds and the impact has been amazing. Thanks to the stability of a square meal, Duc and Hanh have been able to stay in school to date. The future of this family and many others like it rest with the children. We consider education to be an essential right of passage for our children; for the Ngo family it is the very definition of bettering your future.

In order to continue sponsoring the family, HSCV needs to find funds for our rice program and this is why your contribution during the Max day means so much to us. Through your donations, the Ngo family and many others like them will be able to concentrate on the job of getting ahead. There are many of us out there, battlers, who understand the importance of an occasional lucky break. This Give to the Max Day, be the one to provide that lucky break for a deserving family! Thanks for your time, encouraging thoughts and support!

Visit http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Suppport-Families-On-Give-To-The-Max-Day to schedule your donation. Please contact Annetta De Vet at Annettadevet(AT)hscv.org.