Viet Nam 2012
HRA supports children at a Blind School in Ho Chi Minh City.
HRA works closely with the Eye Hospital in HCMC
HRA sponsorship follows some special need children. Here, Quyen seeks help for a rare disease.
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| Tan Thach school medical clinic.. trusses donated by Truss Rite |
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| Chris O’Dempsey signs agreement for medical clinic with Town Office directors in Ben Tre province |
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| Clinic nearly completed in October 2010 |
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| Clinic just completed |
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| Some of the sponsored children and families gather for the first day of the Medical Clinic in Tan Thach, Ben Tre Province, Vietnam |
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| Dr Tran Tuyen, main doctor at the Clinic, with HRA Director Chris O’Dempsey, at the first day of the clinic opening |
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| Dr Tuyen, Mr Dam (school principal) and Chris with some of the children |
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| Van-Anh Nguyen, HRA Ambassador, at the piano at New World Hotel |
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| HRA hostesses Do Thi Truc Ly and Pham Thi Hai, with Chris at the “Love Heart’ concert, New World Hotel July ‘10 |
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| Before the concert |
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| Thanh Bui performs at the concert |
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| Chris O’Dempsey, HRA Director, and Doris Marchardt, GM of New World Hotel, at the ‘Love Heart’ concert |
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| Concert shots |
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| New World Hotel personnel with the stars after the event |
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| GIV sponsors, Hotel manager, HRA Director and the performers, with the cheque that represented the profits from the concert |
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| Chris, Van-Anh, & Thanh |
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| Thanh Bui |
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| Thanh Bui, Van-Anh Nguyen at the Blind School HCMC |
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| Founder of the Blind School Phong Nguyen enjoys the music |
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| Thanh Bui & Van-Anh Nguyen enjoy some free time after the Sunshine Coast concert in May ‘10 |
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| Families in Dong Ha, central Vietnam, are among some of the poorest and most needy in the program HRA runs in that area |
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| HOA.. once a recluse in an orphanage, is now sponsored, and reads Braille, sings, plays music, and laughs as she enjoys her new life at the Blind School |
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| Some of the orphanage children in Giao Thuy |
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| Tan Thach children in the sponsorship program, or awaiting sponsors |
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| Children in Dong Nai, several recovered from eye operations, have hope after being sponsored |
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| Mai, top student in the Ben Tre province, is from a desperately poor family. Her sponsorship has brought great opportunities for a future. |
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| The Study Association in Dong Ha care for the oversight of the HRA sponsored families in that Central Vietnam region |
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| Chris & Angel O’Dempsey |
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| Study Association using some of the computers donated by RMIT, through HRA, in Dong Ha, Central Vietnam |
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| HRA Vietnam coordinator, and interpreter for the Southern area, Do Thi Truc Ly |
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| Sponsored tertiary student, who also assists in interpreting in Northern Vietnam, Pham Thi Hai, with HRA Director in Central VN, at the old border. |
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| Preparing food for a family |
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| Richard Daniel, video operator, who donated his time to shoot the HRA video footage |
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| Dr Peter Stewart, HRA Patron and major sponsor, examines patients, shares knowledge and experience with the Cho Ray medical personnel. Gift given by Dr Chuc, professor and head of ophthalmology at Cho Ray |
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| General shots of Vietnams people and history |
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| The car that was driven by the Monk who famously poured petrol over himself and was burned alive in the Vietnam war protest. The car was returned to his home town of Hue, and is a reminder of the event. |
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