CHILD SPONSORSHIP

12,460 sponsored children

100% children were monitored for developmental progress

3,256 gifts were given

178 Disadvantaged children were supported

Child Sponsorship is a program to support underprivileged children based on a 1:1 relationship between one child and one sponsor. Through activities such as giving gifts to children, assisting children with special needs, periodical health check-ups, nutritional support, etc., GNI and our sponsors wish to bring positive changes to Vietnamese children.

29 Child Sponsorship of networks

388 Volunteers in Child sponsorship networks

Children are sponsored until the age of 18 and will receive support to meet their basic needs regarding safe housing, health care, and highquality education programs. Simultaneously, their families also access income generation programs implemented by GNI. In 2022, GNI established and maintained Child Sponsorship networks and organized training courses to improve professional skills for network volunteers to improve the program’s effectiveness.

This is such a warm and beautiful coat. I am so happy, and I like it! Thank you so much, our sponsors!

Lan - a student at Lung Van Primary & Secondary School shared when receiving the coat.

One Warm Coat” – a campaign calling for donations to give warm coats to children.

Lung Van commune (now Van Son commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province) has more than 60% of households in poor and near-poor households. Having a new warm coat on the Lunar New Year was many children’s wish here. Without warm clothes, many children would face the risk of pneumonia or schooling interruption.

From that, GNI launched the campaign “One Warm Coat” calling on individuals, organizations, and businesses to donate and provide warm coats to 396 children in Lung Van commune. After a month of raising funds, with the support of 54 donors, GNI gave coats to the children as special gifts for them during the 2022 Lunar New Year, with a total value of nearly 150 million VND.

Providing bicycles to children in Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province.

On May 23, 2022, GNI gave bicycles to 30 students in Bang Lang commune, Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province. This activity was sponsored by Singer-actor Hari Won with a total value of more than 50 million VND.

Bang Lang commune is a mountainous and sparsely-populated area located in Quang Binh district. The way to go to school for students here is challenging. Many students are in poor households and have no means of transportation, so they have to walk to school every day. Having a bicycle is the desire of many students here.

Mr. Vang Van Tan, Vice Chairman of the Bang Lang Commune People’s Committee, shared:

I would like to thank GNI for connecting sponsors with our children, especially singer Hari Won for donating gifts to disadvantaged students. This is the motivation for them to keep studying and striving in their lives.

GNI organized career orientation day for high school students.

In 2022, GNI cooperated with the Research for Education And Career Help Institute (REACH), KOTO Humanitarian Vocational Training Center, and 05 universities to organize Career Orientation Day at 04 secondary schools in Son Duong (Tuyen Quang), Tan Lac (Hoa Binh) and Vinh Loc (Thanh Hoa). The programs attracted 1,239 students.

During the programs, the students could listen to experts’ sharing about the career network and how to discover themselves in career orientation, experience some careers, and get acquainted with 02 prestigious Vocational Training Centers in Hanoi.

“I have organized many career counseling programs for students, but this is the first time for a program of this scale. The students are also very excited, especially when I see that they have been taught a lot of lessons and directly experienced the profession,” said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son, Secretary of the Union of Kim Xuyen High School, Son Duong district.

1,239 Students got career guidance

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02 vocational training center/academies were connected

Children over 16 years old were supported with vocational training

GNI believes that when provided with information and orientation of early career choices, students will be aware of the importance of choosing their careers, thereby choosing the right major from the beginning, helping them develop their talents and strengths.

“I really enjoyed today’s program. I acquired a lot of useful information. I am very interested in the bartending and waitressing profession. I hope to have the opportunity to approach and experience more with these professions.” - Trang, a student at a high school in Vinh Loc district, shared.