Loreto Vietnam

The colour sample came back and was fine. I have Monday 28th May as delivery date. The book will be on sale at ISHCMC Grade5 Exhibition, with 20% of profits being donated to the Loreto foundation in Vietnam. Loreto runs several programmes in Vietnam:

The program's two shelters for street children in Ho Chi Minh City, Sunrise House for girls and Sunlight House for boys, takes in children from the streets or unhappy family situations and provides them with a safe home.

The program helps to put these children into neighbouring schools to learn to read and write or into vocational training centres, where they receive training for future employment.

In the shelters the children experience a sense of security and receive counselling about health issues such as drugs and sexual transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS.

Many of the children also suffer from the legacy of chemical warfare, medical problems during pregnancy, hereditary traits and unhygienic living conditions.

There are about 70,000 children who are blind in Vietnam and of the 5.2 million disabled people, many who have lost arms or legs or both to the unexploded landmines left after the war, about 22,000 disabled children live in Ho Chi Minh City.

LVAP is involved in the Nguyen Dinh Chieu School where more than 200 blind children are taught English to help them increase their job prospects.

The program also provides financial support for a music program and to train teachers.

LVAP also supports the Sunrise Special School in Ho Chi Minh City to help train teachers in theory-based disability studies, participatory approaches for children's learning and community based rehabilitation.

Visit my website to order your copy of 'Benny and Binny' and make a contribution to the valuable work of this charity.