Employment Creation

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Hand Made Quilts – Thien Chi has established quilting groups in all 3 districts, which provides job for approximately 70 women. These workers are now highly skilled and making quality, sought after quilts. There is a ready market through the Mekong Quilts retail outlets in Vietnam & Cambodia: Mekong+

Bamboo Workshop – Another successful workshop has been operated by Thien Chi in Tanh Linh (2009) & Ham Thuan Nam (2013). Products made from bamboo, e.g. plates, bowls, trays, platters, vases, small furniture items, etc... are marketed through Mekong + in HCMC. This workshop has also successfully designed and produced an innovative bamboo bicycle which has been well received. The bikes are sold in all 6 shops of Mekong+ and exported.

Rattan Workshops – 2 workshops are now operating in Ham Thuan Nam district. Rattan sticks used for inclusion with perfume and aroma oil products, are produced at these centers. Other unique designs like Christmas decorations are also produced on a smaller scale.

Incense Stick making – This small workshop opened in Duc Linh in 2008. Through the ongoing partnership with Mekong Plus, this workshop now has a ready export market in France, and produced 8 ton of incense sticks last year.

Waste Recycling – Currently, Thien Chi encourages farmers to make compost from their waste. We also support house building using plastic panels to reduce the plastic waste and contribute to the fight against climate change.

Short term projects – In partnership with local authorities, Thien Chi projects such as tree planting, road and bridge building also provide short term jobs for the unemployed .

Other Campaigns

Ms. Thảo's family: Efforts to overcome hardships and the desire for health insurance support

16/12/2024

Ms. Thảo's family lives in Quarter 6, Đức Tài Town, Đức Linh District, Bình Thuận Province. The family consists of four members: the couple and their two school-age children. They have been participating in the economic development program since 2017, with an initial average income of 510,000 VND per person. Now, their income has increased to 1,100,000 VND.

Empowering Dreams of Education for Underprivileged Students

11/12/2024

This past September, ahead of the 2024-2025 academic year, the Thiện Chí Center in Đức Linh brought immense joy to four underprivileged students in Đức Tín Commune, Đức Linh District, Bình Thuận Province. With a total financial support of 2,300,000 VND, the center helped alleviate the burden of school expenses for these students and their families.

Kickstarting the New School Year: Gender Education Training for Teachers in Hàm Thuận Nam District

09/12/2024

At the beginning of the new school year, 67 teachers from 13 secondary schools in Hàm Thuận Nam District participated in a training program aimed at enhancing their knowledge of gender education. The program was organized by the Thiện Chí Center in collaboration with the Department of Education and school administrators.

"SOWING SEEDS – REAPING FRUITS"

26/11/2024

Today, after 4, 5 months of dedicated visits and guidance, the family successfully raised three piglets by mixing bran with fermented bananas using Emzeo probiotics and giving them probiotic water daily. The pigs are now healthy, robust, and ready for sale.

THE FAMILY'S COMPANIONSHIP IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

26/11/2024

When speaking with the mother, we learned that her child faced challenges in participating at school and exhibited behaviors that made it difficult for the school to accept him. After consulting a doctor, the child was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder and delayed language development. His vocabulary was very limited, and his speech was unclear. He would cry and scream persistently when something displeased him and often said, “Oh no.” When he wanted something, he would pull someone’s hand and point, leaving strangers unable to understand him. The child’s developmental level was assessed to be equivalent to 19 months old.

Intervention for children with special needs

22/10/2024

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We started working with children with special educational needs in 2008. At that time, we focused on capacity building for primary school teachers and established the "Hạnh Phúc" intervention room, where children with difficulties in school received support with life skills and learning outside of regular classroom hours. In 2012, we began visiting individual families to teach children literacy and numeracy and organized group sessions on social skills, a program known as the "Community Learning Box." In 2017, we initiated direct intervention at the center for hearing-impaired children—this served as a precursor to our current intervention program where parents bring their children to the center weekly. In 2018, we joined the "Narrowing the Gap" program of LIN and secured funding to begin "early intervention"