NGUYEN VAN CAN

Children: 2

Family situation
My family situation meets many difficulties. My health is weak and I have injuries which constantly hurt. My children essentially take care of the production of the farm but they have as well to study. As we don’t have enough budget we lack every year during 3 to 5 months of food. Our house is worm-eaten and in bad condition.

Social worker comments
This family can not reach enough income to have food for the whole year. Their house is in very bad condition and slowly falling apart.
Request
Given the family situation, our family would like to repair the house and invest in a rice blower to increase the family business and make work easier so the children have more time for studying.

TRAN THI HUONG

Family situation
My father died a long time ago and my mother is now 95 years old and sick. I live alone with my mother and I take care of her. I have no work and we live in a temporary house.
Social worker comments
Family economy meets many difficulties and Ms. Tran Thi Huong cannot go to work because her mother is weak and old. She must be responsible for her mother and therefore would like to have a small farm business at home.

Request
With a sponsorship Mrs. Tran Thi Huong could raise chickens and sell the eggs at her home. Therefore, Huong will be able to support her mother and herself and increase their standard of living.

NGUYEN VAN THOA
Children: 3

Family situation
My family situation meets many difficulties. Our grand children are living with us while the parents work farway to help support the family. We live in the rural area and I’m disabeled. My wife had an accident and broke her arm, therefore we need the parents to come back and help take care of the family.
Social worker comments
The grandparents are incapable of taking care of the grand children and they are not able to provide them the proper education. This family needs a small capital to start their own business.
Request
Having a capital to start their own business the parents can come back to the family to start an agriculture business and be with their children. They would buy cattles to breed and with the extra income be able to provide education for the children.

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PHAN VAN LAP
Children: 2

Family situation
Our family lives in constant poverty and we have never had enough start up funds to do any business. The house is deteriorating and my family is miserable. My first son had to do hard labour work and then became sick and died in July 2008. Now there is only my second son and he had to drop out of school to help provide for the family.

Social worker comments
This family is very poor and has no source for income to move themselves further. Their present plan if they get sponsored is to breed cows, female pigs to reproduce. And would need to build a cage also.
Request
If being sponsored, this family would repair the house and breeding cage buy breeding animals to start our family business and have a better living.

LE THI PHUONG
Children: 4

Family situation
My family life is very difficult. I have a very low income in cultivating land and don’t have enough money to live a suitable lifestyle. My husband died in 1994. I work hard to send my children to school. Our house is dilapidated and we don’t have the capital to breed anmials. My injuries are recurred and I need regular hospital treatments. With little income to support the family our life is extremely miserable.

Social worker comments
This family is very poor. With the help of a sponsor this family could start a small agriculture project and improve their life.
Request
If being supported, this family will be able to buy breeding animals such as: female cows, and pigs.

NGUYEN VAN PHUONG

Children: 1

Family situation
Our family economy is very difficult at the moment and we work hard to send our only son to school. We have no capital to start a business and our son does hard labour work to provide for the family. He was an excellent student and had to drop out of school because we could not provide the school fees.

Social worker comments
This family is extremely poor and meets many difficult situations such as short of food. With the support of an organization, this family could start a small business at home with their son and provide a better family life.
Request
If being supported they could raise chickens/ducks and sell the eggs. They would also like to get a rice blower where the son could rent this machine to other farmers and receive extra income there.

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NGUYEN THI VINH

Children: 1

Family situation
I suffer from a kidney disease and therefore I need medical treatment. My husband is Nguyen Nhu Trung deceased in 1996. Our family economy is very difficult and our house is dilapidated. My granddaughter lives with me because her parents have to work a lot, but it’s hard for me to nourish the child and send her to school. I can not work like a farmer but I would like to open a noodle soup shop.

Social worker comments
The grandmother is old and her disease is lasting. The house is falling apart and the facilities are lacked.
Request
Our family would like to fix the house and set up a small noodle soup shop to help provide a better income so that the grand daughter can go to school and have a better family living.

PHAM HONG CUONG

Children: 2

Family situation
My family situation meets many difficulties and do not make enough to support 5 members. Our wages are low and we work constantly as labor workers to try to make ends meet. Often we run out of food and are not able to send our children to school. I really wish to be supported by a sponsor to get the possibility to start my own business such as breeding pigs and chickens.

Social worker comments
This family is extremely poor and meets many difficult situations such as shortage of food, health problems and no school education for the children.
Request
If being supported, they will be able to breed poultry and pigs to have a better income for the family.

DUONG THI DAO

Children: 3

Family situation
I didn’t get married but decided to adopt some children and want to be a good mother for them. There are many homeless children and I felt a need to help some of these children. I don’t have much property and the kids parents died. The important thing for me is that they have a family, but we live in poverty. From then until now, the family economy is lacking we meet many difficulties because lacking of funds and property. We live in a rural area and it’s not easy to find a job.

Social worker comments
Mrs. Duong Thi Dao has 3 children. They are often short of food and the older children help do labor work to bring a little money to buy rice. With a sponsorship this family would be able to start a small family business and have a better life.

Request
This family would like a sponsor to help the family start a small business to build a cage for breeding: cattles, pigs, and chickens. Then with the income, they would save to repair their home.

PHAM VAN TIN

Children: 3

Family situation
I live with my two children at my parents house because my husband left us. My income is very low and its not enough to feed the family. My father is blind and not able to work and my mother has severe health problems. With little income, I am not able to provide proper education for the children and have no business capital to breed animals or raise fish and chickens.

Social worker comments
This family is extremely poor and meets many difficult situations such as shortage of food and the house dilapitating. With a sponsorship, the mother would be able to raise animals on the family property.
Request
With a sponsorship, the family could buy and breeding cattles, pigs to develop the economy. They will use the income to repair the dilapidated house.

NGUYEN DAO THANH

Children: 4

Family situation
Since I suffer from a cardiovascular disease, my family life has become even more difficult. The house is falling apart and I don’t have the capital to breed animals. Our family life lacks everything and I had to borrow money to support our children for daily expenses. I also need to buy medicines but I don’t have enough money.

Social worker comments
This family lives in constant poverty and with Mr. Nguyen Dao Thanh not being able to work, they are constantly in debt.

Request
If being supported, they can invest in agriculture, and breed reproductive pigs and cows. Furthermore they can pay back the debts and improve their family life and repair the house.

NGUYEN XUAN TAI

Children: 4

Family situation
Our economic situation is very difficult since I had an accident and broke my legs. We had no money to go get treatment on time, therefore I have problems walking now. The children do hard labour work to help support the family and we are not able to provide an education for the older children. To get a little extra money, my wife looks after other people’s children. But it still very hard to provide for the whole family.

Social worker comments
The current family condition is very poor. The family works as laborers for other farms, as they have not enough land to culture. With a small business, the older children would be able to help provide for the family.

Request

If being supported this family could buy chickens and pigs and they would like to work out a

clean water system. With the income from farming the children can go to school.

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NGUYEN THI NHUN

Children: 2

Family situation
Because of living in constant poverty, my health is getting frail. My husband doesn’t have a fixed job and therefore we often run short of food. Furthermore since 2000 my niece, Nguyen Thi Thu lives with us, as her mother died and she became an orphan. We have land where we can breed chickens and pigs to get a regular income, but we don’t have the starting capital.

Social worker comments
The family economy is being decreased because of lacking capital to set up a farming business. The house needs renovation and if having a capital the family could work on their land where there is a pond/lake and a place to breed animals. Nguyen Thi Nhung also needs medical care.

Request
With a sponsorship the family can repair breeding facilities, buy chickens and pigs to develop the breeding and with the profit they want to repair their house.

PHAM THI THUAN

Children: 3

Family situation
I have been divorced when my third children was only 4 years old. I have to nourish three young children and my 98-year old mother. My family meets many difficulties and we don’t have the capital to do any secondary career. Our house is in bad condition as it is worm-eaten.

Social worker comments
Thuan has to work hard as a labor to try to support her whole family. She is not able to provide enough food and many days, the children eat once a day. Their house is worm-eaten, broken, and dilapidated and is in constant poverty.
Request
With a sponsorship she could start an agriculture project, such as: breeding cattle’s and chickens and cultivate a vegetable garden. And with the income they could finally built a toilet and work out a clean water system.

PHAN VAN TY

Children: 3

Family situation
Currently, my health is weak, often I suffer dizziness, nervous disease, and my eyes are getting weak. We are nourishing our son and two niece/nephew. We work hard to send them all to school and therefore our family economy is lacking. We don’t have enough income to feed five people and many times the children suffer from not being able to eat dinner. We had to borrow a credit from the bank to help pay for the schooling and life still continues to struggle.
Social worker comments
This family has to nourish a son and 2 niece/nephew. The house is in bad condition and they had to take a credit from the bank to make some repairs and pay for school tuition.
Request
With a sponsorship this family would be able to start a business within their village. They need a rice blower to work around different areas and the children can breed ducks at home.

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NGUYEN THI MINH

Children: 5

Family situation
In the last 20 years, we are depending on 13 meters of fixed rice-field. Our oldest son and his wife have to work far from home to help provide for the family. Our second son is young, had a nead injury and has severe malnutrtion and we need medical care for him. We continue to work hard on the farm to be able to provide a little rice daily for the family.

Social worker comments
The family’s has 5 children and only one son is married until now. One son works in a far place and 3 sons live and work at home. The youngest son was injured on his head twice and need medical care and physical therapy. There are a lot of medical expenses that the family can barely keep enough to buy rice for the family. With a sponsorship, the older sons could help to start a small business working on there own land.
Request
With a sponsorship this family can start a small farming business with breeding cows, ducks and ox. The ox can be rented to other homes to help do there farm work and the family could earn money from that. Furthermore they could repair the broken house and work out a clean water system.

NGUYEN TAM CON

Children: 2

Family situation
I suffer from a cronical lung disease. Therefore, I can’t work and our family situation gets very difficult. The house is dilapidated and I don’t have enough money to send my children to school.
Social worker comments
Mr. Nguyen Tam Con has a lung disease and the children have to stay home to work as laborers to earn money for the family. With a small business, this would help the family be able to provide for themselves.

Request
With a sponsorship the family can buy breeding cattles and pigs. The income from farming will be used to develop the business, and repair the dilapidated house.

PHAM THI QUY

Children: 3

Family situation
I have a musculoskeletal system damage and I have problems moving my arms. My health is weak and I can’t work. I lost my daughter in 1983, she drowned. We have land where we could start an agriculture project to improve our daily life, but we haven’t got the budget to start it.

Social worker comments
The family is living in extreme poverty. The kids are malnourished from lack of food as they cannot eat 3 meals a day. They would like to get a sponsor to help with a small capital to do agricultural work on their land.
Request
If being supported they could grow a vegetable garden and by chickens and pigs to breed. Furthermore they need to do work to get clean water and develop the damaged/leaking house.

HO TRONG NHO

Children: 2

Family situation
The family only lives and depends on two poles of rice fields. Family situation always meets the difficulties and has not enough income to buy breeding animals.

Social worker comments
The family lives in a very difficult economic situation. With a sponsorship they are planning to achieve independent ability and they intend to use the capital to guarantee economic stability.

Request
With a sponsorship the family could do as follow:
- Repair the house.
- Buy a buffalo to plough the rice-field.
- Develop breeding pig, chicken, goose in the family.

HO HUU CHIN

Children: 8

Family situation
We have 5 children to feed and send to school. My wife is paralyzed in the arm and she can’t work. Our children have to help to earn living but we are not able to manage to increase our family business.

Social worker comments
The family has 10 mouths to support. The older children work on the farm and with support of a rice blower, they could work together to sell the rice. This would help increase the standard of living for them.

Request
If being supported, they would buy 1 buffalo to plough and buy a rice blower machine to increase the rice production. They could sell this and earn extra money for their family