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Moon Festival celebrations at Hold the Future
Posted by: | CommentsMoon Festival traditional stars.The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival although a tradition celebrated by the Chinese is also loved in Vietnam. It dates back over 3 000 years to the moon worship in China’s Shang Dynasty. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the eight month in the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. Is is a date... Read more→
Lê Hùng Trương works at Hold the Future
Posted by: | CommentsLê Hùng Trương works at Hold the FutureLê Hùng Trương, 29, was born in Dong Anh a suburb in Hanoi. Trương suffers from a movement disability which he has had since birth. The cause of this disability is not known. It could have been due to Agent Orange. Trương’s father fought for many years in the American War where Agent Orange was used as a weapon. But it’s difficult to say... Read more→
Japan meets Vietnam at Hold the Future, Centre for disabled youth
Posted by: | CommentsJapanese students visit Hold the Future, Centre for disabled youth Hold the Future, a Centre offering disabled youth a chance in life, recently was graced with a visit from three very enterprising budding young economists from Japan. These lovely Japanese students were on a fact finding mission. Attending the Faculty of Economics at Chuo University they were collecting data and impressions for their... Read more→
Sign language lessons at Hold the Future
Posted by: | CommentsStudents at Hold the Future learning sign language The first step to poverty alleviation is surely education and training. Education will cover your knowledge that you need to survive in the world such as reading, writing and numeracy. Training will provide you with skills with which to earn a living. Hold the Future’s Director Mrs Hiền is truly aware of this and her efforts in making sure... Read more→
A week filled with interesting visitors at Hold the Future a Centre for disabled youth
Posted by: | CommentsA visit by the DPO of Hoài Đức A friendly visit by a neighbouring saw the chairman Ngūyền Hồng Hà pop in for a chat. Unofficial, but still welcome. For the VSO volunteer an added bonus was that his English was excellent . Hà chatted about his work as an English teacher and his contribution towards the well-being of disabled people. He is disabled himself being physically disabled. However,... Read more→
