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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Project Being There an all volunteer 501c3 charitable organization committed to improving the lives of children living at St. An's Orphanage located in Nam Dinh, Vietnam.
Results: Our commitment to the children at St. An's is long-term. We form strong and trusting bonds with the children and staff by our dedicated and consistent partnering and hands-on involvement. We ensure the children are educated and receive training or continued education past graduation. We support the orphanage staff by funding facility upgrades like clean water filtration system. We visit the orphanage routinely to play with the children and work with the staff on ongoing projects. We partner with the University of San Francisco - Vietnam Nurse Project and local medical professionals for annual health and dental evaluations.
Target demographics: children living at St. An's Orphanage
Direct beneficiaries per year: 80 children and 44 staff members living at the orphanage.
Geographic areas served: Nam Dinh, Vietnam
Programs: funding education, improving health and nutrition, providing routine medical and dental evaluations, funding facility upgrades at the orphanage, funding the clean water system, working directly with the children and staff through routine visits to the orphanage.