My Nonprofit Reviews

I have been making contributions to Children of Vietnam for about one year. In September 2016 I was in Vietnam traveling and doing volunteer work. I was very fortunate that I was able to spend a day traveling with Nancy Letteri the executive director of Children of Vietnam and some of her Vietnamese staff members.
I found Nancy Letteri to be an extremely capable and compassionate leader. I know that she volunteered at Children of Vietnam for several years before she became the executive director. I also met several of the Vietnamese staff and found them to be dedicated, thoughtful and efficient.
During the day of our travel we visited an orphanage which COV supports. We were able to speak with students there who were getting tutoring from adults who were paid by COV.
These tutors had previously been provided scholarships so they could obtain degrees and now they were tutoring young orphans. I also got to interact with a little girl who had been found abandoned and malnourished. In the month she had been at the orphanage she had gained weight and she touched all of our hearts with her beautiful smile.
We also visited a small business woman who is being helped financially in order to be able to support your family. Near the end of the day we visited a government building where children of Vietnam awarded grants/scholarships to children from impoverished families. I was given the privilege of going on stage to present some of these grants. It was a beautiful experience of getting smiles and thank you's in Vietnamese and the best moment was when a tiny boy looked up at me and said "thank you"in perfect English.
I was in the military in Vietnam during 1968 and 1969 and spend a great deal of time interacting with Vietnamese in villages and working with Vietnamese soldiers and civilians. During this time I witnessed a great deal of poverty and hardship. Still today many challenges face the poor of Vietnam. The programs COV embraces range from providing micro loans, providing healthcare and nutrition, scholarships, and even bicycles so children can get to school. Children of Vietnam provides for the basic necessities of people, especially children, who are in critical need.
I believe their organization is extremely effective at using the resources available to assist the children. I will continue to support them and encourage anyone who wants to help deserving children to contribute to this compassionate and effective organization.
I wholeheartedly endorse Children of Vietnam because it is led by people of integrity and provides critical help to those who have so little.