"Use one book one hundred
ways; each way one hundred times & each time with one hundred
children"
- Prof.
Somboom Singkamanan
°Portable Mobile Library
°Rural Infrastructure Development
°Blind Massage Center
°Dental Health & Education
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Global Village Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental, 501 (c) (3) organization, founded in 1999 by author and humanitarian Le Ly Hayslip, focusing on sustainable community development projects emphasizing education and peace-building at the grassroots level in Vietnam. We are based in Hoi An, and work directly with the rural communities of Quang Nam province. Our current projects include a portable mobile library project for primary-school aged youth, a blind massage center project, a dental health and education project, and a rural infrastructure development project.
Learn more...
Coleen speaks about her impressions of Global Village Foundation, and our Mobile Library Project. GVF volunteer Tony Vu writes on visiting people with leprosy, and on the issues of motivation and inspiration in the rural schools of Vietnam. |
Rice University pre-medical student Harrison Nguyen writes about his volunteer experiences with GVF.
A Learning Experience in Vietnam Dr. Ralph K. Duffin discusses the great need for dental health education amongst the children in the villages he visited. |
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  Located on the south central
coast of Vietnam, Quang Nam Province is home to roughly 1.4 million
inhabitants living within an area of 10,408 square km with a per capita
income of 270 USD (2005)--significantly lower than the national average
of 636 USD. In this province frequently susceptible to
seasonal flooding, and plagued by a lack of funding for education,
Global Village Foundation is stepping in with the support of our local
and international donors and volunteers to address the pressing housing
and education development needs.
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