While our program is still active and Vietnam as a whole remains remarkably free from the Covid-19 virus, some of the families and caregivers are choosing not to travel from their rural locations to Ho Chi Minh City for surgery and hospital checkups during this time. We remain committed to the health and well-being of the children in our program and will continue to support in any way that we can. We are monitoring the situation closely and will stay in contact with the families and our government and hospital partners.

A New Place, A New Way to Help

New Day Vietnam was born out of a desire to expand the mission of New Day Foster Home to the less developed, neighboring countries of Southeast Asia. We are basing our first efforts in this region in Ho Chi Minh City in South Vietnam, not far from the southern provinces of China.

Vietnam today is a vibrant, growing country that has made much progress since the conflicts of decades ago. However, there is still significant need in the rural provinces away from the major cities where the development has centered. Vietnam is also a very culturally rich and diverse country with 54 ethnic minorities, most who live in these rural areas.

PROJECTS

• Medical– Our primary program in Vietnam is a “medical mission” focused on providing medical care to children from poor families and state orphanages. These children remain in the care of their families and home orphanages, and New Day covers the hospital and other costs necessary to insure the child’s health and well-being.
  ONE-TIME DONATION
  One-time gifts help enable us to meet the initial costs of a child’s surgery when they are first accepted into our program.
  
  
  MEDICAL SPONSORSHIP
  Medical Sponsorships helps us meet the ongoing monthly expenses of these children during the time of surgery, treatment and follow-up. You can learn more about this program and make a donation here
  
  
  

• Medical Training
  The vision of the Pediatric Global Nursing Education Program is to improve health outcomes in children in developing countries by improving nurse competency in pediatric nursing skills through global education outreach programs.March 2020 Vietnam Training Trip

  –	Goal to train 36 nurses and other healthcare professionals in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
  –	Developing webinar based teaching program for CICU nurses in local hospital

  
  
  
  

• Student Sponsorship– Young people from state orphanages who graduate from high school are often given the opportunity to go to college in Vietnam, but they need help with their daily living expense. Monthly sponsorships will enable these students to buy food, clothing and meet other basic needs during their time at university.You can learn more about the first four students in this program by clicking on their photos below:
  
  

  Thu

  

  Nhan

  

  Dieu

  

  Nong
  
  

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• COVID-19 Relief 
  All of the families in our Vietnam program are low income and unable to provide for the surgeries and medical care their children need. While the aggressive lockdown measures in Vietnam have been very successful in containing the covid-19 virus, these same measures have taken a toll on many of these families, making their situations even harder.In keeping with our vision of helping the families in our program beyond the initial medical care of their children, we are now providing additional financial support during this time to those in most need.Last week, our team in Vietnam visited seven of these families living in one of Vietnam’s poorest provinces. We were all too happy to give each family the equivalent of over one month’s wage in cash donation and a generous gift bag of food items donated by local volunteers.
  
  We hope to expand this outreach to our families in other locations soon. We are receiving donations in our “New Day Vietnam Fund” for those who would like to help make this happen.
  

• Community Projects– we come alongside of local organizations to help them accomplish their dreams and visions.
  
  • Clothing and hygiene supplies- In the Ngã Bảy and Bihn Long areas. 
  • English and Spanish workshops for Vietnamese students
  • Assist a preschool in District 12, HCMC. This preschool was set up for poor families that could not afford daycare so the parents could go to work.
  • Food kitchen in the Go Vap district- they provide meals for families waiting at the hospital for medical care.
  • Local orphanages- this is a developing area. We will find out what their needs are and try to meet them.
  • Teams- we welcome teams to come and help with these projects.

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Looking ahead, our vision is to open a home near our partner hospitals for the children and families to stay when they travel to the ‘big city’ from their rural homes for medical treatment. This will also afford our local staff the opportunity to better minister to the needs of the children and their families.

We are excited about the possibilities before us, and we invite you to join with us as we continue New Day’s “journey of hope” across borders and into new frontiers.