Baoloc Project

Bao Loc Project

Bao Loc is a small town on the road to Da Lat, Vietnam. Because of its climate and location, industrial plants such as tea and coffee are commonly grown in Bao Loc. With great potentials the poor residents of Bao Loc especially the unfortunate children really need a hand to prosper.

The School for the Deaf, Bao Loc

In years families with deaf children in Bao Loc could only dream of sending these kids to school. They never thought that their children would be able to learn anything. However, with the love and encouragement from Father Phero and a group of Nuns, the School for the Deaf has been started and is growing in Bao Loc town. The school began with a total of 17 deaf students and two classrooms in the year of 2000. Currently, the school has 49 students with the classes ranging from preschool to fifth grade. Using special teaching methods the nuns teach these children to read, write, and speak. The school also provides career guidance in which students are taught to sew and other practical skills.The nuns’ future plan is for deaf students to be able to learn and work in some needed areas in Bao Loc such as husbandry, farming, motorcycle repair, cosmetology etc.Fees:

Tuition + lunch: 4USD/child/month
Room and Board: additional 4USD/child/month

Being a private school, all the tuition, room and board must be paid by family. The majority of the families in Bao Loc cannot afford these school expenses. Their monthly income is 5-12 USD for a family of 4-10 people. Therefore, they depend on donations to give their children an opportunity to go to school.

The Angels

Name: Ha, Kieu-MyBirthday: 07/05/2001Situation: Kieu-My is an innately deaf girl, her parents has three children and Kieu My is the oldest sister. Kieu-My began to go to this school in August, 2007. She is slightly deaf. She is very active and lovely. Her parents are farmers. They cannot afford her tuition fee. She loves talking to everyone.

Name: Hoang, Quynh-SonBirthday: 10/30/1995Situation: belongs to an ethnic minority group, H’Mong. Quynh-Son is an innately deaf boy, his parents have five children and Son is the younger brother. Son started school in August, 2006. His parents are farmers. Due to low income they have to eat rice with salt during raining season.

Name: K’ BINHBirthday: 01/04/2001Situation: K’Binh is an innately deaf boy. He began to go to this school in August, 2005. He loves singing and dancing. His father works in a small village infirmary. Mother is a housewife.

Name: K’ LONGBirthday: 4/4/1994Situation: K’ Long is an innately deaf boy. His parents have ten children and he is the youngest brother in his family. He began to go to school in August, 2006. He loves to study. His parents are farmers. They are only hired to work during peak seasons.

Name: Nguyen, The-HaiBirthday: 1/3/1997Situation: The-Hai is an innately deaf boy. He started school in August, 2004. He is very active and likes socializing. His father goes to the forest to collect bamboo during raining season. Both parents are farmers.

Name: Nguyen, Tran-TienBirthday: 10/4/1994Situation: Tran-Tien is an innately deaf boy. He has moderate paralysis in both legs and arms. He started school in August, 2004. He is very good at spelling and writing. He is very gentle. His parents had to sell their house to pay for his father’s hospitalization due to a stroke. (Note: there is no insurance/ medicare/ medical in Vietnam. People must pay their own medical fees). Both parents do knitting.

Name : Tran, Phuc-HaBirthday : 10/3/1995Situation: Phuc-Ha is an innately deaf boy. He
started school in August, 2007. He lives with a seventy-eight-year-old grandmother who has no money to pay for his schooling. He is a good student.

Name: Pham, Nam-HaiBirthday: 6-25-1993Situation: Nam-Hai is an innately deaf boy. He started school in August, 2004. He is a straight A student. He is very competitive in studying. Nam-Hai is very skillful. He loves sewing. His father is not able to work anymore due to a stroke. His mother works as a farmer to support his younger sibling.

Name: Vu, Ngoc-SangBirthday: 2/12/1998Situation: Ngoc-Sang is an innately deaf boy. He is blind in one eye. He also has cardiac problem. He is intelligent. He treats everyone around very nicely. His parents are farmers, working very hard to support four children.

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BAOLOC PROJECT

VIETNAM
A school for the children of Bao Loc
by JB. Vu

Youth from the diocese of Da Lat organize language and mathematics courses in the village of Bao Loc and impress upon the community the importance of study. The erection of a library in planning. JB. VU

Bao Loc (AsiaNews) – A group of young volunteers from the dioces of Da Lat, have organized language and math courses in the village of Bao Loc, about 100 kilometers from Dalat City, in the south of the country and are additionally seeking to build a library there.

One of them , Nguyen, tells AsiaNews: “We met with the villane people and we studied their needs. They are very poor and can’t afford to send their children to school. So we organised a small class session inviting the people and the local authorities to come and take part. The village people need education; the presence of the local government representatives is also important”.

Casim, a young volunteer of the H’Mong ethnic minority, presented a project for community development which was realised following a period of study at the diocese of Ho Chi Minh City. “We have gathered 8 young people of the commune to help for 80 children go to compassionate classes last week. Dividing 20 children in a group for learning our language, Vietnamese language and mathematic. Beside organizing social activities for young people groups, parents and local authority. Step by step raising awareness for people about their duties to their children”.

Bien, a student who helped Casim to organise the study session says: “Through cultural activities people have understood with one another, and their duties for new generation of the commune. If we give them money they will be out of money, therefore we discussed with young people to establish a bookcase, borrowing class rooms for teaching and studying of the children. After that the children can read and writing and look for a job, or work at agricultural fields of the community for earning their living”.

Than, who heads the Catholic group tells Asianews: "At the beginning we face with many difficulties in working at here. But people’ participation and local authority’s support have and solved troubles and improved their living by themselves. With 500 families and 90% are Catholics, we are living and working with people at here. Though the government still has doubts and discrimination with us, but we are working with whole our heart and belief. God Bless us in the mission always”.

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See also
08/03/2007 VIETNAMDalat: Catholic schools for poor childrenby JB. VU
03/13/2006 VIETNAMChurch aid for disabled childrenby Vu Nhi Cong
06/30/2006 VIETNAMHo Chi Minh City: church celebrates new parish dedicated to children by JB. Vu