A habitat volunteer in Vietnam.
No matter your age, no matter your skill, this could be you!
Join me in Vietnam November 2010!
In 2001 I had the amazing good fortune of being able to spend a month in Vietnam. I was able to travel from North to South experiencing the generosity and warmth of the people, touring the sites, and learning about the deep, embattled history of the country. When I returned, family friends and neighbors voiced their surprise at my stories, their own stories of their time in Vietnam, and for many, a deep desire and sometimes apprehension to return.
For the friends, family, and strangers that want to return, that had a youth shaped by the images of a war so far away, and millions of people who simply wonder what Vietnam is like today, I am thrilled to offer a chance to see what will always be one of my favorite countries. Among the 40 some nation's I've travelled to, none is more vibrant, diverse, and welcoming.
The build will take place in Kien Giang province in the city of Rach Gia in far Western Vietnam.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Kien Giang is one of 9 provinces in the Mekong Delta. It borders Cambodia to the North West and the Gulf of Thailand to the West. Kien Giang has 200km of coastline that’s dotted with 105 big and small islands, 43 of which are inhabited.
PROJECT DETAILS
Project Name
– Credit for Housing, Watsan & Sanitaion improvement with the poor in Kien Giang.
– Rainbow Village Project
The improvement projects benefit more than 2,000 families by improving existing residences and providing safer conditions. The Rainbow Village project will build basic, permanent homes for 100 families currently living in temporary homes on a dump site and provide them with a school for their children.
Volunteer duties can include brick and mortar work, compacting sand or cement floors, cleaning, painting, and a variety of work in multiple construction stages.
Funding in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity is through microfinance which allows families who otherwise would not have the means, to improve their conditions.
Sign Up!
Join me in helping to build and repair houses in the heart of Vietnam for families who need a hand-up. Through Habitat for Humanity's low interest loan program and decades of international experience creating communities and affordable housing, the generous donations of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and your time in this amazing nation, we can make a difference.
Trip dates: approx. dates Thursday, November 11 - Monday, November 22 (including arrival & siteseeing days in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City and optional departure from Hanoi) (Please note dates are to be confirmed and may be 1 week earlier)
Trip cost: approx $1550 per person plus airfare (approx. $1,000 from Midwestern US)
Thrivent members: $500 per person discount
(Thrivent Financial covers a $500 per person donation to the Vietnam affiliate on you behalf.)
Fund raising is made easy with checks going directly to Habitat for Humanity for a charitable tax deduction.
Please contact me for sign up and more information.
For the friends, family, and strangers that want to return, that had a youth shaped by the images of a war so far away, and millions of people who simply wonder what Vietnam is like today, I am thrilled to offer a chance to see what will always be one of my favorite countries. Among the 40 some nation's I've travelled to, none is more vibrant, diverse, and welcoming.
The build will take place in Kien Giang province in the city of Rach Gia in far Western Vietnam.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Kien Giang is one of 9 provinces in the Mekong Delta. It borders Cambodia to the North West and the Gulf of Thailand to the West. Kien Giang has 200km of coastline that’s dotted with 105 big and small islands, 43 of which are inhabited.
PROJECT DETAILS
Project Name
– Credit for Housing, Watsan & Sanitaion improvement with the poor in Kien Giang.
– Rainbow Village Project
The improvement projects benefit more than 2,000 families by improving existing residences and providing safer conditions. The Rainbow Village project will build basic, permanent homes for 100 families currently living in temporary homes on a dump site and provide them with a school for their children.
Volunteer duties can include brick and mortar work, compacting sand or cement floors, cleaning, painting, and a variety of work in multiple construction stages.
Funding in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity is through microfinance which allows families who otherwise would not have the means, to improve their conditions.
Sign Up!
Join me in helping to build and repair houses in the heart of Vietnam for families who need a hand-up. Through Habitat for Humanity's low interest loan program and decades of international experience creating communities and affordable housing, the generous donations of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and your time in this amazing nation, we can make a difference.
Trip dates: approx. dates Thursday, November 11 - Monday, November 22 (including arrival & siteseeing days in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City and optional departure from Hanoi) (Please note dates are to be confirmed and may be 1 week earlier)
Trip cost: approx $1550 per person plus airfare (approx. $1,000 from Midwestern US)
Thrivent members: $500 per person discount
(Thrivent Financial covers a $500 per person donation to the Vietnam affiliate on you behalf.)
Fund raising is made easy with checks going directly to Habitat for Humanity for a charitable tax deduction.
Please contact me for sign up and more information.
Sites in Kien Giang Province!
