By Sara Nerone | Co-Founder
Dear Friends,
We wanted to share a quick update on our Music Program in Vietnam, and because you have supported us over the years, you are receiving this update. We hope that you and your family’s are doing well and staying healthy. The crazy thing is that the world has almost been through two years of living through this devastating pandemic, and it’s still not over.
Since our last update in June, so much has happened in Vietnam. The delta variant started to take hold there, and because Vietnam had been doing so well throughout 2020 keeping the numbers of cases low, vaccinations were not a priority. Now the country is in trouble and since the beginning of August most of the country has been in lockdown, including the areas where we work.
After our music and art programs had been closed for the month of August, we received a grant from a small company that is helping to support us, and we were able to purchase tablets and cellular data cards for our students. In the middle of September the government schools opened with classes provided remotely only, and it was so lucky that were able to provide the tablets for the kids to be able to continue to learn at their schools as well. Without access to devices or internet, most poor families can’t afford to keep their children learning when they have to learn online.
The tablets have come in super handy for our music classes as well, our teachers are teaching our string students online and the kids are really happy to be staying connected with our teachers. For our art students, our staff delivered art supplies to each of their homes with assignments that they could then share online with our teachers and each other. We hope that all of the schools can open for in-person learning soon. It’s sounding like some schools may open in the middle of October. Still, the majority of the population in Vietnam is not vaccinated, so things are very tenuous and seem to change on a weekly basis.
Finally, in news from this side of the ocean from our Rock-Paper-Scissor’s family, my daughter’s and I were interviewed last week on the podcast called The Edge of Adventure. We had a great time telling our story to host Adam Asher. The podcast is wonderful, and follows NGOs from around the world and their work. Listen here to our episode and please share, we would love to help Adam’s show and support other non-profits through his podcast:
https://theedgeofadventure.com/2021/podcast-rockpaperscissors/
Thank you everyone for your continued love and support, and we hope to update you again soon!
Sara Nerone
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