100 Bikes for 100 Girls

Hello Everyone,

Three volunteers and I traveled over to Vietnam to work with our staff and students, in our music, art and girl’s tutoring program in July.  While we were there, we attended two of our bike givings and were able to visit with some of the most recent girls receiving your bikes. 

We’d like to introduce you to Oanh, who is 11 years old and just starting 5^th grade this fall. Oanh and her family are from the ethnic group called Raglay, which is one of the 53 minority groups that live in Vietnam, with a population of about 150,000. Oanh and her family live in a village that are mostly Raglay families. After she received her bike at the school, she took us to her home to meet both her mom and dad. They are both so proud of Oanh, and were so proud of her for doing well in school, and receiving a bicycle. Oanh’s mom is 40 years old and her sweet dad is 44. We were very happy to meet them and brought them a gift of food, cooking oil and rice for their family. Oanh also has two older brothers, one is 14 and the other is 18. Both her mom and dad work very hard as farmers for a local land owner and make a small amount of money. As you can see from the photos, they have very little in terms of a house or land, and the bike meant so much to them.

We have many similar stories we could share with you all. Thank you for donating to our Bikes for Girls program, it’s so important to so many girls in Vietnam and of course having your support as a small non-profit.

Thank you again,

Sara

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