I worked for WV for nearly 3 years (1st Apr 2006 - 30 August 2008). My position was based in Hai PHong, with occasional travel to Thanh Xuan, Hanoi because the project which I was working for was located in Thanh Xuan, Hanoi and Hai Phong.
When a vocational training course began, I often went to attend the opening ceremony. In the pix above, I was making a speech on behalf of World Vision Vietnam in Tien Lang district. Oh my God, that was the first time I made a speech in front of governmental authorities. I was nervous in the begginning but it went ok later to the end of the speech. Participants in the ceremony were surprised to see a very young speech maker representing WV. They may think "it's very strange to have such a young boy to make a speech".
Now I still feel very funny about that experience!
YOu can see in the pix above the atmosphere of a festival, which was organized in a primary school in Dong Khe ward, Ngo Quyen district, Hai Phong. The festival was organized for the whole school students, a lot of whom were children in difficult circumstances and they were receiving support from my project. The festival was wonderful with musical and artistic performances by the students and the students also had chance to put tents within the campus of the school. I felt very happy to come to such events!
