Project Project Star ChildrenStar ChildrenServing orphans in Ho Chi Minh, VietnamServing orphans in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

IntroductionIntroduction

IntroductionIntroduction

What?What? An overseas service-learning project An overseas service-learning project

Who?Who? A team of six A team of six

When?When? Since last year Since last year

Why?Why? To assist troubled orphans To assist troubled orphans

How?How? Orphanage visit; lessons and fieldtrips Orphanage visit; lessons and fieldtrips

The orphansThe orphans

1.1. PovertyPoverty

49 orphans in Son Ky 49 orphans in Son Ky

Orphanage (3 – 18 yrs old)Orphanage (3 – 18 yrs old)

1.1. LonelinessLoneliness No parentsNo parents No family membersNo family members

2.2. Bleak futureBleak future Few job opportunitiesFew job opportunities

ObjectivesObjectives

Service objectivesService objectives Improve English proficiencyImprove English proficiency Enhance confidence and self-esteemEnhance confidence and self-esteem Provide access to learning opportunities Provide access to learning opportunities

Learning objectivesLearning objectives Develop compassion and empathyDevelop compassion and empathy Extend help and care to the disadvantagedExtend help and care to the disadvantaged

Our Trip last year NovOur Trip last year NovPutting our planning into real action.Putting our planning into real action.

IcebreakersIcebreakers

Confidence Building Confidence Building GamesGames

English LessonsEnglish Lessons

Visit Agent Orange Visit Agent Orange VictimsVictims

ReflectionsReflections

Looking back at the Vietnam CIP trip, signing up for it would probably be one of the best decisions that I have made in the year.

– Jeremy Tay

It made me realise the importance of our home – Singapore. Being in a less developed country and seeing the near-loveless state of those orphans, it has taught me that we are really fortunate to have such a great and wealthy country to call home, and that we should all count our blessings. We have loving and caring parents, the chance to study well, the opportunity to succeed in life… it is something we must really treasure and not be complacent. - Ang Chen Rui

Future Work this year Future Work this year 20092009

Planned trip

Going from 21 May to 28 May

Follow-up activities from last year

Your help….

Spread awareness of the needs of these orphans

Help in our translation work

Help to raise funds among your Vietnamese community

Come join us in future trips.

Contacts

Contact Mr Vincent Tan at 93876249 or email at vincetan21@hotmail.com

Email student leader, Changhui at tch_7@hotmail.com

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments

Mr. Vincent Tan and Ms. Susan Soh Mr. Vincent Tan and Ms. Susan Soh for for giving us great advice to make this event giving us great advice to make this event successful.successful.

Mr. Manh Mr. Manh for hosting us so well and bringing for hosting us so well and bringing us to fascinating places.us to fascinating places.

The The Vietnamese orphans Vietnamese orphans for being so for being so enthusiastic and attentive during our classesenthusiastic and attentive during our classes

All the All the Hwa Chong student volunteers Hwa Chong student volunteers for for volunteering their servicesvolunteering their services

THANK YOUTHANK YOU