The Global Village Foundation (GVF) is a non-profit charitable organization which provides education and health care for children and rural villagers in Vietnam[1] and some other countries of Asia. Established in 1999 by author and humanitarian Le Ly Hayslip,[2] it is based in the United States.
In 1986, coming back to Vietnam after a 16-year absence, Hayslip was deeply affected by the poor living conditions and devastation there. Deciding to make a difference, she initially set up the East Meets West Foundation and later, Global Village Foundation for helping to rebuild and reconstruct her motherland and contributing to the peaceful dialogue between the United States and Vietnam.
Overview
The main fields of the foundation operations include:
Education
Portable Libraries Project (since 2006), setting up libraries in rural areas;[3]
Building new five schools (since 2000) and supplying them with equipment.
Launching (from 2006) new Dental Health Education Project (DHEP) including dental hygiene education, preventive dental care, and dental health to the children in rural villages of Vietnam;
Helping and founding massage centers for the blind (in 2005–6) in cooperation with Singapore students;
Construction of two new houses for the Agent Orange victims in Quảng Nam Province, and giving support in emergency cases for poverty-stricken families (since 2005).
The story of Le Ly Hayslip's humanitarian journey and the activities of GVF in Vietnam were also portrayed in the award-winning DVD documentary, From War to Peace and Beyond.
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