Born in 1992 at Bến Tre Hồ Vũ Đông Kiều had an early childhood fraught with mishaps. She was diagnosed with a severe congenital heart defect, an illness that would soon terminate her young life if without recourse of urgent surgical intervention. At the age of 11 she lost her father, and has been raised by a single mother      >>>

Prégioong, October 27, 2003. Dear members and donors of Association Compassion, My name is Đỗ Cao Toàn and I was born in 1962. My wife, Huỳnh Thị Kim Trúc, was born in 1964. We live in a hut in a remote village of the mountainous region of Lâm Đồng. We are poor and my wife and I work in the fields to earn our living.   >>>

Saigon, September 22, 2003. My name is Đỗ Văn Mai and I was born in 1952. I am Duc’s father. Before 1975, I was a marine from South Vietnam. At his birth, my son Đức was already very sick and was diagnosed of cerebral paralysis because of Orange Agent. He has been fully dependent on the other members of the family for every single care.   >>>

Dear Doctor, I am writing to appeal to your generosity to help about ten poor families whose straw huts, as you can see in the pictures, are like sieves to the scorching sun as well as to the pouring rain. The children and the elderly are, of course, often sick due to the age   >>>

Request for assistance for a heart operation transmitted to Association Compassion by Mrs. Gaillard (President of Fraternité Sans Frontières). Last May 21, my son Ngọcc Tấn was examined once again by l’Institut du Coeur in Saigon. The doctors recommended an operation as soon as possible, otherwise he will be subjected to cardiac respiratory insufficiency and a dilation of the vessels.    >>>

Allow me to introduce myself, Sister Tuyêt-Trinh. I would like to write to you to solicit a donation for the construction of a well about 30 meters deep for a small village of eleven families, in a remote region of Tay Ninh far away from civilization. The construction will be done by the adults in the village, but the cost will still be 3 million VN dongs (200 US dollars). Does it seem too much to ask you for?   >>>