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Cambodia
In the 1990s Minors provided nutritional and medical support as well as clothing and school items for orphaned and abandoned children in Battambang Province, Cambodia.
"Yes, he's my brother. Yes, he's very heavy."
Laos
From the 1990 onward Minors provided education support in Laos, and began support programs for critically ill hospital patients, later bringing this program to hospitals in Viet Nam as well.
Cooperating with The Ministry of Education in Laos, our education support reached thousands of students at remote village schools in the Provinces of Houa Phan, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay and Xieng Khouang.
This boy built his own dorm room, in Houa Phan Province
A boarding student prepares Khai for cooking lunch at Na Lae School, in far northern Luangnamtha Province, Laos
Primary students share a desk, at Phongsali Province
Students in their unfinished classroom in Tum Lan District of Saravanh Province
A boarding student prepares Khai for cooking lunch at Na Lae School, in far northern Luangnamtha Province, Laos
Delivery of sweaters on a very cold morning.Mr Siphone, our local partner and the Education Dept staff, at Hua Muong, Huaphan.
Students at Jijo village school in Phongsaly province, awaiting delivery and happily taking delivery of warm clothing and school supplies.
Awaiting school supplies at Nam Xad village school, Viengthong district, Huaphan province; delivery of blankets, mosquito nets and clothing for boarding students at Nambak, Luang Prabang province.
Warmup exercises at a mountaintop school in Phongsaly, and warm clothing delivery for dorm students at Nalae district in Luang Namtha.
New Dorm in Huaphan, exterior, interior
New dorm for girls in Huaphan
Central Highlands
Central HighlandsFrom 1994 - 2006 Minors implemented education and health care support projects in 21 communities in 7 districts of the Central Highland province of Gia Lai, and at schools and health stations, as well as disaster relief at 52 communes of 18 districts in the central coastal provinces of Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue. Please see our Map Room.
Students receiving school supplies in Gia Lai province
Elderly sisters at the remains of their home after a flood in central Viet Nam; Minors distributed blankets, clothing and other emergency supplies at difficult to reach villages in the bitter cold rainy aftermath.
Mekong Delta
From 1996 – 2005 Minors undertook rural classroom and health clinic construction projects, and began programs sponsoring cow loans and rice scholarships, as well as disaster relief at 54 communes of 18 districts in the Mekong Delta provinces of Soc Trang and Tra Vinh, and at 51 communes of 13 districts in the southern coastal provinces of Ba Ria Vung Tau, Binh Thuan, Long An and Ninh Thuan. Please see our Map Room
From 1996 – 2005 Minors undertook rural classroom and health clinic construction projects, and began programs sponsoring cow loans and rice scholarships, as well as disaster relief at 54 communes of 18 districts in the Mekong Delta provinces of Soc Trang and Tra Vinh, and at 51 communes of 13 districts in the southern coastal provinces of Ba Ria Vung Tau, Binh Thuan, Long An and Ninh Thuan. Please see our Map Room
Above and below photos are of the hastily formed emergency disaster relief team of Minors and our local partners, the Long An Women's Union, loading and delivering mosquito nets, food and cooking utensils to villagers who were inundated by flood waters.
Norther Vietnam
In 1992, at the invitation of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs ( MOLISA) of Viet Nam, Minors began education and health care support projects in Viet Nam.
Northern Beginning in 1992 projects were implemented at district level schools and orphanages in Viet Nam’s northern provinces of Cao Bang, Hoa Binh, Son La, Thanh Hoa, Tuyen Quang and Vinh Phuc.
