Much more than previous years, the Christmas and Lunar new year holiday season has provided many opportunities for the children at Mai Nha to discover “the real world”. It’s a fact that over the past 4 years the children have lived at their Mai Nha home without frequent interaction with the outside world. It was … Continue reading The Holiday season at Mai Nha…
Mai Nha welcomes Mrs Lan as mother of the 9 boys
We are very pleased to announce a milestone event at the Mai Nha family homes : Since December last year Mrs Lan, 48, joined Mai Nha to play a crucial role : become the mother of the 9 boys living in the blue home thus allowing Mrs Kieu to take care of the 7 girls … Continue reading Mai Nha welcomes Mrs Lan as mother of the 9 boys
Château Palmer and Sotheby’s are teaming up for the children of Mai Nha
On October 14th, Chateau Palmer, one of the most prestigious classified Grands Crus in the Bordeaux region,and Sotheby’s ,the reknown auction house, are organizing a fine dining experience with stellar wines followed by an auction of exceptional items. This one of a kind event will take place at the Park Hyatt Saigon and all proceeds … Continue reading Château Palmer and Sotheby’s are teaming up for the children of Mai Nha
Focus on Main Nha scholars
At the beginning of each school year, celebrating back to school with the scholarship children at Mai Nha has become a much awaited annual event. The principles of each school and the representatives of the local and provincial authorities were part of the celebration. This year, 98 children and teenagers have received a scholarship from Mai Nha. Amongst … Continue reading Focus on Main Nha scholars
When only love is not enough…
The little ones who arrived 4 years ago have grown up : 14 out of 16 children attend school. Their personality is shaping up and their needs are evolving. Some of them are handicapped. All have gone through the traumatic experience of having been abandoned, the separation thus leading to a very painful start of … Continue reading When only love is not enough…
It’s back to school time!
14 out of the 16 children of Mai Nha are attending school. Lots of excitement today at the Mai Nha family homes: it’s back to school time! Nine children will enter next door kindergarten for the very first time. Amongst them, little An , quite severely handicapped, who returned home last June after a one … Continue reading It’s back to school time!
A very important and moving day for handicapped little An
We met An at the State Orphanage in Phan Thiet in January 2015. She was 3 years old. Apart from other visible handicaps like the lack of all her fingers, she suffered from a cleft lip which had been taken care of and a cleft palate which had not yet been taken care of. Since Mai Nha hosted little An and given her rather agressive behaviour, it was … Continue reading A very important and moving day for handicapped little An
