Hope Center-Hung Yen was founded in 2004 by Mr. Nguyen Trung Chat. Hope Center is special in that it is not a state sponsored school. Mr. Chat opened the program after returning to his home and devoting his life to supporting his village. The center supports 28 children in school & have successfully graduated 57 children from the program. Mr. Chat will also proudly tell you that 2 children have successfully completed university, while 2 more are currently completing their studies.
Since the center is not sponsored by the state. The program relies on personal donations & contributions from the community. Hope Center is also home to several pigs & ducks, with vegetable gardens & fruit trees on the property. 3 volunteers, 2 mothers & the students all work together to take care of the animals & help with the gardens. These items are sold in the town & goes towards food & supplies for the center. This extra effort put forth by the staff helps provide quality & more consistent access to food for students.
With the focus often being on providing the essentials to the students. Mr. Chat & the students were excited to receive all of the games & supplies on this day. Without consistent support from the state, many of the tools for creating & playing can become sparse.