New Home Supports Family Struggling with Poverty and Hunger

Despite a few delays due to COVID-19, Kids Promise celebrated the gift of yet another home to a deserving family in the spring of 2020. Mr. Nguyen Van Gop and his family of Chau Thanh District, Dong Thap Province received a stable, durable home to support the five family members, the youngest of whom is a 10-year-old nephew.

The working adults of the family are water hyacinth handicraft makers, but jobs are infrequent because sources of the plant are not as plentiful as in years past. The average wage for each member cannot cover the family’s costs, which are mainly medical expenses related to conditions caused by poverty, age and hunger. The family had not dared to wish for a new and improved home, and had recently spent their long-accumulated savings on a corrugated metal roof. But with the help of sponsors and donors, Kids Promise gave this family a safe and secure home, as well as many pieces of furniture, from which every generation can benefit.

Mr. Gop, his family, and Kids Promise celebrated the new home with Mr. Gop’s relatives and representatives of the local People’s Committee.

Thank you to our generous sponsors for their support and best wishes to Mr. Gop and his family!