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Announcement from Free Hugs Hanoi!

11:16 PM

Hi there,

First of all, Free Hugs Hanoi truly apologizes our volunteers as from Feb to May 2010, we were unable to organize activities for you due to our big change in structure and human resources. However, since mid-May, we have been working hard on new and interesting plans, many of which are  coming this July. The beginning of our return was marked with the success of workshop “Entrepreneurship” which was held on 30th May, in collaboration with AIESEC Hanoi with Volunteer Lisalotte Mulder to be the presenter.

Furthermore, by the end of May and beginning of June, Free Hugs Hanoi announced our key member recruitment – which looked for members engaging in our activities organizing. After announcing via Facebook and email, we were much stimulated when receiving many applications which showed people’s interest on FHV. Thus, on 5th June, our Board of Management arranged interviews with the candidates and 17 most suitable candidates were chosen to be our key members. The key members’ training was held on 20th of June in order to provide sufficient understandings and skills to Free Hugs Hanoi’s  key staff.

Nevertheless, in the recruiting time, due to some technical problems, Free Hugs Hanoi were unable to update the information on FHV website and we are terribly sorry for that inconvenience. Our friends, if you want to take part in our activities organizing, you can apply to be our collaborators in the coming events when we announce.

If you are interested in voluntary and skill-developing activities, please sign up your volunteer profile here so that we can inform you promtly and fully of our events.

Wish you all a joyful and meaningful summer!

See ya soon!

*Notes:

For more information about Free Hugs Hanoi and our volunteers, please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/freehugshanoi

About our workshop “Entrepreneurship”, please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=6383&id=111240502251845&ref=pb

About our key member training, please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=7899&id=111240502251845&ref=pb

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HOW is coming back this May

09:52 AM

Hi guys,
This is Nga from Logistics Department. I am sure you guys are wondering what the heck I am doing here in this message. ^_^. Just a quick note to inform you that HOW IS COMING BACK THIS MAY/ JUNE. You guys feel excited yet???
For those who are still wondering who HOW is, let me give you a brief introduction of this organization. Helping Orphans Worldwide (HOW) is a non-profit organization working for the basic rights and benefits of the children in derived areas of the world. Their current programs in Vietnam are:

  • Feeding Orphans Worldwide. HOW addresses the nutritional needs of children living in various orphanages throughout Vietnam. HOW identifies needs, purchases food and nutritional supplements, and hand delivers supplies to ensure proper distribution of goods.
  • CHAP (Children’s Healing Arts Program). HOW is committed to enhancing the mental and emotional well-being of these children beyond the basic needs of food and hygiene. Through HOW’s CHAP program, children are able to spend one-on-one time with volunteers, allowing them to express themselves through art, music and dance. This will be an ongoing project for HOW.
  • Helping to build a sustainable future. HOW is committed to developing self-sustaining programs that seek to educate, empower and have positive and lasting impacts on the lives of needy children and their communities. With this goal in mind, HOW is developing road building projects to improve access in to and out of rural orphanages and clean water projects to improve the health and well-being of the children who live in them. Education can provide a path to self-sufficiency for many orphaned children. HOW is working to improve access to education by providing a broad range of elementary and vocational textbooks that will create opportunities and enhance the learning experience.

Last year, HOW made some interesting trips to Vietnam, visiting the orphanages and joining the Mid Autumn events of our Free Hugs Vietnam with our lovely members and they totally loved that. This year, HOW is back and going to give us another great volunteer opportunity this May and June. So, get ready for some good news.
Generally, HOW is going to need 3-4 volunteering interpreters this May/ June as following:

  • 4 volunteers for the first trip from May 3rd to May 9th
  • 3 volunteers for the second trip (May 28th to June 8th) and the third trip (June 11th – June 28nd)

The detail is as follow:
Requirements:

  • Fluent in English
  • Outgoing, dynamic, and friendly
  • Ability to follow direction and work well with others
  • Hard-working, having no problem with the early morning trips
  • Love working with children, especially children with disabilities
  • Blogging ability and camera available can be an advantage

Benefits: Successful candidates have opportunities to

  • Join in a dynamic working environment
  • Communicate with active and outgoing native English speakers
  • Improve English
  • Contribute in making a difference in the lives of many wonderful and needy children

Please note that HOW will cover lunch, snacks and beverages for all the volunteers. Moreover, each volunteer will receive a HOW T-shirt to signify their involvement with Team HOW.

Special notice: please make sure that you have got all the necessary approval. We really do not want you to sneak off from your house in some early mornings. FHV and HOW will not be responsible for any potential claims. Thank you!

Isn’t it exciting? Ok, if you find you are so interested in this great opportunity, wait no more, click here and fill in the form.
Please be noticed that the deadline will be 11:59pm Sunday, 25th April 2010 and we will have a small and warm interview at the end of April (you guys will decide it) to make sure you can comfortably work with HOW. So, what are you still waiting for? Don’t feel hesitate any more, click, register and be part of the wonderful Team HOW.
Hope to receive your responses soon.
Love,
Nga Doan Vu

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Update: FHV T-shirts, designers needed, and follow-up of Event Plan Competition

04:21 AM

Hi guys!
It’s been 2 weeks since FHV’s blog was updated with the “Free Hugs Vietnam Event plan competition 2009″.  We are now coming back with some important updates for everyone!

  1. Fakoon – an electronic selling service providing individuality with lively patterns designed by a community of professional designers and customers themselves and whose  products ranging from T-shirts, cups, cushions, and others design-to-measure; now will sponsor FHV’s T-shirts. More information on Fakoon’s products and services can be obtained here http://fakoon.com
    Since patterns have not been finalized yet, we are now looking for designers who will be responsible for designing the T-shirt.
    There are also some draft versions of our T-shirt uploaded on Facebook, please have a look to vote for the one you like and make other suggestions.
    Not only that, we would like to find designers for FHV’s website as well. Talents are much needed; if you feel capable for this role please contact admin@freehugsvietnam.com right away ^_^
  2. In addition to the mentors for FHV Event plan competition we have mentioned before, there are 2 news guy we want to introduce to all of you:
    • Huy Zing: He has worked for Telecom and Silion Valley start-ups. In Vietnam he has taught programming at RMIT Vietnam, helped organize Barcamp Saigon 2008, and launched the innovative educational project MultiUni. Trivia: Huy speaks five human languages and dozens of computer ones, is a graduate of Caltech, and was once the top user on Orkut.
    • Pham Le Nguyen: born in 1985, this talented girl has working experience with Vietnam Communications Corporation & Channel 14 and received scholarships from Institute of Potential Leaders (IPL) as one of the best 36 potential leaders all over Vietnam and from Foreign Trade University Vietnam in 2004. In addition, she won many outstanding awards, some of which include Creative Prize in the competition “Innovative plan for the development of Ha Noi” held by the Ha Noi Young Business Associatio and the Communist Youth Union, and Certificate of the first deputy minister of Foreign Affairs for valuable voluntary service during the meeting of APEC Vietnam 2006.
  3. FHV Plan Competition: Hopefully by now most of you have finished forming teams of 3-5 people and been preparing well for your event and marketing plans. Remember that the deadline for submitting the plans to quang.luu@freehugsvietnam.com is 12pm, Sunday November 15, 2009.
    Right now, please open this form and start filling in all the required details of your team as instructed. When the leader of each team submits the plans, don’t forget to include your team’s details as well.
    Many teams have contacted us to obtain supportive information to prepare their plans better. It’s good to see everyone trying hard for this competition, having fun, learning essential soft skills, meeting experienced business guys, and winning certificates & valuable rewards. Feel free to contact us should you need!

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