Global Village Foundation
The Global Village Foundation (GVF) is a non-profit charitable organization which provides education and health care for children and rural villagers in Vietnam and some other countries of Asia. Established in 1999 by author and humanitarian Le Ly Hayslip, it is based in the United States. In 1986, coming back to Vietnam after a 16-year absence, Hayslip was deeply affected by the poor living conditions and devastation there. Deciding to make a difference, she initially set up the East Meets West Foundation and later, Global Village Foundation for helping to rebuild and reconstruct her motherland and contributing to the peaceful dialogue between the United States and Vietnam. The main fields of the foundation operations include: * Education ** Portable Libraries Project (since 2006), setting up libraries in rural areas;''Mobile libraries to visit schools, Viet Nam News, September 2010'' ** Building new five schools (since 2000) and supplying them with equipment. * Emergency rel ...
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