Founded in 1994 and sponsored by Saigon Children's Charity, Thang Long Vocational School provides free classes in English and vocational skills to the children of District 4 in Saigon. A member of the Thang Long staff interviews the parents of prospective students, aged eleven to thirteen, in their home. The family must pass a means test before the student is accepted into the school. Children from the poorest families are accepted.
DOAN LE THANH PHONG, A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT EXAMPLE - Oct 13 2011
Doan Le Thanh Phong is a similar case of the disadvantage circumstances.
His family faces a lot of difficulties in the daily life. All of the members in his family live in a room of 9 square meters for rent. They have to pay 400.000 VND for it every month. His father is a builder. He works around the clock but earns a little money. His mother is an embroiderer. Their life is tiring under a lot of work so they don't have much time to watch over their son. That's why he dropped out of his school although he was very keen on study.
He is one of the faithful and long termed volunteers in Thang Long school (TLS ). He started volunteering in TLS in 2009 and is still helping the school in different ways.
Peter is English and used to work in business.
Ronnie Hill, and Her Voluntary Work at Thang Long School - Jul 08 2011
Ms. Ronnie Hill is from the U.K. and she has provided help and support for Thang Long School since October 2008. She puts her good effort for her volunteer work at the school.
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