OUR PURPOSE
Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation provides exceptional care to Vietnamese children and families in crisis while creating long-term change for a better world.
OUR PURPOSE
Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation provides exceptional care to Vietnamese children and families in crisis while creating long-term change for a better world.
Blue Dragon’s Impact
runaways reunited with their families
trafficked people rescued
kids sent back to school & training
children & families now have legal papers
Little boys in their mother’ arms
Little boy found: 12 year old 'Tay' and his 14 year old brother ran away from home 10 days ago, looking for some excitement in the big city. Instead they found themselves homeless, hungry and afraid... until they met some Blue Dragon Children's Foundation social...
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A profoundly deaf teen finds his job
Great job, 'Tung'! Tung has just signed his contract to work as a bicycle mechanic. After three months of probation, where he showed a fantastic work ethic, he is now working full-time. This is a huge step for this young man who is profoundly deaf and had taken years...
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The teens who want to give back
Inspired by their own experience of being helped by Blue Dragon's social workers, many teens in our care have expressed an interest in becoming a social worker so that they can help others. Last Sunday, 13 girls and boys at Blue Dragon were excited to take part in...
read moreFrom life on the streets to Crisis Care Lead
“…to help them, we have to put our ego aside, we have to put our expectations aside, we have to prepare to be hurt and disappointed.”
You might wonder what it’s really like to be a street kid. Listen to Vi Do’s powerful TED talk. His personal story of overcoming fear and vulnerability to help kids in crisis will truly inspire you.
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Dying of regret
Sot’s every word is labored. His breathing is shallow and he coughs each time he pauses. He’s barely 22 years old, and he’s facing the prospect of dying very soon. We sit in a café, and we talk about life. There is still hope for Sot; medication might yet clear up his lungs, which are wracked with tuberculosis, but the future is deeply uncertain. The medicine is subsidized but visits to the hospital are not free. His doctor at the hospital has tried in the past to hold back some…
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A whole world to fix
Trang had a good, steady job. She earned enough in the local fish processing plant to look after herself and her 2 sons; while she wasn’t rich by any measure, she was able to get by and she was proud of her small family. When an environmental catastrophe hit...
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All in this…
I’ve posted an article on LinkedIn, discussing the pitfalls to current approaches that governments are taking to fight human trafficking. www.linkedin.com/pulse/all-together-michael-brosowski To end trafficking, we have to use our resources as best we can. There’s some evidence that countries may be taking a ‘siloed’ approach, trying to deal only with forms of trafficking which directly affect them, and I fear that there’s no way to succeed if we work like that. This issue is too important for us to mess up. Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation rescues kids in crisis.
read moreUpcoming Events
May
2018
Rally Indochina 2018
Departing Hanoi, Vietnam
May
26
Book Fair 2018
Wellington, New Zealand
August
12
Merri Walk
Melbourne, Australia
Blue Dragon is a registered charity in Australia, the USA, the UK, and New Zealand.
