I stopped by a painting class for disadvantaged youth and street children run by Armed with a Paintbrush to research an article I’m writing about the American nonprofit for AsiaLife HCMC. The good folks at AWAP handed me a paintbrush and let me paint with a gaggle of pre-adolescent artists:
Friends from back home will recognize [...]
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Painting with Street Children
Posted in Causes, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, tagged Art, Art for Development, Ho Chi Minh City, NGO, Nonprofit, Saigon, Street Children, Travel, Vietnam on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Saigon Sellers Hawk Cookies for a Cause
Posted in Causes, Food & Drink, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, tagged Culture, Food, Random, Saigon, Travel, Vietnam on May 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Walking through the backpacker district in Saigon means shoeing away street vendors hawking everything from hammocks to hashish, not to mention the bevy of poor Vietnamese vying for your heart strings. But there’s one group of street sellers you can feel good about supporting.
Sozo street sellers operate between Pham Ngu Lao and Bui Vien and [...]
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