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East Meets West: 15 years and still building
JOHN W. CONROY VIETNAM — DANANG,For the last 15 years, retired Beekmantown dairy farmer Mark Conroy has been directing humanitarian development work in Vietnam for the East Meets West Foundation. He only last year stepped down as country director and is now the foundation’s senior…
Author: Press Republican
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East Meets West helps disabled in Quang Ngai
Original Source VietNamNet Bridge Two hospitals in central Quang Ngai Province kicked off construction and upgrade of their rehabilitation centres on August 4 with assistance from the East Meets West Foundation (EMW). The construction is part of EMW’s Support Network for People with Disabilities (SN-PWD)…
Author: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
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EAST MEETS WEST CELEBRATES 20-YEAR OPERATION IN VIETNAM
Original Source Da Nang, August 15 (VNA) – The East Meets West (EMW) Foundation marked the 20th anniversary of its operation start-up in Vietnam on August 15, announcing it doled out 55 million USD for charity activities during the period. Focusing on education, health care,…
Author: The Vietnam News Agency
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East Meets West helps Da Nang's disabled
The US-based organisation East Meets West (EMW) is to assist central Da Nang city in the implementation of a 480,000 USD project to help improve the quality of life for the city’s disabled residents. An agreement to this effect was signed by EMW officials and…
Author: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
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PM Dung meets Ireland's leader, vows to bolster ties
Dung was emphasising co-operation between the two countries based on agreements’ signed during his recent visit to Ireland. He thanked Ireland for its aid in development for the next three years. He also confirmed that Vietnam would work with Ireland in effectively managing development projects.…
Author: VietNamNet Bridge
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The Billionaire Who Wasn’t
Today in New York, the worlds of publishing and philanthropy mark an unusual event:the launch of a biography of Atlantic’s founder, Charles F. Feeney. It’s unusual because Chuck Feeney has spent his whole life avoiding the spotlight, even going to the lengths of originally setting…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $3.5 Million for Vietnamese Hospital Expansion
Original Source Atlantic Philanthropies has awarded $3.5 million for the construction of a state-of-the-art facility to house the departments of oncology and tropical diseases at Da Nang Hospital in Vietnam, the Vietnam News Service reports. The project will be implemented by the California-based East Meets…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Opthalmology centre to open in Hue
Original Source THUA THIEN-HUE – The Health Ministry and the provincial authority of Thua Thien-Hue yesterday broke ground for the Hue Ophthalmology and Training Centre, a US$4 million addition to Hue Central Hospital. The centre is expected to significantly upgrade services to patients with severe…
Author: VietNam News Agency
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An immigrant's ID in the high court
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided one million USD to fund three projects aimed at helping the disabled in Da Nang to access health services and acquire essential work skills in order to successfully seek jobs. The US ambassador to Vietnam…
Author: Los Angeles Times
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NGOs fund tropical disease, oncology wings at hospital
Original Source DA NANG – Contruction on a new, state-of-the-art building to house Da Nang’s Hospital’s departments of oncology and tropical diseases began on Thursday. Funded by the Bermuda-headquartered NGO Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) and implemented by the East Meets West (EMW) Foundation, the US$3.5 million…
Author: Vietnam News Agency
