By Jacob Cohn | Peace Fellow
Dear Donors,
As the Advocacy Project’s summer fellow at AEPD here in Vietnam, I’ve been in charge of putting together our campaign for Mrs. An’s family and fundraising on their behalf. I’m delighted to report that thanks to your generosity, we’ve already managed to raise most of the money needed to buy a buffalo for this family. As of this writing, we’ve raised $1,075 of our $1,500 target in six days—I’d anticipated that it would take several weeks to reach this point, and I’m incredibly grateful to all of you who have stepped up to help. AEPD’s director, Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong, also tells me that she appreciates everyone’s support, and I’m sure that Mrs. An and her family do as well.
We will keep you informed on the progress of the campaign. Given the extent to which we’ve blown past our initial target, I’m daring to hope that I’ll be able to send an update soon letting you know that we’ve raised all the money we need for Mrs. An. (On that note, be sure to tell your friends about this campaign if you haven’t already!) Since we need to secure government approval for our business plan I don’t know how long it will be until AEPD can actually buy her that buffalo, but we’ll do what we can to make sure it happens soon—I know that having the buffalo this year would help the family a lot.
Once again, on behalf of everyone here, thank you so much again for your donations. AEPD is a small local organization, and your support means a lot to them and to me personally.
All the best,
Jacob Cohn
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