Education Vietnam Project #50137

Giving Well University Tour - Invest in the Future

by LIN Center for Community Development

Giving Well University Tour - Invest in the Future

Project Report | Nov 17, 2021
Young people keep thriving through the pandemic

By Lam Ngoc Thao | Executive Director

HSU students presenting giving ideas

Dear friends and supporters,

About two weeks after we wrapped up the Giving Well University Tour last April, Ho Chi Minh City encountered the Fourth wave of Covid-19. That was the time we saw hundreds of students sign up to join the front line fighting against the pandemic. First, there were only students from medical schools. Later on, other students across the country also joined forces.

Their response showed a great sense of awareness and responsibility towards the community. The student movement encouraged us to look back at the results we obtained in the Giving Well University Tour this 2021. Through evaluation, we aim to plan a better program next year.

Overall, LIN had carried out a total of 06 raising-awareness workshops focusing on 02 main topics, which addressed the meaning of philanthropy and diverse approaches to practice philanthropy in Vietnam. The tour ended with an NPO Fair, including 02 panel discussions and 04 workshops delivered by our nonprofit partners. According to a survey conducted by LIN, 94% of the students reported that they had successfully made connections with the nonprofit organizations at the fair (from 1-5 NPOs).

As a result of the main raising-awareness workshops:

91% of the students want to continue their philanthropic journey after the workshops;
97% of the students said they have more motivation and confidence to practice philanthropy more sustainably after the workshops.

We also recorded that the group discussion model was an effective way to help the students exchange knowledge and help each other fill the gap in their understanding. The workshops had completed its mission to broaden the perspective of the students about philanthropy compared to charity.

Although it is not a significant number, we are glad that over half of the students participating in the first raising awareness workshop reported they learned how to start their own philanthropy journey. In our next program, we will discover what obstacles the students face while doing good to suggest more techniques for their practicing.

On the bright side, the pandemic has laid out many situations that put forward the practice of philanthropy. It is such a great motivation for LIN to continue developing similar programs for them.

After all, we could not accomplish this Giving Well University Tour without your contribution. Let's take a look at what we have achieved in the attached report. If you have any opinions on raising awareness about philanthropy, please send us an email at info@linvn.org. It will be our honor to have your ideas in the 2022 programs. Thank you for standing by our side and being a part of this journey.

Please stay safe and keep healthy!

With gratitude,

Lam Ngoc Thao

Executive Director

Fullbright students having group discussion

A student from UEF speaking with Ms. Kelly Vo

Ms. Thao Lam talking with students at the NPO Fair

Links:

LIN Giving Well University Tour 2021 Report (pdf)

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Jul 21, 2021
The future of young Vietnamese philanthropists has been brighter

By Le Trinh Minh Tuan (Tony) | Head of Corporate Partnerships

Dear friends and supporters,

How are you holding up these days?

As it comes to our awareness, Covid-19 has thrown us a few curveballs (again). Current events are overwhelming, we hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and finding comfort despite all the upheaval.

Back when the outbreak was well-contained from March to April, we were able to complete the "Giving Well University Tour 2021 - Invest in the Future'' with the NPO Fair full-day event as the grand finale where NPOs connected and shared information with students at the venue of Fulbright University. Through 4 workshops at our 4 partnered universities: Hoa Sen, University of Economic & Finance, Ton Duc Thang University and Fulbright University Vietnam with participation of more than 1,200 students, the success of this year's tour has not only been described with those numbers but also the inspirational stories coming after the tour ends. These sharings are precious to us - the people who try to raise awareness about philanthropy and giving back to the community in Vietnam.

One of the stories belongs to a student named N.P. who participated in the workshop during the Giving Well University Tour and now becomes Program Assistant at Headway - an organization nurturing the social initiatives of Vietnamese students. “After participating in the Giving Well University Tour with LIN at Fulbright University, you have helped me get a better idea on what a true and comprehensive way to become a philanthropist”, she said proudly. After the workshop and on her journey later, she found Headway organisation whose vision merges with hers - Philanthropy, Education and Sustainability.

Another story which is not less interesting, Q.T.D from Climate Fresk - a fun, participatory and creative workshop that aims at raising awareness on climate change, was one of the participants at NPO Fair. Through the event, he connected with Fulbright University Vietnam to organize a session with Fulbright students about climate change issues in Vietnam and got positive feedback at the end. He also connected with Hoa Sen University representatives from our introduction and they will discuss the potential climate change session at Hoa Sen University when the lockdown is over. In addition to this, he is also currently volunteering to NGOs like Change and the Bamboo Center, two NPOs presented at the NPO Fair.

Your support continues to make a powerful difference as we continue to serve our community and have wonderful success stories on raising awareness about philanthropy. We obviously could haven't done this without your support and generosity. In the meantime, if you want to see frequent updates about the Tour, you can check out our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/LINCenter

If you think this program is meaningful and should be known by many more people, please help us spread a word by sharing our GlobalGiving fundraising campaign here https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/giving-well-university-tour-vietnam/ with your friends and family. Once again, we really appreciate everything you have done to support us with this program!

Please take care and stay safe!

With appreciation,

Le Trinh Minh Tuan (Tony)

Head of Corporate Partnerships

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Mar 23, 2021
Our journey has finally started!

By Vo Ngoc Tuyen | Head of Philanthropy Services

Giving Well University Tour 2021

Dear friends and supporters,

I hope this report finds you well.

We are excited to update you about the progress we have made together with "Giving Well University Tour 2021 - Invest in the Future". Early this year, we felt quite nervous with the Covid-19 community outbreak happened before Tet holidays, we thought the program would have been cancelled until further notice. Thanks to the prompt responses and good management by the government, the outbreak was again well contained. Therefore, we finally were able to kick off the Tour which take places from 17th March to 17th April. For the detailed program timeline, you can see it here published on our Facebook page.

As of last week, we successfully organized the first workshop with more than 300 participating students from three universities including University of Economic & Finance, Hoa Sen University and Ton Duc Thang University. We feel overwhelmed with the great interests of the students in philanthropy and nonprofit sector, with 90% the students answered our survey said that they will continue their journey in practicing Philanthropy, this really made our heart filled with hope and happiness.

The students were very engaged with many meaningful sharing of their own exprience and great questions about how they can make their journey more impactful, they truly shared what in their heart and mind, their concerns, challenges and hope.

There is one question I personally liked it so much as it touched in a deep level of why philanthropy exist: "What would happen if we don't practice philanthropy?". I always use this special question to emphasize the meaning of this Giving Well University Tour program by posing back a question to the participating students "Do we all here want to live in a society where we care about one and another or a society where every of us only put our self interests and group interests first?". I believe this question will ignite more questions and thinking from the students, hopefully can help them make the right decisions later for themselves.

We obviously could haven't done this without your support and generousity. Please stay tuned with many more exciting updates from us in the next report when we complete the Tour, in the meantime, if you want to see frequent updates about the Tour, you can check out our fanpage here https://www.facebook.com/LINCenter

If you think this program is meaningful and should be known by many more people, please help us spread a word by sharing our GlobalGiving fundraising campaign here https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/giving-well-university-tour-vietnam/ with your friends and family. Once again, we really appreciate for everything you have done to support us with this program!

Please take care and stay safe!

With gratitude,

Vo Ngoc Tuyen (Kelly)

Head of Philanthropy Services

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